Module 18: Agriculture
Farm power and production economics.
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SECTION: AGRICULTURE
MODULE: 18
Part A: Units
1. Farm power and machinery
a. Tractor drawn implements
b. Their uses and maintenance
2. Agricultural economics III (production economics)
3. National income
4. Factors of production
5. Production function
6. Economic laws and principles
Part B: Project
Connect farm machinery with production economics.
Project Title: Farm Power and Production Economics
Objective: Identify farm implements and explain production economics in practice.
Project Instructions:
- 1. List at least five tractor-drawn implements and their uses.
- 2. Explain basic maintenance practices for two implements.
- 3. Describe factors of production in a local farm example.
- 4. Explain a simple production function using inputs and output.
- 5. Consult your coach where necessary.
Evidence to Submit:
- • Implement list with uses and maintenance.
- • Production factors and function notes.
- • Short reflection on economic principles.
Submission
Part C: Training Others
Guide a peer on farm power and production basics.
Guidance:
- • Explain tractor-drawn implements and their uses.
- • Discuss factors of production with examples.
- • Show how inputs affect outputs.
Reflection:
- • What did the learner understand well?
- • What needed more explanation?
- • What support do you need from your coach?
Submission
Part D: Assessment
Competency Levels:
1 = Expectations not met
2 = Partially met
3 = Satisfactorily met
4 = Excellently met
Self-assessment:
- • Farm implements and maintenance:
- • Factors of production and national income:
- • Production function and economic laws:
Coach assessment:
- • Farm implements and maintenance:
- • Factors of production and national income:
- • Production function and economic laws:
Submission
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