Wim Nell Agricultural Management Consultant
Project Management in Bloemfontein

Wim Nell Agricultural Management Consultant specialises in farm planning, financing and strategic planning over the past 33 years, consulting for more than 4 000 farmers. Wim Nell Agricultural Management Consultant focuss also on accredited short courses in Financial and Strategic Management in agriculture. Wim Nell Agricultural Management Consultant act as specialist whitness in agricultural court cases. Wim Nell Agricultural Management Consultant are also involved in agricultural development in collaboration with his colleque mr Petso Mokhatla.

Buy Now The steps (or stages) in the strategic management model include the principles identified by the authors as a result of seven years of lecturing to graduate and postgraduate students in strategic agricultural management, as well as doing consultation work for a large number of farmers (nationally and internationally) and other people involved in agriculture who attended three-day courses in strategic agriculture planning and management. 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. Each farming business is unique, with distinctive characteristics, bio graphics, 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. The book provides exciting management tools for proper business operation. After completing this journey to farming success, the reader will know the purpose of the farming business and understand the broader picture of the agricultural system, namely how the different pieces of the agricultural jigsaw fit together. The approach followed in this book will therefore help to increase the management capacity of farmers/management teams, to develop their creative and entrepreneurial skills, and to improve their skills with holistic thinking. Various exercises are included in the book to assist the reader in relating general issues in the text to specific issues or situations in the farming business. To advocate that a decision to plant or not ignores fixed cost and the interest of the industry is irresponsible and will lead to the final nail in the coffins of most of our economically embattled farmers. It varies from default agricultural inputs to irrigation problems, land transactions that went sour, divorce cases (growth in estate) and veld fire losses. During the previous stage of the journey to farming success a strategic analysis of the SSWFOT was done and the choice concerning the positioning of the farming business in the agricultural industry was made. Management has analysed the farming business and the entire external environment with great caution and in fine detail. The factors that assist in creating and sustaining a competitive advantage have been identified and factors were considered that have a negative impact on the farming business. The management team is now ready to commence with the rest of the journey to the place called long-term goals. Long-term goals must be developed with close consideration of the farming business’s mission and strategic vision, which will support the long-term goals. The long-term goals must assist the farming business in achieving the strategic vision. During the previous stage priorities were assessed and improvements identified that the farming business should undergo to improve the current situation. These priorities will form the core in formulating the long-term goals. The long-term goals will focus further on the key performance areas or exceptional characteristics of the farming business. The most important limitations identified to achieve success will also play an important role in formulating long-term goals.