The Agri-Women’s Development Trust is introducing theirlatest programme, Our Resilient Farming Business. Supported by the Ministry for Primary Industries, this free programme will support farming New Zealanders to cultivate the financial and personal resilience needed to thrive in the face of accelerating change. 

Starting with six pilots across the country in June-July 2021, farmers will leave the programme with an action plan and the confidence to manage uncertainty and seize opportunity.  ‘Our Resilient Farming Business: Pilot’ programmes will take place in: 

	Pilot Group	Sector	Dates	Location
1	Farming women	Sheep, Beef, Dairy	Module 1: 30/6/2021 Module 2: 28/7/2021	Winton
2	Farming partnerships (women and/or men)	Sheep, Beef, Dairy	Module 1: 1/7/2021 Module 2: 29/7/2021	Balclutha
3	Farming women	Sheep, Beef, Dairy	Module 1: 7/7/2021 Module 2: 4/8/2021	Ashburton
4	Farming partnerships (women and/or men)	Sheep, Beef, Dairy	Module 1: 8/7/2021 Module 2: 5/8/2021	Amberley
5	Pan-sector partnerships (women and/or men)	Sheep, Beef, Dairy, Hort, Arable	Module 1: 7/7/2021 Module 2: 4/8/2021	Feilding
6	Pan-sector partnerships (women and/or men)	Sheep, Beef, Dairy, Hort, Arable	Module1: 8/7/2021 Module 2: 5/8/2021	Hastings

Register Here for an ‘Our Resilient Farming Business: Pilot’ programme 

Who is the ‘Our Resilient Farming Business: Pilot’ programme for?

Farming business owners and managers interested in building their financial and personal adaptability in changing environments. Participants must have: 

• Financial responsibility for a farming business (or farming business unit)
• An existing budget 
• The ability to create and monitor a budget
• The ability to read financial accounts (including a balance sheet and a profit and loss statement)

What are the outcomes for participants?

Through new skills, connections and planning, the programme will support farmers to feel more confident in their ability to deal with uncertainty and risk. This outcome is the result of developing: 

• An open and positive mindset that embraces change 
• A clear picture of what a resilient farming business looks like 
• Simple frameworks that build personal and financial resilience 
• An understanding of how lenders assess and measure financial resilience
• A measure of the financial resiliency of your business
• Your farming business resiliency action plan (reviewed with other farmers)
• An understanding of how your personal/team resilience attributes impact your decision-making
• Access to tools and support networks that will help build resilience 

What is the format of the ‘Our Resilient Farming Business: Pilot’ programme

The programme pilots consist of two face-to-face full day modules, one month apart. The programme also includes self-directed pre-module and inter-module work to help participants get the most out of the programme – including developing a personal and business resilience action plan to share with the group during module two.  

What should I expect from involvement in a pilot programme?  

As a pilot programme, you will be supporting AWDT to test this first-iteration alongside other farmers and growers in your group. The focus is on designing and delivering the best quality programme and your feedback on what works well and what needs improvement, is critical. 

How much does the programme cost? 

Thanks to support from the Ministry for Primary Industries, ‘Our Resilient Farming Business: Pilot’ programmes are free to attend. 

Register Here for an ‘Our Resilient Farming Business: Pilot’ programme

For more information, visit the AWDT webpage, call us on +64 6 370 2568 or reply with any questions.