Good Cannabis Agricultural Practices

Unit Standard 116126:  Apply marketing principles in agriculture

PURPOSE OF THIS UNIT STANDARD 

• A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to apply knowledge of the marketing principles within agriculture for a specific product or service. Specific knowledge on the value of marketing research and the marketing mix will enable learners to understand the marketing process.
• Learners will understand the importance of the application of business principles in agricultural production with specific reference to marketing.
• They will be able to operate farming practices as businesses and will gain the knowledge and skills to move from a subsistence orientation to an economic orientation in agriculture. Knowledge and skills to access mainstream agriculture through a business-orientated approach to agriculture will be gained by farmers
• Competent learners will be fully conversant with agricultural business practices and aspects of financial analysis as to provide the environment for the application of quality practices and thus strengthen agricultural practices in general. 

Unit Standard 116081 : Identify and recognise factors influencing agricultural enterprise selection 

PURPOSE OF THIS UNIT STANDARD

• Qualifying learners are able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and factors influencing agricultural enterprise selection. They will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of agriculture, specifically crop production and animal production systems. The profession will benefit from this training by learners being equiped with adequate skills to have input into enterprise selection and production to improve productivity and performance.
• Learners will understand the importance of the application of business principles in agricultural production with specific reference to enterprise selection.
• They will be able to operate farming practices as businesses and will gain the knowledge and skills to move from a subsistence orientation to an economic orientation in agriculture. Knowledge and skills will be gained by farmers to access mainstream agriculture through a business-orientated approach to agriculture. 

Unit Standard 116083: Illustrate and Understand the basic layout of Financial Statements 

PURPOSE OF THIS UNIT STANDARD

• A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to define and illustrate the gross margin statement, income statement, balance sheet and cash flow budget as well as the different cost aspects that one can find in a business.
• In addition learners will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of costing and basic financial statements or, to strive towards professional standards and practices at higher levels.
• Competent learners will know if the business is making a profit or a loss, and how to generate basic but effective managerial information from it.

PURPOSE OF THIS UNIT STANDARD

• The learner achieving this unit standard will be able to monitor, collect and collate data in a narrow range of contexts in the agricultural sector. In addition the learner will be able to recognise, interpret and report on basic deviations in routine collection processes.
• In addition learners will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of data collection and dissemination in the agricultural sector. Competent learners will understand the purpose behind data collection and be able to contribute to the general standards applied in the sector by contributing to accurate information gathering.
• Learners will understand the importance of the application of business principles in agricultural production with specific reference to information systems and technology.
• They will be able to operate farming practices as businesses and will gain the knowledge and skills to move from a subsistence orientation to an economic orientation in agriculture. Farmers will gain the knowledge and skills to access mainstream agriculture through a business-oriented approach to agriculture. 

• The learner achieving this unit standard will be able to demonstrate an ability to understand and communicate basic information about the activities, operations and attractions of Tourism and Agriculture at micro and meso levels to tourists.
• In addition learners will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of agriculture, or to strive towards professional standards and practices at higher levels.
• Competent learners will be fully conversant with agricultural practices and aspects of tourism as to provide the environment for the application of quality practices and thus strengthen agricultural practices in general.

Unit Standard 8964: Write for a defined context 

PURPOSE OF THIS UNIT STANDARD

Learners credited with this unit standard are able to write to suit a range of contexts. They use complex sentence structures and show some control of style and register. Writers can match the choice of text type, structure, tone and word selection in their writing to the needs of specific audiences. They express themselves reasonably clearly and precisely when writing, and they are willing to explore new forms of writing in thoughtful and organised ways.

Learners at this level also use appropriate language in familiar and unfamiliar situations in their writings and in their written observations and responses based on texts they encounter. They use language appropriate to the socio-cultural, learning or workplace/technical environment as required.

Learners credited with this unit standard are able to:

• write for a specific purpose and audience
• use grammatical structures and writing conventions to produce coherent and cohesive texts for specific contexts
• adapt language to suit context
• draft and edit own writing.