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Identify various types of risks that affect farming decisions Suggest strategies of addressing risk and uncertainty Learning activities Facilitator-led introduction on importance of addressing risk and uncertainty Form 3 sub-groups of 6-8 members to brainstorm on the various types of risks they operate in and the strategies they use to address them. • Group 1. Common production problems - risks and uncertainties and what action(s) they propose to address these. • Group 2. Common marketing problems - risks and uncertainties and what action(s) they propose to address these. • Group 3. Common financial problems - risks and uncertainties and what actions (s) they suggest to address these. Facilitator-led discussion on options the participants wish to test and to agree on Labour costs 100 | Push-pull curriculum Activity No of people working on this activity Multiplication plot Processing desmodium seed Check plot Land preparation Other activity Push-pull vine plot Land preparation Other activity Benefits from desmodium seed Multiplication plot Desmodium seed Notes a) what information will be required and from what sources, b) how to record the information and c) how to analyse the information. Types of risks · Production and technical risks (drought, insufficient fodder, problems in adapting new technologies to local conditions e.g. appropriate cover crop species, pests and diseases) · Marketing and price risks (price fluctuations of inputs and outputs) · Financial risks (interest payments, changes in interest rates, ability to generate cash) · Institutional risks (breakdown in services supply, management problems in FFS, change in support and subsidies) · Human and personal risks (sickness). Effective risk management may involve: Anticipating that an unfavourable event may occur and acting to reduce the chance of it happening; and, Taking actions to reduce the adverse consequences of risk should an unfavourable event occur Time taken to complete the activity (hours) Cost of labour per day Total cost of this activity Type of benefit Quantity Unit market price Total value Desmodium husks Other benefit
Benefits of livestock feed (Please keep filling the number of units each day as you cut) Type of benefit Quantity Unit market price Total value Push-pull plot 10 Kg Napier grass (1 Unit) 3 Kg Desmodium (1 Unit) 1 kg Desmodium hay 5 Kg Silage (1 unit)* Other benefit *5 Kg of silage is what a dairy goat eats in a day. General observations (AESA): Farmer’s fields General information Date Crop age Observations Farmer’s comments Rainfall: Number of days it rained the week before______ Soil moisture Low Medium High Weather: Sunny/Cloudy/Rainy Windy/Still Hot/ Cold Note You need to watch for the rain. If it is raining enough for planting you should plan for planting next week. If not, continue with the Gross Margin Analysis (Season 2, Week 2). Push-pull curriculum | 101
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Acknowledgements This curriculum wo
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John Lynam, Managing Director, Kili
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Season 1 Week 1 ...................
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Topic 1: Feeding silage to dairy an
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Preface Smallholder farmers in Afri
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Acronyms AESA Agroecosystem Analysi
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Preseason
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Input costs Push-pull Plot Maize se
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Step 2: Thin the maize to one plant
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demonstrate proper gapping of desmo
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