The following are only guidelines as to what a potential report should consist of. Most of the extension officers have their own format for doing these reports and the planner need not prescribe to extension officers on how to draw up the potential report.
q Background information
- Where situated
- Extent
- Type of land(s)
- Current owner
- Improvements and infrastructure
q Livestock farming:
· Breeding/production system
- Grazing capacity
- Type of livestock breed recommended
- Amount of female animals
- Minimum camps needed
· Dairy farming
- Average liter milk per day
- Fodder
- Infrastructure
· Game farming
- Potential
- Recommendations
q Irrigation/crop production
- Total extent of irrigation land
- Area currently under irrigation
- Water supply: river, canal, dam etc
- Recommendations
- Land potential
- Existing irrigation systems
- Type of irrigation
- Crops currently under irrigation
- Crops recommended for irrigation
q Expenses to be incurred
- Livestock, crop production
- Implements etc.
q General management aspects
- General condition
- Economical potential
- Physical potential
- Financial implications