2 March 2006 Farmers to seek FAME

The FAME scholarships sponsored by ASB are not just for the young – they are also targeted at the young at heart. The course has a strong leadership focus and includes new technology, methods and concepts of marketing and supply chain management. Common themes and areas of difference from visits to the US and Europe, Japan and China will be explored. 

Ian Farrelly, General Manager Rural Banking at ASB, is passionate about the FAME course, the strong leadership focus it will nurture and the benefits this will bring to the New Zealand rural sector. 

“We are very excited to offer the opportunity to attend this course to our rural clients and we invite them to apply. Our rural clients are some of the most innovative, progressive and talented farmers in the country. 

“The opportunity to send a select group of future leaders to experience and learn from this intensive training opportunity will help them to stay one step ahead and position them as future leaders on an international scale.

“We are also delighted to be able to send two of our own rural staff on the course. We are committed to keeping ASB staff at the top of their game, developing their leadership skills, and encouraging them to gain knowledge they can bring back to New Zealand and share with others in our team” he says.

Further information on the FAME course is available from ASB’s website, www.asb.co.nz