AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION

AGRONOMY (TLE 10)

Quarter 1, Week 1

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Prepared by: Mrs. Mary Grace S. Maata

Learning LO 1. Develop and strengthen Personal Competencies and Skills

Competency (PeCS) needed in agricultural crop production

Code TLE_PECS10-0k

At the end of this lesson, students must be able to:

Objectives
K: differentiate entrepreneur versus entrepreneurship;
S: conduct an interview to a successful agri – entrepreneur in your
community/locality; and
A: appreciate the importance of agri – entrepreneur in our country and in
economy.

What Do You Need To Know?

Entrepreneur versus Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs are referred to those people who are capable to create, form and value business
opportunities. They are individuals who can strategically identify products or services needed by the community
and deliver these at the right time and right place. They are also agents of economic change; they organize,
manage and assume risks of a business. Some of the good qualities of an entrepreneur are committed worker,
persistent, opportunity seeker, risk taker, goal setter, excellent planner, confident problem solver, and
hardworking. While entrepreneurship on the other hand, is a strategic process of innovation and new venture
creation. It is both an art and science of converting business ideas into marketable products or services to
improve the quality of living (Nazareno and Rodolfo, 2014).
As the saying goes, “Successful entrepreneurs continuously develop and improve their PeCS”, that is why
you, as a learner is expected to manage your desire of becoming a good agri – entrepreneur by assessing your
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PeCS).

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PeCS)

The entrepreneurial competencies refer to the important characteristics that should be possessed by an
individual in order to perform entrepreneurial functions effectively. In order to be a successful in a chosen career,
you will learn some of the most important characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits of a successful
entrepreneur (Nazareno and Rodolfo, 2014).

Below are few important characteristics/traits/attributes of a good entrepreneur:

• Hardworking – One of the important characteristics of a good entrepreneur is being a hard worker. This
means habitually working diligently for hours. Hardworking people keep on improving their performance to
produce good products and/or provide good services.

• Self-confident – Entrepreneurs should have confidence in their own ability and judgement. They exhibit self
– confidence which enables them to cope with all the risks in operating their own business.
• Discipline – Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do what is
unimportant.

• Committed – A good entrepreneur accepts full responsibility in all aspects of his/her business. He/she gives
full dedication and loyalty to make business succeed.

• Ability to accept change – Nothing is permanent but change and it occurs frequently. When one owns a
business, he/she should cope with and thrive on changes. He capitalizes on positive changes to make his
business grow.

• Creative – An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in business and in order to have an
edge over other competitors.

• Has the initiative – An entrepreneur takes the initiative. He accepts responsibility in the failure or success of
his business.

• Profit – Oriented – A person enters the world of business to generate profit or additional income. Therefore,
he must assure that the business would prosper.

Listed below are the important skills of a successful entrepreneur:

• Planner – Planning is a strategic thinking and setting of goals to achieve objectives and carefully maximizing
all the available resources. A good businessman should manage to achieve its goals. Planning should be
combined with diligent action.

• People Skills – are skills which are very important in order to be successful in any kind of business. People skills
refer to an efficient and effective form of communication and relationship with people working in and out
of the business. One needs to deal with people in a day-to-day business transaction. A well-developed
communication and people skills can spell out the difference between success and failure of the business.

• Decision Making – Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to think quickly and make a wise decision
towards the pre-determined set of objectives. An entrepreneur should make wise decisions. Each decision
should be based on facts or information leading towards the precise objectives.
 AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION
AGRONOMY (TLE 10)
ACTIVITY SHEET- Quarter 1, Week 1

NAME: ____________________________________ SECTION: ___________________

Activity 1: Fill-in the Blanks

1 - 3. PeCS stands for __________________________ ____________________________ _____________________________.

4 – 10. A good entrepreneur must have the following characteristics:

4.__________________________,5.________________________,6.________________________, 7._______________________

8.__________________________, 9.________________________, 10._________________________.

Activity 2: Identification
Directions: Identify as to what characteristics/traits/skills of a good entrepreneur has been described in each
sentence. Choose your answer with the word/s inside the box as shown below.

Hardworking Self-Confident Discipline

Committed Ability to accept change Creative
Initiative Profit-oriented Planner
People Skills Decision-Maker Planning

_____________1. A person enters the world of business to generate profit or additional income.

_____________2. It enables an entrepreneur to cope with all the risks in operating their own business.

_____________3. An entrepreneur keeps on improving their performance to produce good products and/or
provide good services.
_____________4. A good entrepreneur develops and applies step-by-step plans to realize goals.

_____________5. An effective and efficient communication and relationship with people working in and out
of the business.
_____________6. He/she gives full commitment and solid dedication to make business succeed.

_____________7. An entrepreneur should be artistic and innovative to stay in business and in order to have an
edge over other competitors.
_____________8. Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to think quickly and make a wise decision towards
the pre-determined set of objectives.
_____________9. They keep on improving their performance to produce good products and/or provide good
services.
____________10. He assumes responsibility in the failure or success of his business.

____________11. They can spell out the difference between success and failure of the business

____________12. It is a strategic thinking and setting of goals to achieve objectives and carefully maximizing
all the available resources.
____________13. When one owns a business, he/she should cope with and thrive on changes.

____________14. Sound decision should spring out from given facts/information and should be directed
towards the pre - determined objectives.
____________15. Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do what is
unimportant.
Assessment:

Matching Type
Directions: Match column A with column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before the
number item
Column A Column B

_____1. makes a wise decision towards the attainment of the set A. Committed
objectives B. Ability to accept
change
_____2. strategic thinking and setting of goals C. Hardworking
_____3. trusts in one’s ability D. Self – confidence
E. People Skill
_____4. adaptable to change F. Decision – making
G. Profit oriented
_____5. innovative, have edge over other competitors H. Creative
_____6. solid dedication I. Discipline
J. Planner
_____7. always sticks to the plan

_____8. works diligently

_____9. effective and efficient communication skills and

relationship with people

_____10. always looks for income