Part I. Commercial Agriculture Project Planning

• Introduction to Commercial livestock and Commercial Livestock Production
• Feasibility study for Commercial Agricultural Production: project proposal, finance, investment planning and technical requirements
• Prospecting for land and evaluating the suitability (location, soil quality and avoidance of disputes)
• Investment requirements – startup capital financing – personal savings, loans, grants, equity, partnerships, investors
• Technical Farm Management requirements – selecting the right animals, farming calendar, crop rotation, irrigation, pests and disease prevention/control, water management, food safety
• Placement for marketing and selling produce – research and analysis, branding, product differentiation

Part II. Technical Aspects in Commercial Crop Agriculture

• Introduction to Livestock Farming & Husbandry
• Commercial Livestock Farming
• Types of feeds and feeding of different livestock
• Animal Parasites, Diseases and Control Measures
• Range Management
• Farm set up and goat management infrastructure
• Fattening, forage bank establishment, supplementary feeding and pasture preservation
• Types of pastures/forage production and establishment
• Reproduction and Breeding Techniques
• Animal Identification and Record Keeping
• Enterprise positioning and market targeting
• Value Chain and agribusiness development

Part III. Technology and Mechanization in Commercial Agriculture

• Computer applications, computerization and farm management information systems
• Farm infrastructure and machinery
• Farm power and energy sources
• Breeding strategy – dairy, beef or dual purpose
• Agro-processing and value addition

Part IV. Practical/supervised attachment

Assignment, supervision, report writing and assessment