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Agriculture & Rural Development

Farm Business Management and Finance

Run a farm as a profitable business: planning, record-keeping, budgeting, financing and marketing.

  • 5 days
  • Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
  • Afriskora Certificate of Completion

Course overview

Farmers and agribusinesses face volatile prices, weather risk and limited access to credit. This course teaches farm business skills: enterprise selection, farm records, gross margin and cash-flow budgets, accessing finance, managing risk and marketing produce, with exercises using real farm data from crop and livestock enterprises.

Who should attend

  • Commercial and emerging farmers
  • Farm managers and agribusiness owners
  • Agricultural extension officers
  • Agricultural lenders and cooperative managers

What you will be able to do

  • Plan farm enterprises based on market and resource analysis
  • Keep useful farm records
  • Prepare gross margin, cash-flow and whole-farm budgets
  • Access and manage agricultural finance
  • Manage production, price and climate risk

Course outline

  1. Day 1The farm as a business

    • • Farm business planning
    • • Enterprise selection
    • • Resource management
    • • Business structures

  2. Day 2Records and analysis

    • • Farm records
    • • Gross margins
    • • Financial statements
    • • Benchmarking performance

  3. Day 3Budgeting and finance

    • • Cash-flow budgets
    • • Loan applications
    • • Blended and development finance
    • • Managing debt

  4. Day 4Risk

    • • Price risk
    • • Insurance
    • • Climate risk
    • • Diversification

  5. Day 5Marketing

    • • Market channels
    • • Contracts and off-takers
    • • Value addition
    • • Business plan presentations

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Farm Business Management and Finance course?

The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.

Do I receive a certificate?

Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.

How do I book and pay?

Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.

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