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AWATT Farm Resource Management Training ManualFUNCTIONS OF FARM MANAGEMENTDiagnosePlanEvaluateImplementMonitorFigure 2 Phases of Farm Management1. Diagnosis2. Planning3. Implementing4. Monitoring5. EvaluationDiagnosis involves analysis of the current situation of the farm and its enterprises andidentifying the constraints and opportunities to increase profitability and sustainability. It entailsanalyzing the causes of problems and identifying ways of overcoming them. Diagnosis isconducted for a single farm enterprise or alternatively for the whole farming operation.Planning is considered the most fundamental and important principle. It entails deciding on acourse of action, formulating policy and procedure, and assessing the future physical andfinancial performance for each enterprise and for the farm as a whole. Plans are prepared basedon resources available and on personal objectives.Implementation includes the purchase of the inputs and materials necessary to put the planinto effect and overseeing the process. This is a very important function within the farmingcontext because in dealing with crops and livestock, the farmer is faced with a large number ofdaily decisions.Monitoring and evaluation involves checking on the actions and progress achieved.Monitoring implies not just scrutiny of the progress of some change in the farming pattern butalso checking on the whole system over time. Monitoring is a tool for evaluating the physicaland financial performance of the farm business. The results of monitoring are used as inputs inmaking decisions about the day-to-day activities of the farm.Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Program 40
AWATT Farm Resource Management Training ManualEvaluation is used to assess the outcomes and impact of the farm business. Evaluation involvesmaking comparisons of the farm business performance over time and between farms. Theresults are used to identify strengths and weaknesses. The process is a cycle.FURTHER READINGGreen Manures for Organic Soil Improvement - Garden Organic Guide BookletBeds: Labor-Saving, Space-Saving, More Productive Gardening - Pauline Pears, HDRA/Search Press 1992Soil Care and Management - Jo Readman, HDRA/Search Press 1991The Vegetable Garden Displayed - Joy Larkcom, RHS 1992Planning the Organic Vegetable Garden - Dick Kitto (Thorsons 1986)Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Program 41
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