The Australian Farm Business Management Network: Industry, Education, Consultancy and Research Coming Together

Al A. Charry, Kevin A. Parton, Roy B. Murray-Prior, Judith Crockett, M.W. Gardner, Sue Johnson and S. Livingstone

No 24390, 14th Congress, Perth, Western Australia, August 10-15, 2003 from International Farm Management Association

Abstract: Under the sponsorship of the University of Sydney, on 5-6th December 2002 the future of farm management in Australia was discussed. The fundamental conclusion achieved by key primary industry representatives, corporate executives, academics, consultants and researchers is that farm management will have a more significant role to play in the future than previously in servicing the primary sector. The idea of farm management as a profession was proposed. Its basis would be business management supported by farming systems and technology, and using an holistic approach to action (i.e. finance, people and environment). The new profession of Farm Business Management would seek to influence education, research, consultancy and extension in Australia. Interested parties participating of the 2002 National Farm Management Workshop came away with the idea of championing a consultative network, constituted by interested institutions and interested individuals, as a first step in the process of nurturing the future development of farm business management. By integrating farmers and academics with corporate executives, consultants and researchers the objective is to behave as a consultative group. This group will influence educational models, implement consultancy and research strategies, and network in social and professional terms. Moreover, this network will provide a systematic opportunity for the channelling of farm business management and farming systems related information at different levels for education, extension and scientific purposes. This network is called the Australian Farm Business Management Network (AFBMnetwork).

Keywords: Institutional; and; Behavioral; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.24390

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