Farm planning and management for trainers of extension workers

	TRAINING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT MARKETING AND FINANCE 3 FARM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR TRAINERS OF EXTENSION WORKERS asia

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2006
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Contents

Overview
Forward
Acknowledgements

Introduction to a training programme
About this manual
Using this manual
Opening programme
Annexes
References
Glossary

Module I
FARM MANAGEMENT

Unit 1.1 The farm and its enterprises
Unit 1.2 Farm management as a way to increase profit

Module II
FARM RESOURCE ASSESSMENT

Unit 2.1 Farm data collection
Unit 2.2 Farm resource appraisal

Module III
FARM BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Unit 3.1 Enterprise and farm profitability
Unit 3.2 Constraints and potentials
Unit 3.3 Comparative analysis field visit

Module IV
PLANNING FOR THE MARKET

Unit 4.1 Making planning decision
Unit 4.2 The process of marketing

Module V
ENTERPRISE BUDGETING AND FARM PLANNING

Unit 5.1 Farm enterprise and partial budgeting
Unit 5.2 Whole farm plan and budget
Unit 5.3 Labour planning
Unit 5.4 Cash flow

Module VI
FARM INVESTMENT AND RISK

Unit 6.1 Investment appraisal
Unit 5.2 Managing risk

FARM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR TRAINERS OF EXTENSION WORKERS

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FARM PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
FOR TRAINERS
OF EXTENSION WORKERS