AGRICULTURAL PROJECT APPRAISAL, MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION

1. Apply project management principles to agricultural projects.
2. Conduct project appraisals and evaluations.
3. Incorporate gender considerations into project design.
4. Analyze the economic viability of agricultural projects.
5. Understand the role of tax incentives in investment decisions.

13 weeks, about 34 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 1: Plan and Why do we Plan? · 2 hours

     Define a plan and development plan.. Explain how agriculture as a program can be further broken down.. Give reasons for planning and its importance in developing countries..

2. Week 2Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 2: Project and why Project? · 2 hours

     Explain the growing need for better project management.. Define project and provide examples.. List various attributes and describe project constraints..

3. Week 3Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 3: Project versus Process · 2 hours

     Classify activities that fall under the ambit of 'process' and 'project'.. Discuss the interrelationship between project and process..

4. Week 4Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 4: Project Characteristics · 2 hours

     Identify and explain the major characteristics of a project, including objectives, lifecycle, and uniqueness..

5. Week 5Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 5: Project Management · 2 hours

     Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project management framework.. Explain project stakeholders and describe the project management knowledge areas..

6. Week 6Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 6: Attribute of a Good Project Manager · 2 hours

     Describe the skills that help manage projects.. Explain project management tools and techniques.. Define project success..

7. Week 7Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 7: Project Taxonomy/Classifications · 2 hours

     Classify projects under different headings and explain them.. Understand project taxonomy..

8. Week 8Module 1: Project Characteristics and Types

   • Unit 8: Project Management and General Management · 2 hours

     Define project management and general management.. Discuss the relationship between project, program, and portfolio management and their contribution to enterprise success..

9. Week 9Module 2: Project Identification, Formulation and Implementation

   • Unit 1: Project Cycle · 2 hours

     Define project cycle and explain its phases.. Describe all the phases of the project cycle..

10. Week 10Module 2: Project Identification, Formulation and Implementation

    • Unit 2: Project Objectives · 2 hours

      Explain the major objectives of a project.. Understand social objectives in project implementation..

    • Unit 3: Project Identification · 2 hours

      Explain project identification and list the sources from which new project ideas may emerge..

11. Week 11Module 2: Project Identification, Formulation and Implementation

    • Unit 4: Project Preparation · 2 hours

      Explain pre-feasibility study and discuss its importance..

    • Unit 5: Project Direction · 2 hours

      Explain how project managers direct a project and list the causes of project failure..

12. Week 12Module 2: Project Identification, Formulation and Implementation

    • Unit 6: Project Coordination · 2 hours

      Explain the essential conditions necessary for project coordination.. Discuss some of the activities to be coordinated in managing projects..

    • Unit 7: Project Control · 2 hours

      Identify the three aspects to be controlled in managing projects.. Explain control system and give the requirements of a good control system..

13. Week 13Module 2: Project Identification, Formulation and Implementation

    • Unit 8: Project Time Management · 2 hours

      Explain outsourcing and enumerate the importance of outsourcing in project management.. General Overview of a Feasibility Study.

    • Unit 10: Tax Incentives and Project Investment Decisions · 2 hours

      Explain induce investment and determine the incentives that result due to certain policy by the government..