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Introduction to farm management – definition, nature, and scope
This lesson will discuss about the definition, nature and scope of farm management.
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Introduction
Different definition of farm management
What makes a successful farm manager?
Farm manager and farm entrepreneur
Characteristics /Nature of farm management
Scope of farm management
Farm management in relation to other science, farm management and farming systems
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Economic Theory
Physical and Biological Sciences
Political Science
Support Sciences
Other social sciences
Farm Management
Production economics and production relationships
Factor-product relationships, factor-factor relationships, product-product relationships
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Production function
Factor-product relationship ( Input-output relationship)
Types of factor- product relationship /Laws of Returns
Three regions of production function
Terminology in production function
Relationship between Total, Average and Marginal products
Elasticity of Production
Factor-Factor Relationship (Input-Input)
Terminology used in Factor-Factor relationship
Characteristics of an isoquant
Characteristics of Isocost line
Types of factor-factor relationship
Least cost combination
Product- Product Relationships
Basic Product Relationships
Different types of product substitution with economic decisions regarding the production of output of each type of production.
Terminologies
Production Transformation Curve (PTC)
Iso-revenue line or Price line
Expansion path in product–product analysis
Determination of Optimum Product Combination
Graphic presentation
Principles involved in farm management decisions
The principle of diminishing return, cost principle, the principle of substitution, the principle of combining enterprise, The principle of equimarginal returns, the principle of comparative advantages, the principle of time comparison
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Introduction
Types of decisions
Principles Involved in Farm Management Decisions
Law of variable proportions or Law of diminishing returns
Cost principle or minimum loss principle
Principle of factor substitution
Law of equi-marginal returns
Opportunity cost
Principle of product substitution
Principle of comparative advantage
Time comparison principle
Limitations of the Principles involved in Farm Management
Farm planning – principles and techniques of farm planning
It includes making decisions regarding the organization and operation of a farm business so that it results in a continuous maximization of net returns of a farm business.
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Introduction
Type of farm plans
Steps in Farm Planning
Farm budgeting
Partial and complete budgeting, steps in farm planning and budgeting
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Introduction
Types of Farm Budgeting
Steps in Farm Planning and Budgeting
Example of Partial Budgeting
Example of Complete Budgeting
Farm records, accounts, and their types
It is essential for a systematic and accurate farm records is helpful for the projection of successful plan and program for betterment.
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Introduction
Reasons for no recorded formal accounting system of data recording
Advantages of Farm Records and Accounts
Problems in Farm Accounting
Usefulness of Farm Records and Accounts
Record Keeping System
Types of Farm Records
Farm inventory
It includes a complete listing of all that a farm owns and owes at a particular date, generally at the beginning and at the end of each agricultural year.
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Introduction
Process of taking farm inventory
Methods of Valuation
Depreciation
Problems in Calculating Depreciation
Measuring financial conditions and farm profits
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Income Statement
Cash flow statement
Balance Sheet
Net worth
Assests
Liabilities
Farm prices and production efficiency
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Introduction
Classification of farm efficiency measures
Measures of farm income and profit efficiency
Factors affecting farm cost and incomes
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Introduction
Factors affecting farm cost and incomes
Introduction to linear programming
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Introduction
Assumptions
Application of Linear Programming
Risk and uncertainty management
This topic describes what risk and uncertainty is.
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Risk
Uncertainty
Types of Risk and Uncertainty
Component (types) of Risk
Methods of reducing risk and uncertainty
Difference between risk and uncertainty
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About Lesson
  1. Specification of the technical co-efficient of production:
  2. Specification of appropriate prices
  3. Preparation of enterprise profitability chart
  4. Preparation of the farm map
  5. Inventory of limited resources
  6. Examine the existing farm plan
  7. Locate the weakness of the present plan
  8. List out the risks to agricultural production on that farm
  9. Prepare the alternative plans
  10. Analysis of the alternative plans
  11. Implementing the plan

 

Differences between Complete and partial budgeting

Complete Budgeting

Partial Budgeting

It accounts for a drastic change inorganization of an operation of a farm.

It always treats minor change

All the available alternatives are considered in complete budgeting

Only consider a few, generally two

alternatives

It is used for estimating the results of entire organization and operation of a farm.

It only helps for studying net effect in terms of costs and returns or relatively minor change

It is complex, tedious and takes more time for full budgeting.

It is simple, easy and quick
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