What is the Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager?

The Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Leadership & Management.

How long does this certification take?

The programme is 10 Weeks and can be completed at your own pace through our self-paced online option, or alongside live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are internationally recognised and carry CPD credits, making them valuable for career advancement worldwide.

What level is this certification?

This is a Intermediate Level certification, suitable for professionals with relevant experience or background in the field.

You can enrol by emailing info@certifications.ac, contacting us via WhatsApp at +254 722 223 084, or filling the enrolment form below.

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Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

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Foundations and Professional Context of Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager

Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager: industry context, trends and professional standards
The agricultural sector: systems, actors and global food value chains
Professional roles, ethics and standards for agricultural practitioners
Agroecological zones, farming systems and enterprise selection
Policy, institutions and the enabling environment for agriculture
Smallholder, commercial and cooperative production models
Gender, youth and social inclusion in agricultural development
The business case for productivity, quality and sustainability
Key global frameworks: FAO, GlobalG.A.P., SDGs and national strategies
Career pathways and continuing professional development
Setting professional goals and a personal development plan

Livestock in the System

Livestock husbandry and productivity
Feed, fodder and livestock nutrition
Animal health, disease and biosecurity
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and field record-keeping
Livestock species, breeds and selection criteria
Animal nutrition, ration formulation and feeding systems
Breeding, reproduction and genetic improvement
Housing, welfare and environmental management
Herd and flock health planning and biosecurity
Common diseases, prevention and veterinary basics
Pasture, forage and rangeland management
Dairy, poultry, and small-ruminant enterprise management
Livestock records, performance and productivity metrics
Animal welfare standards and ethical husbandry
Farm enterprise budgeting and gross-margin analysis

Harvest and Post-Harvest

Harvest timing, maturity and yield assessment
Post-harvest loss and handling
Storage, drying and stock management
Infrastructure planning for water and mechanisation
Precision agriculture principles and site-specific management
Farm management information systems and data platforms
Variable-rate application and yield mapping
Traceability, blockchain and digital records
Emerging agri-tech and innovation adoption
Regenerative and conservation agriculture practices
Carbon, greenhouse gases and soil carbon sequestration
Biodiversity, pollinators and ecosystem services
Climate risk, forecasting and resilient practices
Water stewardship and drought management
Good Agricultural and Handling Practices along the chain

Markets, Margins and Records

Market access, buyers and contract farming
Farm profitability, costing and gross margins
Agri-enterprise planning and farm records
Entrepreneurship and start-ups in agriculture
Record-keeping and management accounting
Bankable proposal development
Cooperatives and collective enterprise
Scaling and growth strategies
Agricultural value chain analysis
Market systems and price discovery
Market linkages and aggregation
Contract farming and out-grower schemes
Agro-processing and value addition
Export readiness and standards
Trade, logistics and incoterms

Finance, Inputs and Organisation

Agricultural finance and credit for farmers
Input supply, agro-dealers and last-mile distribution
Farmer organisation, aggregation and cooperatives
Soil health and fertility management
Crop nutrition and fertiliser use efficiency
Seed selection, varieties and seed systems
Integrated pest and disease management
Water management and irrigation practice
Climate-smart agriculture and seasonal risk
Crop planning, rotation and the cropping calendar
Agribusiness models and strategy
Farm and enterprise business planning
Enterprise budgeting and gross margins
Agricultural finance and credit
Investment appraisal and risk

Soil, Nutrition and Establishment

Soil health and fertility management
Crop nutrition and fertiliser use efficiency
Seed selection, varieties and seed systems
Agricultural value chains and market linkages
Contract farming, aggregation and out-grower schemes
Agribusiness marketing, branding and export readiness
Post-harvest handling, storage and loss reduction
Cooperatives, farmer organisations and collective bargaining
Farm records, bookkeeping and management accounting
Business planning and bankable proposal development
Water resources, catchment and on-farm water management
Irrigation systems: surface, sprinkler and drip design
Irrigation scheduling and water-use efficiency
Water harvesting, storage and conveyance
Farm power, machinery selection and utilisation

Protecting and Watering the Crop

Integrated pest and disease management
Water management and irrigation practice
Climate-smart agriculture and seasonal risk
Cold chain and perishable produce logistics
Traceability, certification and export requirements
Soil chemistry, pH and cation exchange capacity
Soil biology, organic matter and the soil microbiome
Soil testing, interpretation and fertility mapping
Nutrient management planning and the 4R framework
Organic, inorganic and biological fertiliser strategies
Soil and water conservation and erosion control
Land preparation, tillage and conservation agriculture
Land-use planning, capability and degradation management
Liming, amendments and rehabilitation of degraded soils
Professional writing: reports, proposals and briefs

Supply and Logistics

Procurement and asset management under donor rules
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Water supply systems: sources, treatment and distribution
Preparing financial statements
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Procurement and contract value
Procurement and contract management
Sustainable input management
Procurement transformation and operating models
Digital procurement roadmaps
Governance of procurement decisions
Responsible and sustainable procurement

Operations and Quality

Data quality, analysis and reporting
Seed selection, quality, treatment and certification
Harvest timing, methods and quality optimisation
Traceability, recall and quality assurance systems
Quality management systems and audits
Grades, standards and quality
Journey and process redesign
Quality monitoring and coaching
Customer-centric operating models
Operational efficiency and productivity
Coaching and quality monitoring
Service quality and turnaround metrics
Designing a banking solution or process
Principles of credit and the lending process
Automation, RPA and straight-through processing

Communication and Advisory

Communications strategy and planning
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Professional report and presentation
Metrics and reporting
Voice, communication and delivery
Management reporting and decision support
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Management and board reporting
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Communicating financial results
Professional case study and presentation

Policy, Land and Legal

Accounting concepts, principles and the regulatory landscape
The regulatory and legal environment
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Legal and regulatory responsibility
Environmental legal compliance
Legal, cost and feasibility analysis
Contractor and visitor safety
Policy, planning and objectives
Legal and other requirements
Certification and continual improvement
Implementation and contract plan
The regulatory landscape and central banking
Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Contract types and risk allocation

Health and Nutrition

Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Confidentiality and health data
Interpreting financial statements
Health records, data and confidentiality
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Management accounts and dashboards
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Absence and health management
Health and safety legal duties
Absence, capability and ill-health management

Stakeholders and Partners

Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Building project relationships
Building strategic customer relationships
Partnering and co-creation with customers
Negotiation with clients and partners
Budget vs actual and variance
Cost and profitability analysis
Partnership building and multi-stakeholder platforms
Relationship management and retention
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism

Labour and Workforce

The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Communicating risk to the workforce
Workforce and shift management in retail
Forecasting and planning
Workforce management and scheduling
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and employee satisfaction
Employee engagement models and drivers
Digital HR and the employee experience platform
Future of work and workforce transformation
Customer (employee/manager) satisfaction
Employer branding and employee value proposition (EVP)
Employee voice, surveys and action planning

Ethics and Responsibility

Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Ethics and fair customer treatment
Professional ethics in customer service
Responsible and ethical service
Ethics and integrity in banking
Professional ethics and banking conduct
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Anti-corruption and financial-crime ethics
Responsible and sustainable banking
Data ethics and customer privacy
Ethics and independence
Ethics in communications
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Responsibility accounting and cost centres
Responsible and sustainable governance

Enterprise and Innovation

Scaling technologies and business models
Data visualisation for finance
Decision support and insight
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Innovation in service delivery
Innovation and fintech collaboration
Enterprise risk management in banks
Supplier development and innovation
Business model design and innovation
Category and supplier innovation
Emerging tools and innovation
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Innovation and continuous delivery
Innovation and new product launch
Attachment and developmental theory

Strategy and Development

Growth strategy and demand generation
Measuring growth and transformation impact
Capstone scoping: a real growth or brand challenge
Designing a marketing or sales strategy
Marketing strategy and the mix
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Pricing strategy
Digital marketing strategy
Data-driven growth
Key account management strategy
Competitive and market intelligence
Financial inclusion strategy
Strategic analysis: PESTLE, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces
The learning and development profession
Learning strategy and business alignment

Learning and Adoption

Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Demonstration, on-farm trials and technology transfer
Complaint data and learning
Change management and adoption
Cognitive load and learning science
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Blended and hybrid learning design
Motivation and self-directed learning
Training needs analysis and learning strategy
Instructional design and blended learning
Knowledge management and capability building
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Change and adoption in projects
Lessons learned and knowledge management
Learning technologies and the LMS

Inclusion and Equity

Team diversity and inclusion
Ethical principles and codes of practice
Handling vulnerable customers
Brand equity and positioning
Financial inclusion and agency banking
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Capacity and performance management
Value addition and processing decisions
Communicating technical information to diverse audiences
Team leadership in field and project settings
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Peer support and consultation

Agricultural Practice

Grading, standards and food safety compliance
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Duty of care and risk management
Record-keeping and data protection
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Agricultural finance, credit and investment appraisal
Client feedback and satisfaction
Digital advisory, e-extension and mobile services
Evidence-based improvement
Managing risk and difficult cases
Lessons learned and development
Driving effective, ethical outcomes

Markets and Value Chains

Regulatory compliance and market requirements
Demand analysis and market intelligence
Inclusive and fair value chains
Insurance and price-risk management
Customer service and experience principles
The value of customer-centricity
Customer expectations and satisfaction
The customer experience (CX) discipline
Customer experience transformation
Building a customer-centric culture
Customer service and CX strategy
Buyer behaviour and the customer journey
Voice of the customer and feedback
Cost and price analysis
Fair trade and responsible supply

Agricultural Finance

Operational efficiency and cost-to-income
Credit analysis and the 5 Cs of credit
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Investment portfolio management
Development banking and project finance
SME lending and value-chain finance
Microfinance and group lending
Impact, blended and concessional finance
Digital credit and alternative data
Total cost of ownership
Cost concepts, classification and behaviour
Costing methods: absorption, marginal and activity-based
Cost-volume-profit and break-even analysis
Standard costing and variance analysis

Environment and Climate

Monitoring sustainability outcomes
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
Monitoring, evaluation and sustainability plan
Sustainability certification and standards
Sustainable and green banking
Control environment and risk assessment
Sustainability, ESG and integrated value
Psychoeducation and workshops
Environmental governance and climate risk
Sustainability standards (GRI, ISSB)
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Supply markets and the enabling environment
Sustainability and responsible sourcing
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

Standards, Risk and Compliance

Risk assessment and safety planning
Designing an intervention or programme
Project management standards (PMI, PRINCE2)
Project governance and assurance
Project governance frameworks
Compliance and regulatory projects
Leading project governance
Financial risk in projects
Risk identification and analysis
Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Risk response and contingency
Underwriting principles and risk selection
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Event risk, safety and contingency planning
Vehicle documentation, compliance and consumer protection

Communities and Capability

Community natural-resource governance
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Training and capability building
Customer and community engagement
Training needs analysis
Corporate responsibility and community
Reinsurance and capacity management
Capacity planning and line balancing
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Designing and facilitating groups
Capacity and resource optimisation
Leading groups and workshops

Projects and Delivery

Project budgeting and financial control
Realising and measuring project value
Capstone scoping: a real project or programme
Designing the project plan and schedule
Project initiation and chartering
Integrated project planning
Project management plan development
Resource planning and levelling
Quality planning and assurance
Communication planning and management
Project management software and tools
Compliance monitoring and testing
Communication strategy in change programmes
Managing HR projects and change
Supply analysis, gaps and scenario planning

Data, Records and Research

Data analytics in audit
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Data migration and cleansing
Applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Data collection and analytics
Predictive safety analytics
Data quality and master data management
Sales analytics and metrics
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Analytical techniques and bias
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Web, campaign and funnel analytics
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Market research design and methods

Technology in Agriculture

Digital and market transformation
Appropriate and small-scale mechanisation technologies
Digital marketplaces and e-commerce
Digital and self-service transformation
Self-service and digital support
Customer service technology stack
Technology selection and integration
Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Evidence-based practice
Digital transformation and IT strategy

Leadership and Management

Relationship management and cross-selling
Sales performance and pipeline management
Liquidity and funding management
Thought leadership
Category management and strategy
Performance management systems and cycles
Theories and models of leadership and management
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)
Project management principles and lifecycle
Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
Regulatory change management
Tender and bid management
Reporting to leadership
Team leadership in sales and marketing
Land-use planning and management

Professional Leadership Practice

Issue and problem management
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Negotiation and conflict management
Team leadership and motivation
Portfolio and resource management systems
Document and configuration management
Programme management principles
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Value management and business value
Revenue management and yield
Renewals and churn management
Disruption management: delays, claims and recovery
Energy efficiency and demand management
Range planning and category management
Ground control and strata management

Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CASCM certification?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with FAO Good Agricultural Practices, GlobalG.A.P. and recognised agricultural and extension standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

Who should enrol in the CASCM?

This certification is ideal for Agronomists and Farm Managers, Agricultural Extension and Advisory Officers, Agribusiness and Value-Chain Professionals and Cooperative and Rural Development Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in crop and livestock production, agribusiness management and sustainable farming systems with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CASCM certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CASCM internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CASCM certification?

The Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 349 and Live Virtual at USD 549. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CASCM certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CASCM?

The Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CASCM?

The Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CASCM while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CASCM?

Graduates progress towards senior agronomy, farm management and agribusiness leadership roles. The CASCM strengthens your expertise in crop and livestock production, agribusiness management and sustainable farming systems and positions you for advancement across agribusinesses, cooperatives, NGOs, research institutions and government agencies.

Certified Agricultural Supply Chain Manager