Brief Job Description: A Group Farming Practitioner is responsible for
participating in the formation of group of common interest farmers, structuring
it into model group farming based on local conditions, adoption and practicing
latest techniques of farming. The person is also responsible for enthusing the
group to initiate formation of Farmer Producer Company.
Personal Attributes: The job requires the individual to have the ability to work
as a group, learn new techniques, bear risks, work hard and take decisions
pertaining to group farming. The individual should be result oriented and should
be responsible for his / her own learning and workin Group Farming Practitioner 6 Months Course
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This OS unit is about facilitating the formation of common interest groups (CIGs)/ Farmer
Interest Groups (FIGs)/ Producer Groups (PGs) through participatory management practices
for planning, organizing, implementation and monitoring of group business activities Group Farming Practitioner 6 Months Course
This OS unit is about facilitating the formation of common interest group through
participatory management practices for planning, organizing, implementation and
monitoring of group business activities. Group Farming Practitioner 6 Months Course
Scope
This unit/task covers the following:
Facilitate farmers’ participation in planning, implementation and
monitoring of group business activities
Performance Criteria(PC) w.r.t. the Scope
Element Performance Criteria
Facilitate farmers’
participation in
planning,
implementation
and monitoring of
group business
activities
To be competent, the individual must be able to:
Group Farming Practitioner 6 Months Course
PC1. identify farmers for creating common interest groups
PC2. facilitate group meetings / gram sabha
PC3. increase participation and group membership
PC4. contribute in the goal and mission setting of the group
PC5. select the commodity specific activity for group farming operations
PC6. ascertain homogeneity of the group
PC7. assist in efficient management of group farming activities
PC8. assist in efficient management of resources
PC9. network with the financial institutions/ marketing agencies/buyers/ service
providers/input suppliers
PC10. contribute in debt management
PC11.participate regularly in meetings and observe the group activities
PC12.maintain meeting proceedings, other records and registers
PC13.facilitate registration of the group with competent authority
Knowledge and Understanding (K)
A. Organizational
Context
(Knowledge of
the institution /
organization
and its
processes)
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KA1. relevant legislation, standards, policies and procedures in work
KA2. relevant health and safety requirements applicable in the work environment
KA3. own job role and responsibilities and sources for information pertaining to work
KA4. who to approach for support in order to obtain work related information,
clarifications and support
KA5. importance of following health, hygiene, safety and quality standards and the
impact of not following the standards on consumers and the business
KA6. documentation and related procedures applicable in the context of work
B. Technical Group Farming Practitioner 6 Months Course
Knowledge
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KB1. the benefits of forming a group
KB2. the pre requisites in forming a group
KB3. the activities of a group
KB4. the objectives of a grou
KB5. the responsibilities of a member in the group
KB6. the stages of group formation
KB7. different participatory management practices
KB8. the core functions of CIGs/FIGs/PGs
KB9. the characteristics of the CIGs/FIGs/PGs
KB10.the services provided by CIGs/FIGs/PGs
KB11.management of CIGs/FIGs/PGs
KB12.monitoring and grading Process of CIGs/FIGs/PGs
Skills (S)
A. Core Skills/
Generic Skills
Writing Skills
The user/ individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA1.write various types of reports like proceedings of the meetings, bookkeeping etc.
SA2.write letters to bank, development and other professional agencies of various
types
Reading Skills
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA3.read the processes on successful participatory agriculture
management projects
SA4.read about the latest tools and techniques of group farming
SA5.read minutes/proceedings of the meetings
Oral Communication (Listening and Speaking skills)
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA6.effectively communicate with the farmers and the buyers
SA7. attentively listen and comprehend the information
B. Professional Skills Decision Making
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB1. undertake optimum utilization of resources
Plan and Organize
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB2. organize the people, materials and funds required for the
activities
Customer Centricity
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB3. develop rapport with the group members/ farmers
SB4. understand the concerns and priorities of the group
Problem Solving
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB5. identify social and political undercurrents and issues within the group
and ensure conflict resolutio
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB6. analyze critical situation/ issue that might arise within the group through
experience and observations
SB7. apply domain knowledge and experience to take note, analyze the
changing socio-political situations and its possible impact on the
functioning of the group so as to find possible solutions
Critical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB8. make judgments on day to day basis
SB9. use reasoning skills and intuition
This OS is for farmer who is responsible for managing the farm
Scope This unit/task covers the following:
undertaking crop planning
record keeping for effective management
financial management
understanding market interface
Performance Criteria(PC) w.r.t. the Scope
Element Performance Criteria
Undertaking crop
planning
To be competent, the individual must be able to:
PC1. choose the crop based on agro-climatic condition of the region
PC2. take sample of the soil for testing
PC3. perform intercropping with suitable and recommended crops (as per the
main crop cultivated)
PC4. perform crop rotation with suitable crops
PC5. interact with agriculture / extension expert for crop planning
PC6. choose crop based on the economic advantage
Record keeping for
effective
management
To be competent, the individual must be able to:
PC7. maintain crop production activity record
PC8. maintain crop calendars
PC9. maintain calendars of weed
PC10. maintain insect and pest calendar
Financial
Management
To be competent, the individual must be able to:
PC11. ascertain total cost of production (land, production practices, labour,
equipment, fuel, administrative cost etc.)
PC12. maintain records of investment and expenditure
PC13. maintain necessary books of accounts
PC14. identify government schemes and their eligibility for availing themselves of
the same
Understanding
market interface
To be competent, the individual must be able to:
PC15. identify the nearest market
PC16. identify local traders, mandis in the villages and nearby and compare the
rates
PC17. identify market rates of the produce season wise
PC18. arrange cost-effective transportation of produce to the market
Knowledge and Understanding (K)
A. Organizational
Context
(Knowledge of the
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KA1. relevant legislation, standards, policies, and procedures in work
KA2. relevant health and safety requirements applicable in the work environment
KA3. own job role and responsibilities and sources for information pertaining to
work
KA4. who to approach for support in order to obtain work related information,
clarifications and support
KA5. importance of following health, hygiene, safety and quality standards and the
impact of not following the standards on consumers and the business
KA6. documentation and related procedures applicable in the context of work
B. Technical
Knowledge
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KB1. soil testing report and its components
KB2. benefits of intercropping and type of crops to be intercropped
KB3. benefits of crop rotation and types of crop to be rotated with
KB4. types of crop suited for given piece of land
KB5. record keeping components & methodologies for various activities
KB6. total cost involved in production of crop viz. from land preparation to
marketing
KB7. understand basic accounting principle
KB8. understand basic book-keeping principles
KB9. market demand for the produce
KB10. location of different markets/mandi in the region
KB11. rates of different produce and the fluctuation in the pricing
KB12. transportation requirement for the produce
Skills (S)
A. Core Skills/
Generic Skills
Writing Skills
The user/ individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA1. mention the data which are required for record keeping purpose
SA2. write the record in appropriate format
SA3. write descriptions and details about investment, expenditures and sale
SA4. write basic book of accounts
Reading Skills
The user/ individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA5. read instruction manual for crop planning
Oral Communication (Listening and Speaking skills)
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA6. communicate clearly and effectively with others like farmers, concerned
officer/stakeholders
SA7. comprehend the information shared by senior people and experts
B. Professional Skills Decision Making
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB1. make decisions pertaining to types of crops to be grown
SB2. make decision regarding crop rotation and intercropping
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand: how to
SB3. schedule daily activities and drawing up priorities; allocate start times,
estimation of completion times and materials, equipment and assistance
required for completion
Customer Centricity
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB4. manage relationships with co-workers and managers
Problem Solving
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB5. think through the problem, evaluate the possible solution(s) and adopt an
optimum /best possible solution(s)
Analytical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB6. monitor and maintain the condition of crops, tools and equipment
SB7. assess situation & identify appropriate measures
Critical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB8. apply, analyze, and evaluate the information gathered from observation,
experience, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to thought and action
SB9. take up his own working and learnin
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