SS2 Lesson Note on the Functions and Problems of a Farm Manager

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CLASS: SS 2

TOPIC: FUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMS OF A FARM MANAGER

CONTENT:

1. Meaning and Qualities of a Farm Manager
2. Functions and Problems faced by a Farm Manager

SUB TOPIC 1: Meaning and Qualities of a Farm Manager

MEANING OF A FARM MANAGER

Farming is a business that requires adequate management, hence the need for an efficient farm manager. A farm manager is a person whose responsibility is to direct the affairs of a farm both administratively and technically

QUALITIES OF A FARM MANAGER

1. He must be literate and current
2. He must be innovative and flexible
3. He must be willing to accept responsibility
4. He must be wise in decision making
5. He must be firm and impartial in the affairs of his staff
6. He must be diligent and hard working
7. He must be patient and painstaking

EVALUATION

1. Who is a farm manager?
2. How do you identify a Farm manager?
3. State the qualities expected of a farm manager.

SUB TOPIC 2: Functions and Problems faced by a Farm Manager

FUNCTIONS OF A FARM MANAGER

1. He employs the right type of workers
2. He prepares duty roster, trains and assesses staff performance
3. He sets targets and develops strategies and plans to achieve them
4. He secures land, loans and decides enterprise to embark on
5. He keeps records and supervises accounts
6. He determines what to produce and process before marketing
7. He ensure adequate security of the farm
8. He obtains market information and also determines prices of goods
9. He determines when, where and what to sell to make maximum profit
10. He arranges regular supply of inputs.
11. He provides good working conditions for the workers like good offices, welfare services etc
12. He coordinates all other factors of production and evaluates all programs
13. He takes credits or blames for failure or success
14. He determines the scale of production and workers’ salary

PROBLEMS OF A FARM MANAGER

1. Inadequate capital or finance
2. Inadequate personnel (Incompetent workers)
3. Government unstable policy
4. Administrative problem
5. Lack of storage facilities
6. Poor personal relationship
7. Lack of adequate evaluation procedure
8. Problem of marketing farm produces
9. Lack of adequate information
10. Lack of transport facilities

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