INDEX - NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: Plant Production (NQF 1)
TYPE ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
CORE 116158 Apply basic agricultural enterprise selection principles
116166 Apply basic food safety practices
116160 Apply basic human resource management principles and practices applicable in an agricultural environment
116172 Apply elementary farm layout and infrastructure
116199 Demonstrate a basic understanding of the structure and function of a plant in relation to its environment
116157 Demonstrate an understanding of the basic concepts of sustainable farming systems
116164 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of marketing
116165 Define production and understand the basic activities of production/conversion in the agri-business environment
116206 Fertilise soil and attend to basic plant nutrition
116163 Handle inputs and stock in agri-business
116201 Harvest agricultural crops
116159 Identify the need for capital and understand the need for the recording of the income and different costs in an agri-business
116203 Manipulate plants
116202
116168
Operate and maintain irrigation systems
116200 Plant the crop under supervision
116205 Propagate plants
116204 Recognise pests, diseases and weeds on crops
116167 Select, use and care for hand tools and basic equipment and infrastructure
116169 Understand how sustainable farming systems conserve natural resources
FUNDAMENTAL 13356 Assess the influence of the environment on sustainable livestock production
7451 116156 Collect, analyse, use and communicate numerical data
14084 7447 7449 Demonstrate an understanding of and use the numbering system
7463 7464 Describe and represent objects and the environment in terms of shape, space, time and motion
12462 12469 12470 Engage in a range of speaking and listening interactions for a variety of purposes
12471 Explore and use a variety of strategies to learn (revised)
7461 Use maps to access and communicate information concerning routes, location and direction
ELECTIVE 116150 Identify and explain permaculture principles
116148 Perform basic routine operations in a defined hydroponic context
116149 Understand organic market requirements
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