FARMING SUCCESS

<BODY BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000" ALINK ="#800200" LINK ="#000000" VLINK="#000000" > <div> <I><IMG SRC="40320640.gif" border=0 width="800" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="4" CELLSPACING="6" WIDTH="757" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 59 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>"Why strategy works for farmers</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><I>                                   </I></FONT><I>  </I><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>even if they don't like the word"</B></I></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="3e2580a0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD 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WIDTH="182"><div> <A HREF="service_learning.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Servicelearning experience"><U><B>Service-learning</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="182"><div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=4 WIDTH="541"><div> The book takes the reader on a <A HREF="journey.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Journey to farming success"><U>journey</U></A> of eleven strategic stages to farming success.</div> <div> This book is designed to assist the farmer/management team in thinking strategically and imaginatively about the future of the farming business, in developing generative relationships with other farmers or agricultural institutions and continue in organising and reorganising the farming business.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="182"><div> <A HREF="sitemap.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sitemap"><U><B>Site map</B></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Webmaster: </B><A HREF="mailto:duplesdm.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:duplesdm.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za"><U><B>Dora du Plessis</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>Updated:  28/8/2006</B></div> <bR> <div>   <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://pub12.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=384380&usernum=982876823&cpv=2"> </script>   </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="541"><div> Each farming business is unique, with distinctive characteristics, biographics, opportunities, strengths and successes.  Each creates its own competitive advantage for sustainability and finds its own path of development.  This book offers the farmer/management team or short course presenter a guideline to devise a strategic plan for any farming business in the world.  It also provides practical management tools to timely identify opportunities and threats.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="657e3420.jpg" border=0 width="483" height="322" ALT="Rob Napier & Wim Nell" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="casestudy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case study farmers"><U>Rob Napier & Wim Nell</U></A> at the 15th International Farm Management Congress in Brazil, </div> <div> August 2005</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 104 WIDTH="182"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="104" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="182" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> A slideshow on Presentations or PowerPoint is available for training purposes.</div> <bR> <div> Although written for farmers internationally, the book is also prescribed for:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.gif" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Final year <A HREF="graduate.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="B.Agric. in Agricultural Management "><U>B.Agric.</U></A> Agricultural Management students</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" 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