Changes in Farming Practices of Commercial Farmers in The Republic of South Africa and Impact on Training Curricula

C. van deer Westhuizen and M.F. Viljoen

No 346319, 10th Congress, The University of Reading, UK, July 10-15, 1995 from International Farm Management Association

Abstract: Since the middle eighties a number of changes occurred in the farming environment in the RSA that impacted on management practices of farmers. As the relative importance of these influencing factors differed amongst farmers, regions and products produced, it is expected that the changes and adaptations in management practices would differ accordingly. The aim of a questionnaire survey that was completed for 222 commercial farmers in different regions during 1994 was to determine what factors were the most important for different groups of farmers and what changes and adaptations in farming practices resulted from changes in these factors. This paper highlights the findings of the research project and also show what changes should be made to farm management training curricula at college level.

Keywords: Farm Management; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
Date: 1995
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.346319

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