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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 11

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Agriculture

Topic:-      Functions and problems of farm managers

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define a farm manager
  2. State the functions of a farm manager
  3. Discuss the problems faced by the farm manager

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on principles of demand and supply

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She states the functions of the farm manager

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses some of the problems faced by farm managers

 

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

FUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMS OF FARM MANAGERS

The farm manager is also called the entrepreneur, his duty includes organization, administration, production and marketing of produce from the farm. The reward for management is profit.

FUNCTIONS

ORGANIZATION

  1. He secures suitable land for farming
  2. He determines what to produce
  3. He determines the scale of production
  4. He procures loan or capital for farming
  5. He recruits workers

 

ADMINISTRATION

  1. He supervises the work on the farm
  2. He arranges work roster
  3. He directs workers or staff on day-to-day activities
  4. He arranges for staff welfare
  5. He rewards or discipline staff according to their performance
  6. He organizes the training of man power in the farm
  7. He tries to maintain good labour relations to avoid the disruption of farm activities
  8. He acquaints himself with government policies with respect to opportunities and constrains posed on the farm

 

PRODUCTION

  1. He is responsible for the purchases and use of farm inputs
  2. He ensure that crops/animals are in good health conditions
  3. He arranges for general security of the farm
  4. He ensures adequate supply of feed for animals
  5. He adheres to modern farming techniques
  6. He avoids waste by efficient use and maintenance of farm resources
  7. He combines resources to yield optimum profit
  8. He sets production target and wage level

 

MARKETING

  1. He determines the quantity to be sold
  2. He determines the best marketing channel to make maximum profit
  3. He determines when to sell to make maximum profit
  4. He monitors marketing trends to help him decide on commodity to produce and make profit
  5. He organizes for storage and warehousing for unsold produce

 

EVALUATION

  1. He keeps the general record of the farm
  2. He supervises accounts and book keeping
  3. He analyses farm operation with respect to target and objectives
  4. He assesses the staffing condition
  5. He develops new strategy for further improvement of farm operations.

 

PROBLEMS OF FARM MANAGER

  1. Inadequate information: He may lack information on where to acquire farm inputs or new innovations in farming
  2. Marketing problem: He may not know where and how to sell his produce, at which time and price to sell to make maximum profit.
  3. Inadequate farm input: farm inputs like seeds, feed, fertilizer and chemicals may be inadequate, scarce and expensive to get
  4. Financial Problem: He may not have enough capital, banks may not provide loan and produce may not sell at the right price to make more profit as to reinvest in the business.
  5. Inadequate personnel: He may not get the right management team to work on the farm and they may be too expensive to employ for the farm.
  6. Transport Problem: He may not have a vehicle to run around for the farm and sell farm produce.
  7. Administrative Problem: He may lack the technical knowledge, good human relationship with staff and his health condition may affect the performance of his duty.
  8. Government Policy: Government Policies like importation of food produced by the farm manger may lead to losses, discouragement and may lead to folding up of the business

 

EVALUATION:   1. Define farm manager

  1. State the functions of a farm manager
  2. Discuss the problems faced by the farm manager

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively