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- 1. Management Skills Via~a~vis Farm Development and Project Management Dr. Allan Thomas Professor & Head FSRS, Sadanandapuram Kerala Agricultural University 9447051292 t.allan@kau.in
- 2. Outline I- Production Cost and Farm Productivity II- What is Agriculture then? III- Farm Management Skill & Project Management
- 4. Background Material • What factors affect the cost of supplying grains/vegetables to the market? • Why does productivity vary across farms?
- 6. Determinants of price (contd.)
- 7. What affects the cost of supplying agri- produce to the market? • Farm-level cost of production • Transport costs (distance to market) • Marketing costs (handling, storage, profit, risk premium)
- 8. Why does productivity vary… • Among farmers? • Across plots? Q: Is this a good farmer or a not good farmer?
- 9. Good farmer? Not good farmer?
- 10. Good farmer? Not good farmer?
- 11. Results • Farm productivity varies greatly • Policy should focus on increasing farmer productivity – Raises farmers’ profits – Lowers consumer costs • Can you make generalizations about “smallholder production costs”?
- 12. II What is Agriculture then?
- 13. Agriculture -art, science and business Agriculture -art, science and business Agriculture -art, science and business Dr. Allan Thomas, Kerala Agricultural University 4/2/2016 13
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- 17. Polyhouse farming’s poster boy Digaul Thomas in Mananthavady • He has made it big as a farmer, thanks largely to the 1,000 sq. metres of polyhouse cultivation he has developed over the last three years. • He was selected as the best farmer in the State by the government of Kerala in 2012, his polyhouse farm being a major factor in winning the award. It is possible even with the imperfect practices to make a living out of polyhouse farming • He said that he harvested 3.5 tonnes of bittergourds and three tonnes of vegetable cowpea from his polyhouse farm last season. At 33, he was an interior designer, but then turned to agriculture because he loved it so much, he said. Dr. Allan Thomas, Kerala Agricultural University 4/2/2016 17
- 18. III Farm Management Skill Project Management I + 3Cs
- 19. Concepts Management- System Skill- C ? Project- Components Open Closed
- 21. The Innovation An idea, practice or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit of adoption. innovation An idea, practice or object that is perceived as new by an individual or other unit of adoption. invention “An invention is an idea, a sketch or model of a new or improved device, product, process or system.
- 22. 12/18/2022 Dr. Allan Thomas, Kerala Agricultural University INNOVATION
- 23. What is something that you as a development officer –innovate? • Products? • Process? • Methods? • Services? Write any two (and/or) say about it to the rest of the audience….
- 24. What do you feel???? • The characteristics of an innovation should be???
- 25. Characteristics of The Innovation • Relative Advantage • Compatability • Complexity • Trialability • Observability • Predictablility
- 27. In Agri Sector… • Farm Innovations?
- 28. 3Cs- Management Skills • Creativity • Communication • Competency
- 29. How a Mobile Rice Mill Transformed the Life of Villagers in Maharashtra???? Khandbara Dr. Allan Thomas, Kerala Agricultural University 12/18/2022
- 30. • Dr Hegdewar Seva Samithi, an NGO (KVK) + 12 Rs/Kg 35 Rs/Kg Khandbara and 8 villages are benefited (Raja,2017 ) Dr. Allan Thomas, Kerala Agricultural University 12/18/2022
- 31. Project management mode- Each Farm
- 33. Project Management Techniques in Farm Development Quality Tools- Basic Management Tools: –5 Why Technique –PCA- ISHIKAWA DIAGRAM –PERT
- 34. Figure 9: Example C&E diagram Affinity Diagram Kaoru Ishikawa (Pioneer), or a "fishbone diagram PCA
- 35. Fish Bone Diagram - A tool used to solve quality problems by brainstorming causes and logically organizing them by branches. Also called the Cause & Effect diagram and Ishikawa diagram Problem Refinement Provides tool for exploring cause / effect and 5 whys
- 36. ADHJ. 1-2-5-6-8 = 1+4+6+3 =14 (2) BEHJ. 1-3-5-5-6-8 = 2+5+6+3 =16 (--) BFJ. 1-3-6-8 = 2+4+3 = 9 (7) CGIJ. 1-4-7-6-8 = 3+5+2+3 = 13 (3) G=5 PERT Slack time
- 37. T • LUCKY means who get the opportunity! • BRILLIANT means who create the opportunity! • WINNER means who use the opportunity! BE A WINNER – All the Best t.allan@kau.in 09447051292
Editor's Notes
- This is the first section of the Smallholder Productivity Unit which is part of the AAMP Training Materials. Exercises in this presentation are found in the excel spreadsheet entitled: Production Cost and Farm Productivity.xls
- The price of a good is set by supply and demand.
- An increase in supply lowers the price of the good. Here, an increase in output from Q0 to Q1 drops the price from it’s original position at P0 to P1. The quantity of maize supplied to the market depends upon farmers’ ability to keep production costs per hectare low.
- Farmers encounter a number of costs in the production and marketing of crops, costs that affect the amount of maize brought to the market and the eventual market price. Farm-level production costs include seed and fertilizer purchase, labor payments, repair and maintenance of machinery etc. Productivity among farmers is not constant, however, and the most efficient farmers maximize margins by keeping costs low. After the harvest, farmers face additional costs related to transport and marketing. The farther a farmer has to go to sell his/her goods, the higher the cost. Additionally, marketing costs in the form of handling charges, storage payments, profit margins and risk premium all increase the eventual price of the good. That being said, the focus of this presentation and the accompanying exercises is on farm level costs and productivity.
- Farm productivity refers to a farmer’s ability to produce a large yield (kg/hectare) at low cost. Productivity varies widely among smallholder farmers.
- Productivity varies partly because farmers differ in terms of skill level. A skilled farmer will make efficient use of inputs and will be able to follow advice. He/she will increase yields by planting and weeding on time, and by making appropriate use of technology.
- Lesser skilled farmers will incur higher costs and/or lower yields than a skilled farmer.