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1 FARMER BUSINESS SCHOOL 1st Edition, 2013 WORKBOOK Finding Opportunities Implementing Planning Evaluating Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Ghana
2 Farmer Business School Workbook 1 This workbook has been developed within the frame of the Farmer Business School (FBS) concept to strengthen the skills of farmers in Ghana to produce more profitably for the market. It goes together with the FBS training manual. The objectives of FBS are to assist farmers to establish the linkages between production and market; to enable them to better evaluate their farm business enterprises and to increase their productivity in a manner that enhances their competitiveness. This workbook was produced by Component 3 of the Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP) "Strengthening Public and Private Service Delivery in Agriculture", Ministry of Food and Agriculture of the Republic of Ghana, Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services. MOAP is a Programme assisted by the German Government via Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Component 3 is implemented by AFC Consultants International GmbH. Authors: Isaac Fokuo Donkor ( isaacfdonkor@gmail.com) Christoph Arndt ( c.arndt@mail.ru) Cover: Nat Appiah-Opong (Design), Li Migura, Christoph Arndt (Pictures) Edition: First edition: November 2013 Basic information
3 Farmer Business School Workbook 2 Basic information... 3 Household income...4 Enterprise information... 5 Production factors... 7 Enterprise budget for Crop Enterprise budget for Crop Enterprise budget for Crop Compare the different enterprises...20 Tracking expenses Cash flow calculation for farm and household...26 Cash flow calculation after adjustments taken Calculate the loan repayment rates...28 Basic information
4 Farmer Business School Workbook 3 Basic information Today s date: Name: Age: Gender: Mobile number: Town: # of people living in your household: Main source of income: Basic information
5 Farmer Business School Workbook 4 Household income Please estimate your yearly income! A: Regular monthly incomes Salary from: On-farm business: Off-farm business: /month x 12 /year /month x 12 /year /month x 12 /year B: One-off incomes From selling crops From selling animals From other sales TOTAL January February March April May June July August September October November December C: Yearly and monthly household income Sum per year: /year. This divided by 12: /month. Household income
6 Farmer Business School Workbook 5 Enterprise information Crops What crops do you produce? Cassava Cocoyam Maize Millet Rice Sorghum Yam Cowpea Groundnut Soybean Cotton Sugarcane Tobacco Butternut squash Pineapple Water melon Chili Garden egg Ginger Okro Onion Tomato Avocado Banana Cashew Citrus: Orange Citrus: Lime Cocoa Coconut palm Coffee Guava Mango Pawpaw Passion fruit Rubber Oil palm Plantain Other: Tick if yes Acres Tick if for home (past years average) consumption Tick if for the market Enterprise information
7 Farmer Business School Workbook 6 Animals What crops do you produce? Cattle Goat Sheep Pig Chicken Guinea fowl Turkey Duck Grass cutter Bee-keeping Aquaculture Other: Tick if yes Numbers Tick if for home (past years average) consumption Tick if for the market Enterprise information
8 Farmer Business School Workbook 7 Production factors Please rate the different factors that influence your production! Are they readily available for you? Both in quantity and quality needed? Score [10] for easy to get and [1] for difficult to get! Production factors relating to land Sufficient land Good soil fertility (soil type ph, organic matter) Good topography (slope, erosion) Large enough plot sizes Good market access (good roads, short distance) Suitable climate (rainfall, sunshine) Irrigation water (from rivers or groundwater) Land with low pest pressure Land and climate with low disease pressure Average Production factors relating to labour Sufficient family labour Inexpensive hired labour Well qualified hired labour Average Production factors relating to capital Cash savings Non-cash savings Average Production factors relating to inputs Seed and planting material Mineral fertilizer Organic fertilizer Chemical pesticide Organic pesticide Equipments and tools Extension and advice Average Score Score Score Score Production factors
9 Farmer Business School Workbook 8 Enterprise budget for Crop 1 Now select a crop! Crop selected: What is the yield and the revenue that you expect? Enterprise Acres Expected yield per acre Total expected yield Expected sales price (GHC per unit) Expected money-in (GHC) What activities are needed to grow the selected crop? Please do a thorough planning! Tick the months in which the respective activity has to be carried out! Farm Activities Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Enterprise budget for Crop 1
10 Farmer Business School Workbook 9 Now draw a labour plan to know your labour requirements and whether it is available! Month Activities Labour needs () Family labour available () Labour to be hired () Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Enterprise budget for Crop 1
11 Farmer Business School Workbook 10 Now calculate your expected gross margin (left column). After harvest, calculate the actual gross margin (right column)! GROSS MARGIN Crop 1: Expected before production Evaluation after harvest Activity Unit Q ty Price [GHC] Total [GHC] Q ty Price [GHC] Total [GHC] Money-out: Inputs Input Cost Money-out: Labour Labour Money-out Money-in Gross Margin Enterprise budget for Crop 1
12 Farmer Business School Workbook 11 Track your revenue from the crop Date Type of sale Quantity sold (unit) Money-in (GHC) Enterprise budget for Crop 1
13 Farmer Business School Workbook 12 Enterprise budget for Crop 2 Now select a crop! Crop selected: What is the yield and the revenue that you expect? Enterprise Acres Expected yield per acre Total expected yield Expected sales price (GHC per unit) Expected money-in (GHC) What activities are needed to grow the selected crop? Please do a thorough planning! Tick the months in which the respective activity has to be carried out! Farm Activities Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Enterprise budget for Crop 2
14 Farmer Business School Workbook 13 Now draw a labour plan to know your labour requirements and whether it is available! Month Activities Labour needs () Family labour available () Labour to be hired () Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Enterprise budget for Crop 2
15 Farmer Business School Workbook 14 Now calculate your expected gross margin (left column). After harvest, calculate the actual gross margin (right column)! GROSS MARGIN Crop 1: Expected before production Evaluation after harvest Activity Unit Q ty Price [GHC] Total [GHC] Q ty Price [GHC] Total [GHC] Money-out: Inputs Input Cost Money-out: Labour Labour Money-out Money-in Gross Margin Enterprise budget for Crop 2
16 Farmer Business School Workbook 15 Track your revenue from the crop Date Type of sale Quantity sold (unit) Money-in (GHC) Enterprise budget for Crop 2
17 Farmer Business School Workbook 16 Enterprise budget for Crop 3 Now select a crop! Crop selected: What is the yield and the revenue that you expect? Enterprise Acres Expected yield per acre Total expected yield Expected sales price (GHC per unit) Expected money-in (GHC) What activities are needed to grow the selected crop? Please do a thorough planning! Tick the months in which the respective activity has to be carried out! Farm Activities Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Enterprise budget for Crop 3
18 Farmer Business School Workbook 17 Now draw a labour plan to know your labour requirements and whether it is available! Month Activities Labour needs () Family labour available () Labour to be hired () Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Enterprise budget for Crop 3
19 Farmer Business School Workbook 18 Now calculate your expected gross margin (left column). After harvest, calculate the actual gross margin (right column)! GROSS MARGIN Crop 1: Expected before production Evaluation after harvest Activity Unit Q ty Price [GHC] Total [GHC] Q ty Price [GHC] Total [GHC] Money-out: Inputs Input Cost Money-out: Labour Labour Money-out Money-in Gross Margin Enterprise budget for Crop 3
20 Farmer Business School Workbook 19 Track your revenue from the crop Date Type of sale Quantity sold (unit) Money-in (GHC) Enterprise budget for Crop 3
21 Farmer Business School Workbook 20 Compare the different enterprises After harvest, fill in the below tables for each of the selected crops. Crop 1: Gross margin (GHC per acre) (Money-in MINUS Money-out) Labour productivity (Gross revenue - Input cost / labour needs) Capital productivity (Gross margin/variable costs) Unit cost (Variable costs/yield) Expected before production (GHC) Evaluation after harvest (GHC) Crop 1: Gross margin (GHC per acre) (Money-in MINUS Money-out) Labour productivity (Gross revenue - Input cost / labour needs) Capital productivity (Gross margin/variable costs) Unit cost (Variable costs/yield) Expected before production (GHC) Evaluation after harvest (GHC) Crop 1: Gross margin (GHC per acre) (Money-in MINUS Money-out) Labour productivity (Gross revenue - Input cost / labour needs) Capital productivity (Gross margin/variable costs) Unit cost (Variable costs/yield) Expected before production (GHC) Evaluation after harvest (GHC) Compare the different enterprises
22 Farmer Business School Workbook 21 Tracking expenses Track your household and business expenses! Date Expense made Amount money-out (GHC) For Household? For Crop 1? For Crop 2? For Crop 3? Tracking expenses
23 Farmer Business School Workbook 22 Date Expense made Amount money-out (GHC) For Household? For Crop 1? For Crop 2? For Crop 3? Tracking expenses
24 Farmer Business School Workbook 23 Date Expense made Amount money-out (GHC) For Household? For Crop 1? For Crop 2? For Crop 3? Tracking expenses
25 Farmer Business School Workbook 24 Date Expense made Amount money-out (GHC) For Household? For Crop 1? For Crop 2? For Crop 3? Tracking expenses
26 Farmer Business School Workbook 25 Analyse your household expenses! Household expense Rice Cooking oil Soap Drinking water School fees Health bills Electricity Fuel Mobile phone credit Events (funeral, church/mosque) Loan repayment Others: Others: Others: Others: Others: Others: Others: Others: Others: Amount per year [GHC] Months Tracking expenses
27 Farmer Business School Workbook 26 Cash flow calculation for farm and household Money-in Crop 1: Crop 2: Crop 3: Salary: Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Loan disbursement Total Money-In Money-out Inputs and Labour Crop 1: Crop 2: Crop 3: Total Farm Household Food School fees Health Bills Events Loan repayment Total Household Monthly Balance Net Cash Flow Cash flow calculation for farm and household
28 Farmer Business School Workbook 27 Cash flow calculation after adjustments taken Money-in Crop 1: Crop 2: Crop 3: Salary: Jan Feb Mar April May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Loan disbursement Total Money-In Money-out Inputs and Labour Crop 1: Crop 2: Crop 3: Total Farm Household Food School fees Health Bills Events Loan repayment Total Household Monthly Balance Net Cash Flow Cash flow calculation after adjustments taken
29 Farmer Business School Training Manual 28 Calculate the loan repayment rates Scenario 1 Your principal: GHC Your interest rate: % per month Grace period: months Repayment period: monthly instalments to repay the principal Loan disbursement: (Date) First instalment: (Date) Calculate the monthly loan repayment rates! Calculate the total sum paid as interest to the bank after having finished repayment! Payment of principal Payment of interest Total payment January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Calculate the loan repayment rates
30 Farmer Business School Training Manual 29 Scenario 2 Your principal: GHC Your interest rate: % per month Grace period: months Repayment period: monthly instalments to repay the principal Loan disbursement: (Date) First instalment: (Date) Calculate the monthly loan repayment rates! Calculate the total sum paid as interest to the bank after having finished repayment! Payment of principal Payment of interest Total payment January February March April May June July August September October November December TOTAL Calculate the loan repayment rates
31 Farmer Business School Training Manual 30 A year after you started the Farmer Business School, please rate yourself on the following Entrepreneurial Competencies Like being your own boss? Rating Self-confidence? A never, never, never quit attitude? Willing to devote a very large time to your business? Willing to risk money to invest into a new enterprise? Prudent enough to gather all available information before? Able to systematically analyse farm performance? Aware that without improved practices profits will remain low? Able to learn from failures? Thinking strategically, working on long-term investments? Meticulous enough to prepare good business records? Not afraid of numbers and familiar with the calculator? Able to plan your activities for the year ahead? Honest and man/woman of integrity? Not compromising on the well-being of your family? Being a man/woman of values? Reputation of repaying loans in time without being reminded? Able to build a trust relation with your customers? Able to motivate your workers and build loyalty? Able to form alliances with other farmers and processors? Ready to share your lessons learnt with other farmers? Ready to invest yourself into a FBO or an association? Able to inspire and energise other farmers? Interested in talking to costumers &research the market? Able to talk to your off-takers at eye-level? Able to negotiate loans that suit your cash flow situation?
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