SHS1 Agricultural Science · Semester 2 Week 9: Support Systems in Agriculture.

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.3.2.LI.2 - Identify all relevant support organisations that offer various services to key actors such as farmers, traders and processors.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define what a support organisation is and explain its role in vegetable and ornamental crop production and marketing.
Identify at least five national support organisations in Ghana that serve farmers, traders and processors in the vegetable and ornamental value chains.
Identify at least three international organisations operating in Ghana that support agricultural development.
Categorise the services offered by these organisations into distinct types, such as financial, technical, research, input supply and marketing support.
Match specific support organisations to the needs of key actors (farmers, traders and processors) in a given scenario.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Mobilisation of Resources and Networks (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Support Systems in Agriculture. (3.2)
Content standard: 1.3.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the different types of support systems in vegetable and ornamental crop production and marketing. 1.3.2.LO.1 Explain the different types of systems in vegetable and ornamental crop production and marketing. 1.3.2.LO.2 Evaluate extension services on vegetable and ornamental enterprises in the school's area.
Indicator: 1.3.2.LI.2 - Identify all relevant support organisations that offer various services to key actors such as farmers, traders and processors.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 9 (Week 29 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 42

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry-Based Learning: Learners in mixed-gender and mixed-ability groups surf the internet and other sources to come up with a list of national and international organisations involved in agriculture.
Talk for Learning: Learners in mixed ability groups categorise the services of the organisations and discuss their roles. Learners then present reports.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Questionnaire/Interview
- Checklist * Field notebooks * Camera
- Smartphone
- Projector
- * Computer
- Flip charts
- Marker
- Functional Internet connectivity
- Detailed knowledge of
- each stakeholder and their interactions. * Relevant costume * Samples of produce/products
Assessment (1.3.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.