With the extensive application of Management Principles in the working of industries and due to the phenomenal revolution in the field of Information Technology, a need to provide formal management education to the students of SMC College of Dairy Science was anticipated. Consequently the Dairy Business Department was established in the year 1995. The department mainly focuses on courses such as Finance management, Marketing management, Human Resources management, Computer Applications and Production management.
Resources
The Department has a fully furnished, internet connected computer laboratory of 40 latest computers. The lab is fully dedicated for the practice of students.
The Department has its own stock of learning resources in the form of Books, Journals, Magazines and Computer CDs.
Projects / Research work
The status of the projects in the department is as below.:
Sr. No | Title of the Project | Grant (Rs. in Lakh) | Funding Agency | Status |
1 | Economics of Dairy Enterprises in Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic Zone | 9.64 | ICAR | Completed |
2 | Challenges, Opportunities and Expectations of stack holders of Dairy Industry of Gujarat and its implications for stratagy and policy formulation: an indepth case study | 10.00 | ICSSR | Completed |
3 |
Supply Demand Analysis of Professional Human Resource in terms of Dairy Technologits in India |
21.50 | ICAR | Completed |
4 | Comparative Analysis of Dairy Business Models Existing in Gujarat: Study of Selected Districts and Exploring Possibility of Implementing New Models | 5.50 | ICSSR | Ongoing |
5 | To Evaluate Various Socio- Economic Upliftment Schemes Provided to Member Farmers by Gujarat Dairy Cooperatives | 7.00 | ICSSR | Ongoing |
6 | Evaluation of Health Promoting Schemes Jointly offered by Government and Dairy Cooperatives of Gujarat | 10.00 | ICSSR | Ongoing |
Future Plans