UNIT Topic-1: Introduction to Agriculture and

Farm Tools
Importance of
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Objectives
Learners should be able to:
• Explain the importance of agriculture to the community and nation.

Suggested Learning Materials

1. Collect samples of different crops grown by commercial farmers and

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communal farms such as maize, cotton, wheat, millet and sorghum.
2. Collect pictures of crops that are grown in our country.

and communal farmers.

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3. Collect pictures of the different types of livestock kept by commercial

4. Pupils visit a commercial farmer or a communal farmer.

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5. Collect samples of products from crops and from animals.
6. Computer.
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Suggested Learning Activities

1. Using collected samples of the different crops, learners name the
different crops grown by commercial and communal farmers and
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what they are used for.

2. In groups, learners list the various agriculture jobs created for the
sample goods to be produced; e.g. Farm workers (some who,
plough, water, harvest), veterinary workers, field officers, sales and
marketing people, bakers, millers, butchers.
3. Learners list activities done at community and national level when
marketing the different crops that they grow.
4. (a) Using pictures of different animals, learners describe the various
activities carried out by commercial and communal farmers in
the rearing of animals such
 i. Hand milking at communal land
ii. Machine milking at commercial farming level
iii. Dipping and dosing of the cattle

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 5. L ist the different farming activities done at communal and
commercial level to produce products from animals such as
producing of biltong by commercial farmers.
6. Visit a commercial farmer or a communal farmer, state the activities
carried out by these farmers, such as dozing of cattle, dipping
animals etc.
7. Drawing a picture of a farmer e.g.
(i) Weeding
  (ii) Planting a crop
(iii) Dozing cattle (etc).

EXERCISE 1

1. Crops and animals Product Goods Manufactured

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Cotton clothes
Milk
Sugar cane
Cattle hide
Wool
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sugar, molasses, sweets
shoes, belt, wallets
jerseys, gloves, scarfs, hats
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