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Module 13: Agriculture

Farm management and agricultural economics.

Use this workbook to practice core KCSE communication skills and record evidence of progress.

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SECTION: AGRICULTURE

MODULE: 13

Part A: Units

1. Farm management (2)

a. Farm planning

b. Budgeting

c. Record keeping

d. Decision making

2. Agricultural economics

a. Cost and returns

b. Profit and loss

c. Marketing of agricultural products

Part B: Project

Create a simple farm plan and budget outline.

Project Title: Farm Plan and Budget

Objective: Apply farm management and agricultural economics to a local example.

Project Instructions:

  1. 1. Choose a small farm activity (crop or livestock).
  2. 2. Outline a basic farm plan with key tasks.
  3. 3. Draft a simple budget with expected costs and returns.
  4. 4. Explain how records and decisions affect profit.
  5. 5. Consult your coach where necessary.

Evidence to Submit:

  • • Farm plan notes.
  • • Budget summary.
  • • Profit and loss explanation.

Submission

Accepted: PDF, JPG, PNG, DOC, DOCX (max 8MB).

Part C: Training Others

Guide a peer on planning, budgeting, and marketing.

Guidance:

  • • Explain farm planning and budgeting basics.
  • • Discuss record keeping and decision making.
  • • Describe one marketing method for produce.

Reflection:

  • • What did the learner understand well?
  • • What needed more explanation?
  • • What support do you need from your coach?

Submission

Accepted: PDF, JPG, PNG, DOC, DOCX (max 8MB).

Part D: Assessment

Competency Levels:

1 = Expectations not met

2 = Partially met

3 = Satisfactorily met

4 = Excellently met

Coach assessment: Learner completes the self-assessment using the 1-4 scale. The coach prepares a short quiz or conversation (outside the system if needed) and assigns the coach score.

Self-assessment:

  • • Farm planning and budgeting:
  • • Record keeping and decisions:
  • • Cost, returns, and marketing:

Coach assessment:

  • • Farm planning and budgeting:
  • • Record keeping and decisions:
  • • Cost, returns, and marketing:

Submission

Accepted: PDF, JPG, PNG, DOC, DOCX (max 8MB).

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