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NPR - In Pursuit Of Sustainability: The Use Of The Business Plan As A Management Tool For Growers

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  • Ducasse, G.G.
  • Hurly, K.M.

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The Sustainable Sugarcane Farm Management System SUSFARMS® proposes that for the “Prosperity†pillar to be upheld, both a detailed agronomic and financial plan need to be put in place. This can be achieved through the development of a comprehensive business plan which provides an assessment of the farm business intervention requirements in order to develop the farming enterprise which include: crop establishment, infrastructure development, mentoring, capacity building, and other assistance in the daily operations of the business. This re-establishment of the farm economic infrastructure is essential to provide a base for sustained profitability. The paper stresses the important role of the entrepreneur who has to take responsibility for the plan and treat it like a living document which can, with assistance of skilled agronomic and economic extension staff, be used as an invaluable management tool to guide decisions on various aspects of the farming business.

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  • Ducasse, G.G. & Hurly, K.M., 2013. "NPR - In Pursuit Of Sustainability: The Use Of The Business Plan As A Management Tool For Growers," 19th Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 2013 345719, International Farm Management Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ifma13:345719
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.345719
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