Innovation, sustainability and global leadership in food & ag.
Innovation is advancing global food systems toward a sustainable, resilient and scalable future to feed today’s 8 billion people, a number that is growing rapidly.
It’s a challenging and inspiring time to be a changemaker in the food and agriculture industry.
If you are ready to make an impact in this field, you’ve found the right place.
UC Davis is internationally known as the leader in agricultural and food innovations and cutting-edge applied research. Our programs in food science, agriculture, environmental science, and viticulture and enology consistently rank at the top globally. The UC Davis community confronts urgent challenges by rallying a deep bench of pioneering experts to feed the world.
As a UC Davis MBA student, our Food & Agriculture Industry Immersion offers you an educational experience unlike any other.
The Graduate School of Management combines our business expertise and corporate partner network with UC Davis’ global leadership in food, nutrition, and agriculture to create a transformational journey that will position you for a rewarding career.
In the cornerstone course, you’ll team up to develop solutions to live case studies presented by top industry executives to better understand the complex forces shaping and driving this industry that have game-changing importance on local, national and global levels.
The opportunities abound to go deeper and immerse yourself in the industry.
You can join on-site visits to farms and agribusinesses, be a catalyst to bring new products to market, go head-to-head with other business school team in food and ag case competitions, and plan and attend club-sponsored events.
Our courses and extracurricular activities are designed to build on UC Davis’ global leadership in food and agriculture and connect you to the expertise and network on campus—and well beyond.
There are many rewarding careers awaiting you across the food and agriculture sector, from startups, medium to global corporations as well as industry service providers such as banking, financing or consulting. There are plenty of interesting and pressing problems to solve—you will hear about some in the case studies and site visits. And, an increasing demand for all types of skills: finance, operations, marketing, communications, R&D and general management.
We’re confident that no other business school and university in the world can match the breadth of food and agricultural experiences you’ll find in the UC Davis MBA program.
I encourage you to learn more and get in touch if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Director, Food & Agriculture Industry Immersion
UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Former Director, UC Davis World Food Center
