Session # 9
Planning the FBS Curriculum
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session the participants will be
able to:
1. Finalize a programmed schedule of FBS
meetings during the production season; and
2. Explain how the conduct of focused group discussion
with selected farmers be done
3. Adopt the process of identifying current knowledge
gaps and shaping the FBS program to cater to
farmers' needs
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session the participants will be
able to:
4. Explain how the conduct of training needs
assessment with selected farmers be done
5. Explain how the conduct of self-assessment form be
administered
6. Explain how the FBS time chart be administered
(Part 1-Diagnosis and Planning, Part 2Implementation & Evaluation and Preparing a New
Business Plan)
Assessing FBS needs via Focused Group
Discussion
Ask questions, such as:
Why form a group?
What would you like the group to do?
What activities would you like to do in the group?
What are your current farming problems?
What problems do you have with selling?
Assessing FBS needs via Focused Group
Discussion
Ask questions, such as:
How do you think you can solve them?
How do you think meeting together to discuss can help all
of you?
What issues would you like to discuss?
Training needs assessment form
Section 1
Instructions
Note the name of the barangay, potential FBS participants and
record the most common enterprises produced as well as
approximate time for each of the parts of the training.
Training needs assessment form
Community __________________
Name of FBS __________________
No.
Name
of farmer
Age
Sex
Location ___________________
Education
level
Land
size
Main
crops
grown
Trainings
attended in
the past
months/
years
Section 2
Instructions
Complete the self-assessment below as shown in the following example
Example
Knowledge/Skill
Assessment
Relevant
Session
Profitability
“Want to earn income
from farms; do not know
much about concept
of profitability”
Part 1;
Session 5
Knowledge/Skill, i.e.:
• Farm goal setting
• Production planning
• Physical resources and inputs
acquisition and making them available
• Labor planning
•
•
•
•
•
Marketing
Profitability
Cash Availability
Risks/Management
Record keeping
Developing a FBS ‘during season’ schedule
Meeting Date
Key Contents (Module,
No.
Sessions, Exercises)
Planning the FBS Curriculum
Main enterprises ____________________
Period of season From_______________ To ________________
Programme
Diagnosis and
Finding Opportunities
Planning &
Implementing
Evaluating
Start (month & year)
Finish (month & year)
Part 2 of the FBS is organized into different
subjects: Finance, Linking farmers to
market; Managing risks; Market
Contracts; Benchmarking;
Entrepreneurship; and Value Addition.
Finance, Marketing and Managing risk are
required to be covered. The remaining
subjects are optional and can be covered in
any order.
Make a regular review on the progress of
your farm business plans by meeting at least
twice a month.
FBS Time Chart: Part 1 (diagnosis and planning)
Session
Date &
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Description
of sessions
Preparations (e.g.
materials, work
to do to prepare for the
sessions)
FBS Time Chart: Part 2 (implementing)
Meeting
Part I
Date &
venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Description
of sessions
Preparations (e.g.
materials, work
to do to prepare for the
sessions)
FBS Time Chart: Part 3 (evaluation and preparing a
new business plan)
Meeting
Part I
Date &
venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Date
Venue
Description
of sessions
Preparations (e.g.
materials, work
to do to prepare for the
sessions)
FBS Meeting Schedule
Part I : Diagnosing and Planning
Sessio
n
Topic
1
Rationale of Farm Business School
and Developing Group Ownership
2
Farming as a Business
3
The farmer as an Entrepreneur and
Farm Business Profitability
4
Assessing Current Farm Situation
and Translating Analysis into Action
5
Understanding Enterprise
Profitability
6
Understanding Marketing and
Markets
7
Presenting the Market Survey Report
and Developing a Vision and Goal for
the Farm
Date
Time
Venue
Preparations
(e.g. materials,
work to do)
Farm Business School
Meeting Schedule
Sessio
n
Topic
8
Choosing an Enterprise
9
Components of a Farm Business Plan:
Farm Production and Marketing Plan
10
Components of a Farm Business Plan:
Profitability, Cash Flow and
Availability, and Risks
11
Preparing an Action Plan
12
Overview of record keeping
13
Practice of keeping farm business
records
Date
Time
Venue
Preparations
(e.g. materials,
work to do)
Farm Business School
Meeting Schedule
Part 2: Implementing
Sessi
on
Topic
14
Agreeing on sessions and schedule;
Mobilizing Finance
15
Group Marketing, Buying and Saving
16
Understanding Contract Farming and
Appraisal
17
Assessing and managing business
risks
18
Benchmarking
19
Characteristics of an Effective
Entrepreneur
20
Value Addition
Date
Time
Ve
nue
Preparations
(e.g. materials,
work to do)
Farm Business School
Meeting Schedule
Part 2: Implementing
Sessi
on
Topic
21
Assessing the Benefits of the Farm
Business School
22
Assessing the Performance of a Farm
Business Plan
23
Choosing Farm Enterprise for the
Next Season
24
Preparing a Farm Business Plan
25
Developing an Action Plan
Date
Time
Ve
nue
Preparations
(e.g. materials,
work to do)
Changing
Environment
“The only person who always
likes change is a wet baby”
CHANGE . . .
 Challenges
our
paradigms
 Alters the way we think
 Makes life more difficult
for a while
 Causes Stress
 Is an ongoing fact of life
Life’s Little Question
“Are some people just born positive
thinkers
. . . or is it their CHOICE?”
Choose the Right Luggage
The Problem With Dodging Bullets
You’re going to get hit!
Choice #2
Wear Bulletproof Armor
Bulletproof Armor
Comes from
SELF CHANGE
Putting on the
Armor
How to Change Your Attitude
ATTITUDE
Changes happen
personally
from the
INSIDE OUT!
ATTITUDE
So . . . Accept Responsibility
I am responsible . . .
. . . for who I am
. . . for what I have
. . . for what I do
Step #2 Take Control
Negative
world view
YOU
ATTITUDE
FROM THE INSIDE . . . OUT!
How to Change Your Thinking
THINKING
Changes come
from observing
logically in
every situation
Observe Your Thinking
Tomorrow it will look very
different.
This is all very
interesting
THINKING
Manage Your Self-Talk
If you think you Can, or you think you Can’t…
YOU’RE RIGHT!
Henry Ford
This is going to be
a wonderful day!
THINKING
This is going to
be a crappy day!
How to Change Your Behavior
BEHAVIOR
Changes take
true assessment,
determination &
discipline
BEHAVIOR
Choose Your Behavior
REACTIVE
Response
Stimulus
RESPONSIBLE
Stimulus
BEHAVIOR
My
Choice
My
Response
Steps Toward Changing Behavior
The New YOU!
BEHAVIOR
4. Unconscious Competence
3. Conscience Competence
2. Conscience Incompetence
1. Unconscious Incompetence
Remember to . . .
Watch your definitions they become thoughts
Watch your thoughts they become words
Watch your words they become actions
Watch your actions they become your destiny
The Choice is YOURS
With a Bad attitude
you can never have a positive day
With a Positive attitude
you can never have a bad day
Choose POSI+IVE Living
Live POSITIVELY
GOD
Live AUTHENTICALLY
GOD
LOVE YOURSELF BY HONORING YOUR
NEEDS
GOD’S WILL IS WRITTEN IN YOUR DEEPEST
DESIRES
GOD GAVE YOU THE CAPACITY TO DREAM
BE FAITHFUL TO WHO YOU ARE, WHEN PERSONS ARE
HAPPY THEY LEARN MORE
DON’T EARN MONEY JUST FOR TODAY,
EARN FOR TOMORROW
Live AUTHENTICALLY
GOD