07/12/2020
How to organize Advance farm management training
minimum # days=3
see separate materials for Module 5 outlined
Case Study materials- @ farm level ) needed Basic principles of farm management 1. Be able to:
a. Analyse current farm management
b. Analyse farm profitability
c. Diagnose the farm on technical and economic points
d. Calculate gross margins, costs of production and incomes
e. Analyse farm’s commercial viability
f. Advise the farmer on general economic strategy The module material should be drafted around the following approach:
a) Appropriate and accurate records of farm transactions that feed into the management principles
b) Understand definitions and key principles of FM
c) Learn by doing case study
d) Analysis of your farming enterprises
e) Developing a farm Plan, A financial Plan
1. Identify the current situation with records in farm;
2. Present the farm management tools to improve
3. Compare with farm management situation after intervention
4. Different strategies for earning money through agriculture short term and long term strategy
5. Explain the farm is like a company with different functions (e.g. production, sales, human resources, organisation, finance, market research)
6. How to add value
7. Determine marketing and marketing mix; where to sell products; quality of products; price etc.
8. Assessment of profitability
9. Indicators of profitability; gross margins, costs of production, incomes
10. Business plan and plan preparation
11. Record keeping, data and accounting
12. ix. Financial analysis 1. Contribution by trainees
2. Each adviser or group of advisers in classroom setting provides a concrete faming case study, including all data
3. Exchange in workshops
4. Practical examples to present the benefits on improved farm management
5. Practical model of business plan preparation EU format, or MAFRD format
1. Summary materials
2. Real farm documentation, case study material for use /discussion
Who can do training? Subject matter specialist, farm management, enterprise management expert, accounting record keeping expert, training delivery, participatory approach, animation, case studies, practical experience with farmers and farm management ideal