About this course
Planning and running agricultural projects where weather, seasons, biological risk and smallholder participation shape every decision. Topics include crop and livestock project design, seasonal work planning, input supply and market linkages, farmer group management, irrigation and storage components, climate and price risk, and tracking yields and incomes against targets.
Why this course
Agricultural projects fail for reasons that general project methods rarely cover, such as a missed planting window, late input delivery or poor farmer uptake. Ministries, agricultural agencies and agribusinesses that fund or run these projects need managers who can plan around the season, manage farmer groups and protect results against climate and market shocks.
What delegates will be able to do
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to
- Build a seasonal project calendar that links activities to planting, growing and harvest periods
- Assess production, climate, price and market risks and set out practical mitigation measures
- Plan input procurement and distribution so that farmers receive seed and fertiliser on time
- Organise farmer groups or cooperatives and agree roles, contributions and reporting lines
- Track yields, adoption rates and household income against project baselines and targets
Who should attend
Experienced project managers, agricultural officers, extension managers and programme coordinators in ministries of agriculture, development agencies, cooperatives and agribusinesses. Delegates should already manage projects or project components and be familiar with basic planning tools.
How it is delivered
Facilitator-led sessions built around agricultural project case studies from the region, group planning exercises on seasonal calendars and risk registers, and discussion of delegates' own projects. It is available as a public course, in-house at your premises, or as live virtual sessions. Duration and dates are confirmed in your quote, and in-house groups can have the examples and exercises fitted to their organisation.