PREFACE

PREFACE

GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE SUBJECT

Agricultural Management Practices (AMP) is the study and application of economic and management principles that are used in the production, transformation and marketing of food and other agricultural products. These principles are used to produce and add value to high quality agricultural products so that these products have economic, aesthetic, social and cultural value.

AMP obtains its knowledge and skills from disciplines such as crop sciences, animal sciences, economical and management sciences, engineering, informational and communicational technology.

AMP should be approached by keeping the following learning outcomes in mind:

Knowledge and understanding of the interrelationships between AMP, society and the environment

The focus is on understanding the developments in transformative legislation, poverty and the global environment. This learning outcome shows learners how to use this understanding to improve the quality of life of individuals and communities.

Management practice process

This learning outcome helps learners to master the management processes and skills by underpinning AMP.

Knowledge and understanding of management practices in agriculture

The focus of this learning outcome is to assist learners to gain knowledge, to acquire a broader understanding of how AMP relates to their everyday lives and to make informed decisions to incorporate all relevant practices, systems and technologies to manage a sustainable agricultural environment.

Application of knowledge and skills in agriculture

The focus of this learning outcome addresses the various skills needed to access, process and use information to meet the challenges in AMP. It also involves the knowledge and skills to handle basic and relevant agricultural machinery and equipment so as to solve agriculture-related problems.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Agricultural Management Practices are developed to provide learners of a good practical-orientated basis which integrates both theoretical and practical skills in such a way that it also takes learners with specific teaching needs into account.