Agricultural Practices
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Agricultural Practices

This course equips learners with essential skills in agricultural practices, focusing on conservation, human resources management, water quality monitoring, and sustainable farming techniques, enabling them to transition from subsistence to economic-oriented agriculture while fostering a culture of maintenance and care for the environment and farming infrastructure.
Agricultural Unit Standards

116127 – Conservation Structures and Measures

A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to plan, lay out and maintain conservation and structures and prevention measures in an agricultural environment, report faults, and where appropriate, repair them under supervision.

116113 – Human Resources Management in Agriculture

A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to describe and understand the principles of Human Resources Management as applied at workplace environment. Learners will understand the importance of the application of business principles in agricultural production with specific reference to human resources. They will be able to operate farming practices as businesses and will gain the knowledge and skills to move from a subsistence orientation to an economic orientation in agriculture. Farmers will gain the knowledge and skills to access mainstream agriculture through a business-orientated approach to agriculture.

116077 – Monitoring and Maintaining Water Quality

The learner achieving this unit standard will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of water quality to agriculture and to monitor and maintain water quality using established procedures. In addition they will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of agriculture and water management. Learners will gain an understanding of sustainable agricultural practices as applied in the animal-, plant and mixed farming sub fields. The application of maintaining water quality practices in primary agriculture is focused on in this unit standard. They will be able to participate in, undertake and plan farming practices with knowledge of their environment. A culture of maintenance and care will be instilled for both the environment as well as towards farming infrastructure and operations by this unit standard.

116060 – Selecting and Applying Basic Equipment

A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to select basic equipment and implements that are appropriate to a combination of activities within a single agricultural process. S/he will be able to operate in a safe and responsible manner. In addition learners will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of agriculture or to strive towards professional standards and practices at higher levels. Competent learners will be fully conversant with agricultural regulations and aspects of safety to ensure the application of quality practices and thus strengthen agricultural practices in general. Learners will gain an understanding of sustainable agricultural practices as applied in the animal, plant and mixed farming sub fields. This unit standard focuses on the application of equipment, technology, implements and infrastructure in primary agriculture. They will be able to participate in, undertake and plan farming practices with knowledge of their environment. A culture of maintenance and care will be instilled for both the environment as well as towards farming infrastructure and operations.

116064 – Environmental Awareness in Agriculture

The learner will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic functions of the environment by recognising patterns and processes, knowing local resources and basic sustainable agricultural processes using environmental indicators. Competent learners will understand the environmental context of sustainable agricultural production.

116069 – Communicating Tourism and Agriculture

The learner achieving this unit standard will be able to demonstrate an ability to understand and communicate basic information about the activities, operations and attractions of Tourism and Agriculture at micro and meso levels to tourists. In addition learners will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of agriculture, or to strive towards professional standards and practices at higher levels. Competent learners will be fully conversant with agricultural practices and aspects of tourism as to provide the environment for the application of quality practices and thus strengthen agricultural practices in general.

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