A great side benefit of attending the Kursus Kambing – Opportunity to Network
Picture of us having a coffee break in Al Barakah farms
I have written about the Kursus Kambing that I attended from the 21 – 25 November 08.
One very useful advantage that we gain from attending such Kursus (besides the main objective of gaining knowledge) is the meeting and getting to know other like minded people.
There were 42 attendees in our class. I met people from Johor, Penang, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan as well as other States in Peninsular Malaysia. (Unfortunately, we had no attendees from Sabah, Sarawak or Labuan).
The session on cutting Rumput Gajah, a staple for goat feed. The gentleman in the bandana is widely experienced En. Anis from Al Barakah while the gentleman behind him, partly hidden and facing is En. Mus, the course leader, also from Al Barakah.
It was an interesting mix of people. Young guys and girls, some still studying in Institutions of Higher Learning. Older ladies and men, some retired and some about to retire. The rest of the class were somewhere in between.
There were four husband and wife teams as well as a brother and sister team. There was also a “business” team from Pagoh, Johor which had already started their farm and were there to increase their knowledge.
Only a few (I think about 4 or 5 of us) had already started our farms, mostly on a small scale.
We were also a very diverse batch from the educational standard point of view. We had post graduates, graduates, those still in IPTA’s and those with secondary school education.
Feeding the cut grass into the shredder.
You can imagine the rich and varied discussions that went on during the coffee / tea breaks, mealtimes as well as during the “hands on” lessons at Al Barakah farms.
I tried to get to know as many people as I could. However as expected, I could not get to know everyone well. I am happy with the friendships I made and will make an effort to continue keeping in touch with them.
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