Business Of Farming

The need for greater agricultural output throughout the world has led to the increasing use of business management techniques to obtain the best returns from agricultural resources. "The Business of Farming" is a basic textbook on farm management for diploma and degree students, farmers and farm managers in tropical and subtropical regions. Clearly and simply written, it covers the whole field of financial, personnel, production and marketing management as it applies to both large-scale, commercial farming and small-scale, mainly subsistence, farming. It assumes no previous knowledge of economics, finance or management and includes numerous worked examples, from throughout the tropics, illustrating different techniques for solving farm management problems. For this second edition, the author has undertaken a major revision and updating of the reading lists, and has made numerous smaller amendments and improvements throughout the text.