Entrepreneurship

part of learning; a way to improve the farm business. 
Creative 
thinking
Come up with creative and innovative 
ideas and solutions
Knowledge
Understand the farm business as a system
Understand the problems facing the farm 
business
Understand the opportunities that arise 
Skills
Generate new ideas
Find relevant information
Match information and ideas to 
opportunities and problems
Behaviour
Diagnose the farm business and its parts  
Identify opportunities 
Assess the options
Select the most appropriate
Develop actions for implementation 
Farmer-entrepreneurs 
see the big picture  
and understand the 
farm business 
as a system
Farmer-entrepreneurs are  
actively willing to take risks

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