Entrepreneurship

managing 
Production 
Identifying, organising and 
implementing production on the farm 
Knowledge
Know the most profitable and sustainable 
way to produce each enterprise
Skills
For crops: Ploughing, planting, pest 
control, weed control, harvesting
For livestock: rearing, feeding, watering, 
disease control
Keep correct records for all production 
activities
Behaviour
Mindful of time; do it now
Look for more efficient production systems
Ready to experiment and try out new 
systems
Entrepreneurs seek 
the most profitable  
and sustainable way  
to produce
Entrepreneurial and technical competencies need  
to be complemented by competence in 
diagnosis, planning, organising,  
leading, controlling and evaluating

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