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The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa
Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/124717 The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa Volschenk, Michael Eugene Kleynhans, T. E. Van der Bank, Francois Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Agricultural Economics. Competency models Farmers -- Training -- South Africa Human capital -- South Africa Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MScAgric)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY : A current topic of debate in South Africa revolves around land reform and empowerment of previously disadvantaged communities. Critics of land reform hold up failed land reform projects as examples of why the current strategy is not feasible. Against this backdrop, the established farms in the country are reducing in number with the remaining farms increasing in size as their competitors fail due to price pressures. This is resulting in a greater number of large enterprises that require extensive management skills to run effectively. From these two points, it is clear that an in-depth study of the requirements for successful farming in South Africa was required. This study set out to develop a competency model detailing what competencies are required by South African farmers and the behaviours that enabled these competencies. The study used the Critical Incidence Technique (CIT) to determine core competencies and identify behaviours that lead to successful farming. The study started by compiling a literature-based model identifying which skills and attributes lead to successful farming. This information is ordered and sorted around a framework including three main dimensions: the Leadership dimension, the Economic dimension, and the Technical dimension. Each of the above dimensions are based on a collection of associated competencies. Once the model was defined, a sample group of successful farmers (within several industries) was approached for interviews. The interviews sought to determine the views of the successful farmers on competencies required for long term success. The CIT was then used to determine the key competencies leading to sustainable success. Following this, the results of these interviews were inserted into the Atlas TI-9 program for qualitative analysis and where all relevant information was coded. A code report was generated by Atlas TI-9. This report allowed for the efficient allocation of sub-competencies into competency clusters. Finally, the report was then used to match the extracted competencies to the initial framework. By using the same framework for both the literature-based model and the research-based model, the research could draw comparisons between what was previously identified in the literature and what new information or insights were discovered in practice – especially through the inclusion of the behavioural dimension. This led to the conclusion that the key to success in farming lies not only in the technical or economic knowledge of the farmer but, importantly, also in their behaviours as leaders on the farm. This discovery provides new insights into what could have been missing from agricultural ventures that fail, even though these ventures might have abundant technical and economic assistance. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : ’n Aktuele debat in Suid-Afrika handel rondom grondhervorming en bemagtiging van voorheen benadeelde gemeenskappe. Kritici van grondhervorming hou mislukte landbou projekte voor as bewys van hoekom die huidige strategie van grondhervorming nie volhoubaar is nie. Teen hierdie agtergrond verminder die aantal gevestigde landbou ondernemings in die land terwyl die oorblywende plase in grootte en kompleksiteit toeneem. Kleiner mededingers misluk onder andere as gevolg van prysdruk. Die gevolg is die ontstaan van 'n groter aantal mega-ondernemings wat uitgebreide bestuursvaardighede benodig om doeltreffend te funksioneer. Hierdie twee punte dui daarop dat 'n in-diepte studie benodig was wat die vereistes vir suksesvolle boerdery in Suid-Afrika identifiseer. Hierdie studie het dan juis ten doel gehad om so 'n bevoegdheidsmodel te ontwikkel. Die model identifiseer die bevoegdhede wat vir volhoubare en suksesvolle landbou ondernemings vereis word, asook die gedrag wat hierdie bevoegdhede moontlik gemaak het. Die studie het die Critical Incidence Technique (CIT) gebruik om kernbevoegdhede te bepaal en gedrag te identifiseer wat tot suksesvolle boerdery lei. Dit het afgeskop met die daarstel van 'n literatuurgebaseerde model, en die model identifiseer watter vaardighede en eienskappe tot suksesvolle boerdery lei. Daarna was die inligting georden binne 'n raamwerk wat drie hoofdimensies beskryf: die Leierskap dimensie, die Ekonomiese dimensie en die Tegniese dimensie. Elkeen van die drie dimensies is weer saamgestel uit verwante bevoegdhede. Nadat die model gedefinieer is, is 'n steekproefgroep suksesvolle boere binne verskeie sektore van landbou vir onderhoude genader. Die onderhoude het dit ten doel gehad om objektief die beskouings van die boere self te bepaal oor watter kernbevoegdhede tot hulle suksesvolle ondernemings bygedra het. Die CIT is toe gebruik om die sleutelbevoegdhede te bepaal wat tot volhoubare sukses lei. Hierna is die resultate van hierdie onderhoude aan die hand van die Atlas TI-9-program hanteer vir kwalitatiewe analise en waar alle relevante inligting gekodeer is. 'n Kodeverslag is deur die Atlas TI-9 program gegenereer. Hierdie verslag het voorsiening gemaak vir die doeltreffende allokasie van sub-bevoegdhede aan bevoegdheidsklusters. Laastens is die TI-9 verslag dan gebruik om die bevoegdheidsklusters wat so onttrek is, met die literatuurgebaseerde model te vergelyk. Deur dieselfde raamwerk vir beide die literatuurgebaseerde model asook die navorsingsgebaseerde model te gebruik, kon hierdie navorsing vergelykings tref en dus so bepaal watter nuwe inligting of insigte in die praktyk ontdek is. Dit was veral sigbaar weens die insluiting van die gedrags-dimensie van suksesvolle boerdery ondernemings. Dit het tot die gevolgtrekking gelei dat die sleutel tot sukses in boerdery nie slegs in die tegniese of ekonomiese kennis van die boer gesetel is nie maar belangrik, ook in hul gedrag as leiers. Hierdie ontdekking (oor die afwesigheid van sekere kern gedragsvereistes) verskaf dus nuwe insigte oor wat kon ontbreek het by landbou ondernemings wat misluk het - al was daar moontlik oorvloedige tegniese en ekonomiese bystand tot hul beskikking in die verlede. Masters 2022-03-07T20:06:26Z 2022-04-29T09:28:13Z 2022-03-07T20:06:26Z 2022-04-29T09:28:13Z 2022-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124717 en_ZA Stellenbosch University xiii, 106 pages ; illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Competency models Farmers -- Training -- South Africa Human capital -- South Africa Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- South Africa UCTD Volschenk, Michael Eugene The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa |
| title | The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa |
| title_full | The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa |
| title_short | The development of a farmer competency model for South Africa |
| title_sort | development of a farmer competency model for south africa |
| topic | Competency models Farmers -- Training -- South Africa Human capital -- South Africa Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/124717 |
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