Economic Production of Crops

Curriculum details

Strand

Farming for Jobs and Incomes (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Economic Production of Crops (2.1)

Content standard

3.2.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of market-oriented production of plantation and fruit trees 3.2.1.LO.1 Explain how to produce plantation and fruit trees for profit

Indicator

3.2.1.LI.3 - Carry out required post-harvest practices and market the produce of plantation and fruit trees

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 3 (Week 23 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. 86

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning: Learners in mixed-ability and mixed-gender groups are assigned to the plantation and fruit trees. Learners form sub-mixed groups to harvest and market the produce. Appropriate post-harvest practices are carried out where necessary. Various groups sell the produce and render accounts to the class.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Well-planned community
- Community market
- Pocket notebooks
- Plots of land or boxes or cans or large plastic bottles with soil
- Seeds of selected vegetables
- Tools and implements for growing the crops
- Land, boxes
- Cans
- Large plastic bottles
- Seeds of selected vegetables
- Black soil
- Notebooks
- and ornamentals
Assessment (3.2.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.