Agri-Food Tech for Start-Ups (classroom, Synchronous & Asynchronous E-Learning)

• Understand and apply Agriculture Technologies for urban farming
• Manage production, sourcing, supply chain and risks related to urban vegetable farm.
• Determine pricing based on supply and demand, and formulate strategies to cope with mounting food waste.
• Identify, mitigate and manage the risks unique to agricultural production
• Validate regulatory and funding frameworks that are relevant to agribusiness.
• Use the value creation process to generate and evaluate various business ideas. Explore the processes and methodologies needed to take an idea all the way to market.
• Explore the funding available for the different types of innovations and learn how to prepare financial forecasting.
• Deliver a business pitch through storytelling and adopt different types of pitches for different situations.
• Discover the growth hacking techniques that are essential for businesses.

What You'll Learn

This programme seeks to develop the brightest business ideas and nurture aspiring start-ups in the agri-food sector. In line with Singapore's 30 by 30 vision to produce 30 percent of Singapore's nutritional needs by 2030, this certificate introduces participants to start-up opportunities in the agri-food sector and support to translate their ideas into sustainable businesses.

Comprising both bootcamp-styled workshops and e-learning sessions, this programme adopts a diversity of learning approaches catered for various types of learners.

The programme is divided into 2 key segments. The first segment will introduce participants to key agri-food topics such as agriculture technologies for urban farming, agribusiness in food production and supply chains, agribusiness risk analysis and innovation as well as ethics and patent law. In the second segment, through a Start-up Bootcamp, this will bring participants through the process of generating and evaluating start-up ideas in a structured manner, validating key assumptions to improve business models.

As part of the programme, key industry partners in the agri-food sector (e.g. venture capitalists, established agri-food start-up founders) will be invited to share their experience and provide insights to key topics shared. Through learning journeys, participants will also be able to understand more about RP's start-up eco-system and facilities to support them in their start-up journey.

Minimum Entry Requirement

Proficiency in English