Is there a feasible path to LMM or MM PE post-MBA without IB experience?

This fall I will be attending an M7 MBA program following 6 years of combined experience in consulting and corporate strategy, the latter four years of which I have been part of a corporate strategy group at a blue chip agribusiness conglomerate in the US. 

My initial focus was to pivot from strategy to IB, operating under the hypothesis that the benefits of spending 2-3 years as an IB associate (deal experience, increased finance acumen, etc.) will help round out my professional profile and make me an attractive candidate for strategy+finance roles or a pivot to PE/VC long-term. 

With the time I have before school I've been doing as much research as I can on banks and other potential career paths. Lately I have become more interested in PE, specifically Ag-focused shops that operate in the LMM or MM space. I find the work much more appealing overall and it seems like ending up at the right firm would allow me to leverage my ag industry expertise. 

I understand that it's fairly difficult to break in to PE without IB experience, so I'm trying to make sure I do all I can to increase my chances at securing internships and hopefully a full-time offer before I graduate.

Aside from getting up to speed on the industry, developing modeling skills, and networking, is there anything else I can do to get my foot in the door? Or am I setting myself up for a fool's errand and should focus my time on the traditional IB recruiting cycle?