Master Farmer

Teaching Small Farmers Management

Bruce M Lansdale (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2022
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-15621-3 (ISBN)

Infos

In this book, Bruce Lansdale, director of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece—a hands-on educational institution for Greek villagers—provides an eloquent analysis of the training of so-called master farmers, who combine practical and theoretical knowledge of agriculture.

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The story of postwar Greece holds invaluable lessons for many developing countries today. In 1947 Greece had just emerged from a decade of war and strife; its villagers were demoralized and fleeing rural life for the cities; and its farms were unable to produce adequate crops to feed its people. In less than forty years Greece has become a major ex

Inhalt

Preface -- Managing the Training -- Training Master Farmers -- A Society in Transition -- The Farm School Model -- Dynamic Training Centers -- Training the Managers -- The Planning Process -- Organize the Organizers -- The Languages of Leadership -- Maintaining Control -- Adjusting for Flexibility -- Heads, Hands, and Hearts -- The Role of Knowledge -- Teaching Competencies -- Changing Attitudes -- Problem Solving -- Building Self-esteem -- Metamorphosis -- Appendix A -- Appendix B

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2021
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 143 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 281 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 0-367-15621-0 / 0367156210
• ISBN-13: 978-0-367-15621-3 / 9780367156213
• Zustand: Neuware