Short-term planning: - quick decision to avoid losses when there is an urgent activity.
Long-term planning:- studies and makes decisions on future plans and operations on the farm.
Information gathering:- collecting information relevant to the farm enterprises e.g. making activities product technique.
Budgeting: - estimates future income and expenses as proposed in the farm plan.
Comparing standards of the farm/enterprises with the set standards and making appropriate adjustments.
Detects weakness and constraints and finds ways of overcoming them.
Keeps up to date farm records and uses them in daily running of the farm.
Implements farm decisions
Guides and supervises the implementation of the farm plan.
Compares performance of the farm with that of other similar farms.
Makes predictions of the farm business.
Is the accounting officer on all financial transactions of the farm.
Takes responsibilities for decisions made bearing risk
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