Entrepreneurship
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72 Entrepreneurship in farming Building entrepreneurship skills 73 lEaRNINg ENTREPRENEURSHIP The farmer’s farm business provides the best context for the farmer to learn and develop entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and behaviour. It can be a very effective platform for learning. This is true whether the farmer is already consciously functioning as an entrepreneur or has been identified as a potential farmer-entrepreneur. Learning in this setting is easier because of the very close relationship between the farmer and his farm. Instead of learning in theory, the farmer learns in practice; learning is real, with real outcomes. This generally fits well with the practical and action orientation of farmer- entrepreneurs. It also fits well with their keen interest in the immediate applicability of techniques learned. As part of a learning process, farmers’ skills and competencies develop gradually. Initially they should be encouraged to examine who they are, clarify their own values, and evaluate their personality, motivations, capabilities and personal resources. From there they should learn to recognise their strengths and weaknesses. They then should go on to set goals and prepare plans. The next stage is direct experience where the emphasis is placed on ‘doing’ in a real life setting. The final stage is empowerment where the competencies acquired come together into a pattern that matches personal strengths and weaknesses with goals. Figure 9 shows the progressive nature of the stages of entrepreneurial development; each stage builds on the previous stage. The box that follows summarises each stage. Download 1.19 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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