Session # 9 Planning the FBS Curriculum

At the end of the session the participants will be able to: 1. Finalize a programmed schedule of FBS meetings during the production season; and 2. Explain how the conduct of focused group discussion with selected farmers be done 3. Adopt the process of identifying current knowledge gaps and shaping the FBS program to cater to farmers' needs OBJECTIVES

4. Explain how the conduct of training needs assessment with selected farmers be done 5. Explain how the conduct of self-assessment form be administered 6. Explain how the FBS time chart be administered (Part 1-Diagnosis and Planning, Part 2- Implementation & Evaluation and Preparing a New Business Plan) At the end of the session the participants will be able to: OBJECTIVES

Assessing FBS needs via Focused Group Discussion Ask questions, such as: What are your current farming problems? What problems do you have with selling? Why form a group? What would you like the group to do? What activities would you like to do in the group?

Assessing FBS needs via Focused Group Discussion Ask questions, such as: How do you think you can solve them? How do you think meeting together to discuss can help all of you? What issues would you like to discuss?

Training needs assessment form Instructions Note the name of the barangay, potential FBS participants and record the most common enterprises produced as well as approximate time for each of the parts of the training. Section 1

Community __________________ Name of FBS ­­­­­__________________ Location ___________________ No.Name of farmer AgeSexEducation level Land size Main crops grown Trainings attended in the past months/ years Training needs assessment form

Section 2 Instructions Complete the self-assessment below as shown in the following example Knowledge/SkillAssessmentRelevant Session Profitability“Want to earn income from farms; do not know much about concept of profitability” Part 1; Session 5 Example Knowledge/Skill, i.e.: Farm goal setting Production planning Physical resources and inputs acquisition and making them available Labor planning Marketing Profitability Cash Availability Risks/Management Record keeping

Developing a FBS ‘during season’ schedule Meeting No. DateKey Contents (Module, Sessions, Exercises)

Planning the FBS Curriculum Main enterprises ____________________ Period of season From­_______________ To ________________ ProgrammeStart (month & year)Finish (month & year) Diagnosis and Finding Opportunities Planning & Implementing Evaluating

Part 2 of the FBS is organized into different subjects: Finance, Linking farmers to market; Managing risks; Market Contracts; Benchmarking; Entrepreneurship; and Value Addition. Finance, Marketing and Managing risk are required to be covered. The remaining subjects are optional and can be covered in any order. Make a regular review on the progress of your farm business plans by meeting at least twice a month.

FBS Time Chart: Part 1 (diagnosis and planning) Session Date & Venue Description of sessions Preparations (e.g. materials, work to do to prepare for the sessions) Date Venue Date Venue Date Venue Date Venue

FBS Time Chart: Part 2 (implementing) Meeting Date & venue Description of sessions Preparations (e.g. materials, work to do to prepare for the sessions) Part I Date Venue Date Venue Date Venue Date Venue

FBS Time Chart: Part 3 (evaluation and preparing a new business plan) Meeting Date & venue Description of sessions Preparations (e.g. materials, work to do to prepare for the sessions) Part I Date Venue Date Venue Date Venue Date Venue

FBS Meeting Schedule Sessio n TopicDateTimeVenuePreparations (e.g. materials, work to do) 1Rationale of Farm Business School and Developing Group Ownership 2Farming as a Business 3The farmer as an Entrepreneur and Farm Business Profitability 4Assessing Current Farm Situation and Translating Analysis into Action 5Understanding Enterprise Profitability 6Understanding Marketing and Markets 7Presenting the Market Survey Report and Developing a Vision and Goal for the Farm Part I : Diagnosing and Planning

Farm Business School Meeting Schedule Sessio n TopicDateTimeVenuePreparations (e.g. materials, work to do) 8Choosing an Enterprise 9Components of a Farm Business Plan: Farm Production and Marketing Plan 10Components of a Farm Business Plan: Profitability, Cash Flow and Availability, and Risks 11Preparing an Action Plan 12Overview of record keeping 13Practice of keeping farm business records

Farm Business School Meeting Schedule Sessi on TopicDateTimeVe nue Preparations (e.g. materials, work to do) 14Agreeing on sessions and schedule; Mobilizing Finance 15Group Marketing, Buying and Saving 16Understanding Contract Farming and Appraisal 17Assessing and managing business risks 18Benchmarking 19Characteristics of an Effective Entrepreneur 20Value Addition Part 2: Implementing

Farm Business School Meeting Schedule Sessi on TopicDateTimeVe nue Preparations (e.g. materials, work to do) 21Assessing the Benefits of the Farm Business School 22Assessing the Performance of a Farm Business Plan 23Choosing Farm Enterprise for the Next Season 24Preparing a Farm Business Plan 25Developing an Action Plan Part 2: Implementing

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