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economic
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aspects ofthe
factors that influence
production
the economic
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are converting
the existing farm
operations to an
organic system
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Ways to
Minimize
COST
 1.
PREPARE
FARM
OWN
INPUTS
*fertilizers/
botanicals

Ways to minimize cost

2.
PRODUC
SEEDS
E OWN
EXCHAN
OR
GE
SEEDS
Ways to minimize cost
 3.
LANDS
DIVERSIF
Y CAPE &
CROPS

Ways to minimize cost

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COMPOST CROPSFODDER
FY CROPS& CROPS

BOTANICA CASH
L CROPS CROPS

Ways to minimize cost

 4.
MAXIMIZ
PRODUCTIO
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N PATTERNS
Ways to minimize cost
 PRODUCTION
MAXIMIZ ANIO
PATTERNS
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CRO
CROP
P
PING
CROP
CROP
ROTA
TION
Ways to minimize cost
Ways to
Increase
RETURN
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CHOOSE
PRODUC
HIGH
TS WITH
MARKET
VALUE Ways to increase retur
COMBIN
LIVESTO
E
CK WITH
CROP
PRODUCT
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 3.
ENGAG
FARMSTEAD
E IN
PROCESSING
AND/
COOPERATE
OR
WITH OTHER
Ways to increase retur
 4.
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D
TS TO
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CREDIB
Ways to increase retur
 5.
IMPROV
UALITY E
OF
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Ways to increase retur
INITIAL
ASSESS
 INITIAL
ASSESSMENT
intern tre
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clim
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ate
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markets
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location
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s &
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of required
resources,
information,
training, &
knowledge

Own existing
financial & Support systems of
human government, organic
resources,
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monthly
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Soil
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tion on
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 Records of crop production

Type of Farm
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Application of
Input
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How
Soil
&
Fertility
supplements/others
Plant Health
and
Farm Input
Modality
When they Quantities
were Places of
Date of
produced Dates of
application
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Purchase
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 Records of crop production
TYPE OF
APPLICATI
FARM
ON
TYPE INPUT SUPPLIER
PRODUCTION/
PURCHASE
TYP
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MODALIT
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QUANTITIy PLACE OF
APPLICATION
DATE OF
APPLICATION

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ation on
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ation
Seed Planting
Records of crop production

s of
on
s & Material
Farmstead Purchases
List of
Production
Production from Suppliers
suppliers
date Date
Yield Type
Storage Quantity
 FARM-STEAD Records of crop production
SUPPLIERS
PRODUCTION (PLANTING
(PLANTING MATERIAL)
SEED MATERIAL)
PRODUCTION
YIELD STORAGE
SUPPLIE
DATE TYPE QUANTITY
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Records of crop production

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Overall Records of crop production

g/planting
ction ns Place
plan with Date
Seedling
projected
Type of soil
Transplanti
production
yields Plot
Projected date
ng/planting preparation
of harvest and Type of crop
estimated
 Records of crop production
TRANSPLANTING/
PLANTING
PROJECTED
TYPE OF SOIL/ ESTIMATED
PLACE DATE DATE OF
CROP PLOT PREP YIELD
HARVEST
MANAGE
Records of crop production

PRACTIC
CROP
MENT
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PRODUC
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until harvest Com
Prod
post
Crop
uctio
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Crop
of
Place &
Quantity
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Records of crop production

Posth
ng
Packa
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Crati
ng e
Handof
arvest
Cooli
ng
Stora
ge
 Records of crop production
HARVESTING
POST HARVEST
CROP DATE PLACE QUANTITY
HANDLING
List of
Records of crop production

Actual
Clients Buyer
Quant
s
ities
Prices
 CLIENTS ACTUAL SALES

CONTACT QUANTIT
NAME ADDRESS REMARKS BUYER CROP PRICE
NUMBER Y
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RECORD
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