Master Farmer

Teaching Small Farmers Management

Bruce M Lansdale (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2022
CRC Press (Verlag)
9780367156213 (ISBN)

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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.

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

Bruce M. Lansdale has spent thirty-seven years working in Greece for the American Farm School; he assumed the directorship in 1955. Under his guidance the school has continued its tradition of introducing innovative agricultural technology and supporting rural community development efforts.

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

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-13	9780367156213 / 9780367156213
Zustand	Neuware