Zamorano - Enterprises

Enterprises

The enterprises are the university’s production, processing and marketing units, where the students learn by doing. Working in the enterprises is an integral part for the formation of each student and takes up about half of their time. The enterprises provide the physical resources and the right environment where the student develops skills and knowledge that prepare them for their future careers. The University Enterprises are living labs where the students face what has been learned in the classroom and confront it with the real world and in doing so improve their learning process. The University Enterprises are distributed into three main groups: agriculture, animal husbandry and processing plants. There is also a marketing and sales unit in which students are actively involved, interacting with customers and the market. The agriculture group is made up of the agricultural units for horticulture, orchards, forestry and grains and seed. The animal husbandry group includes livestock units in dairy and beef cattle, swine production and a support unit in agricultural machinery and irrigation. The processing plants group consists of plants for processing dairy and meat products, animal feeds, seed production, fruit and horticultural products, post-harvest care of horticultural products and a sawmill. Each business unit is managed by means of an agribusiness plan and agro-budget so that operations are handled as a company with financial and educational goals.