Perceptions And Impacts Of FRAM-A: A Norwegian Farm Business Developement Programme

The FRAM-A(gro) programme has been initiated to improve Norwegian farmers’ business and strategic management skills. This paper reports on an evaluation of the early projects. Key findings are that the learning model combining three approaches (theory, group learning and onfarm activities) was successful, and that farmers were satisfied with the one-to-one consultancy.

Keywords: Training programme, farm development, strategic management, consultancy, evaluation.