The MPhil Agricultural Economics programme is offered by the Department of Agricultural and Food Economics under the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences. The MPhil programme is for a duration of two academic years (24 months) organize during regular academic year session. The MPhil programme in Agricultural Economics is designed with the following aims:

1. To provide students with useful quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
2. To provide practical knowledge, expert leadership, and field experience to help solve the complexity of problems facing agricultural and rural development.
3. To equip students with the knowledge and understanding of agricultural policy conceptualization, formulation and implementation.

Employment Prospects of Graduates            

1. Graduates of the programme may find employment in the following job markets:
2. Government ministries such as the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to undertake work in policy analyses;
3. Public and private sector companies involved in agribusiness and agricultural industries;
4. Universities and analogous higher institutions of learning as academics;
5. Research institutes, international and non-governmental organizations concerned with the economic analysis of agricultural sector issues and agricultural consultancies;
6. Development and policy advocacy institutions;
7. Agricultural development, rural and other commercial banks as project officers;
8. Agribusiness industry; and
9. Agricultural trade and export industry.