Commerce and Modern Challenges in Agricultural Management

Abstract

The linkage existing between commerce and agricultural management is a worthy relationship which is perceived by the researcher as mutually bound. Management activities in agricultural entities have expanded in the present day world of enhanced commerce with e-commerce leading the trend. This paper examines the undoubted close relationship between agricultural management at one end and commerce at another end – believing that agriculture could not have developed to the present extent without commercial opportunities beyond country borders. It reviews the arguments about the origin of agricultural management as both a subject from business management and applied economics. Review of past works led to the conclusion that there are basically four major challenges threatening the success of agricultural entities especially in Africa; which appear in the area of marketing, information technology, financing and risk management, and farm practices. To remedy the underlying challenges, the paper sees the organization of farmers into active unions and units as the best practice.