CABBAGE PRODUCTION.

THE GENERALS.

A video documentary script submitted for partial fulfilment of AEE211[AGRICULTURAL

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY] in the department of agricultural education and extentsion

OCTOBER,2021

MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY.

TABLE OF
CONTENT.

1. Cover page ......................................................................................1

2.Content.............................................................................................2

3.Declaration.........................................................................................3

4.Dedication..........................................................................................4

5.Acknowledgement.............................................................................5

6.Introduction.......................................................................................6

7.Storyline.............................................................................................8

8.Format................................................................................................9

9.Quote of the group .............................................................................11

10.Back page........................................................................................12
 DECLARATION

We hereby declare that the document script entitled cabbage production submitted to the
department of agricultural education and extension is our original work.

1.MULINGE ALEX MWENGA A60-6657-2020

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2.ISAAC KIBIWOTT NGOSOSEI A60-5943-2020

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3.BRIAN SEME A60-4716-2020

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4.TERESIAH MUTHEU KYALO A60-4707-2020

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5.VINCENT WAUDI A60-6167-2020

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6.TABITHA KEMUNTO MONG'ARE A60-4724-2020

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7.HENRY MASENGE A60-5304-2020

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DEDICATION

We dedicate this project to our creator and as well as the school of agriculture for being very faithful
to us and also being the source of inspiration and knowledge to do this project.

We also dedicate this project to;

1. Farm mananger ATC farm for his generousity in guiding us through writing this script and also
creating time to work with us .

2.Our dear beloved parents ,friends, relatives and even our dean Dr. konyango for his tireless help
in organizing the visit to ATC farm.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We sincerely express our special thanks to our supervisor Dr. Nancy Chege , Dr. Jacob konyango, the
dean of the school of agricultural sciences and natural resource management ,director ATC farm and
group members for their active participation in enhancing the success of the project.

OBJECTIVES

1. The viewer should be able to practice cabbage production upon viewing our video.

2. To provide basic information on production ,post-harvest handling and marketing of cabbages.

INTRODUCTION

Background

cabbage is a member of the brassicaceae [cruciferae] family which includes crops such as kales
cauliflower ,broccoli and raddish. Their are three main types of cabbage ;green , red and savoy. it is
one of the most widely grown , popular and nutritious vegetables in kenya mainly for the domestic
market.

Grown by both small and medium scale farmers . They contain calcium ,iron, vitamin A,C and E
minerals , Riboflavin ,Nicontinamine and Ascorbic Acid.Cabbage has cleansing effect of stomach and
intestinal tract if consumed raw without salt due to high sulphur and chlorine content.

COMMON VARIETIES.

The most common varieties of cabbages incude ;

 ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
CABBAGE.
 PROCEDURE FOR RAISING CABBAGE SEEDLINGS UPTO TRANSPLANTING STAGE .

Cabbage seeds are raised in a nursery bed before transplanting as shown below;
FROM THE NURSERY BED ,THE SEEDLINGS ARE TRANSPLANTED IN A SEEDBED AS SHOWN BELOW ;

FACTORS TO CONCSIDER WHEN PREPARING A NURSERY BED

1.Security

2.Availability of water

3.Topography of the area

4.Soil fertility

NURSERY PREPARATIONS

1. Use certified seeds with special attritbute such as tolerance /resistantto pest and diseases and high
yielding.

2.The seed rate is about 100-120g/acre

NURSERY SITE SELECTION

.Avoid settingup the nursery in fields previously having a cabbage crop.

 NURSERY BED ESTABLISHMENT

.Prepare a seedbed of 1m width and a convinient lenght.

.Make drills on the seedbed at a spacing of 10-20cm apart.

.Thinly sow the seeds in the drills and cover lightly with soil

MANANGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN CABBAGES CROPS INCLUDE;

watering- irrigating the crops as shown below

Mulching - act of applying organic materials at the environment around the plant
Transplanting - after several weeeks depending on the variety raised in the nursery bed , the healthy
seedlings are transplanted to seedbed
weeding -removing the unwanted plants in between the cabbage crops as shown below

HARDENING OFF-This is done 1-2 weeks before transplanting by reducing the frequency of watering and
the shade over the nursery.

ADVANTAGES OF RAISING SEEDLIGS IN A NURSERY BED

1.Easy to carry out management practices

2.It reduces the time period of development of the crop.

3.Excess seedlings can be sold

 STORYLINE

PROCEDURE

1.Clearing of the land using slashers or mowers

2.Primary cultivation using jembe,muttocks,fork jembe on large scale farming tractors are used.

3.Secondary cultivation is done to pulverise and break soil clods.

4.Preparation of drills.

5.Application of DAP fertilizer at a correct ration proportion

6.Watering the drills to moisten the soil

7.Water the nursery bed to prevent the roots from breaking when lifting the seedlings from the soil

8.Transplanting of the seedlings from the nursery bed to the seed bed

9.Watering the seedlings after transplanting

10.Mulching is done to preserve moisture in the soil

11.Control of weeds is done after a few weeks

12.Control of pest and diseases such as,black rot,bacteria leaf spot and bacteria soft rot are controlled
using fungicides

13.Top dressing is done depending on the cabbage variety under caltivation on correct proportion

14.Harvesting is done approximately 80-185 days when grown from seeds and 65-105 days when grown
from transplants

FORMAT

STEPS SCENE VISUAL NARRATION MUSIC SOUND STYLE STAGE TOOL TIME
EFFECT

1 Introduction The group Documentary instrumental Interview ATC 5MIN

of the members on cabbage FARM
group,course production
department carried out
and school by AGED
 group of 2.1
year of MKSU

2 Introduction Director The name of soft music Cricket Interview 3MIN

to cabbage of the ATC the director sound
production and summary
of cabbage
production

3 Procedure

Site Clearing Indentify Cracking observation ATC Slasher 2

selection the suitable site sounds farm ,mower mins
selected of tools
site

4 Primary Ploughing Preparing the Tractor observation ATC Tractor 5

cultivation the land land sounds farm mins
jembe

5 Secondary harrowing Breaking soil Hard music Tractor observation ATC Tractor 3
cultivation clods and farm mins
levelling of sound harrow
soil

6 Digging of Making drills Jembe participatory ATC jembe 2

drills and and fertilizer cracking mins
application application sound FARM

Of fertizer

7 Moistening watering Water Soft music Water Watering 2

of soil application fall can mins
sound

8 transplanting Lifting of Transplanting Soft music Observation ATC Garden 3mins

the seedlings trowel
The Farm
seedlings
from the
nursery
bed
9 Watering of Watering Water Water participatory Watering 3
application fall can and mins
The seedling on the seed sprinkler
at seedbed bed

10 mulching Applying To preserve Breaking participatory 1

dry litter moisture of dry mins
through grass
mulching

11 Weed weeding Uprooting Soft music participatory Jembe 4mins

control

12 Pest and Spaying Spraying the Knapsack 3 min

disease crops using
control suitable sprayer
chemical

13 Top dressing fertilizer Foliar participatory Knapsack 2min

application
of the sprayer
fertilizer to
the crop

14 harvesting Cabbage Cutting of Panga participatory panga 2mins

harvesting the cabbage sound
heads

15 Conclusion Quote of the Foreground 3

of the video group, music mins
names and
roles of
group
members

CONCLUSION

.In conclusion cabbage production is the best enterprise that farmers can practise since it requires
little capital to start the enterprise.Also its maintenance cost is effective.
 QUOTE OF TE GROUP

We should all take part in agricultural production to ensure food sustainability and improve the living
standards of the people in our country.