The Farmer Competency Development Towards New Generation of Farmers

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) develop learning competencies to lead young farmers and 2) self-assess themselves to lead young farmers after taking training in the Young Farmers Leadership Program. This research was to develop; the total number of samples consisted of representatives from the training unit, who were experts and professional from 7 Agricultural and Technology Colleges, 3 administrators’ staff from the Agricultural Land Reform Office, 66 trainees of the project in accordance with the Leadership Development Program for the new generation of farmers in the Agricultural Land Reform Office. The results showed that the level of compliance with the leadership skills of the new generation of farmers consisted of living and living in groups and communities, basic agricultural knowledge, learning for agricultural career development, production management and supply chain, analysis of agricultural career options and market and network management. From the lessons learned from the group discussion, it was concluded that the participants had sufficient capacity to enter the agricultural land of the Agricultural Land Reform Office by relying on themselves in accordance with the specified competency framework.