Cannabis plant production from seed to harvest

Description

Unit Standard 116053: Understand basic soil fertility and plant nutrition

Applied Title: Understand basic soil fertility and plant nutrition for farming cannabis

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

Learners at this level are able to read or view, understand and respond to texts on a range of topics

Learners credited with this unit standard are able to:

• identify the main ideas in different text types
• read and respond to texts for a variety of purposes
• use a range of reading and viewing strategies to make meaning of texts
• identify and discuss how language structures and features may influence a reader.

Unit Standard 116077 : Monitor water quality

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

• The learner achieving this unit standard will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of water quality to agriculture and to monitor and maintain water quality using established procedures. In addition they will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of agriculture and water management.
• Learners will gain an understanding of sustainable agricultural practices as applied in the animal-, plant and mixed farming sub fields. The application of maintaining water quality practices in primary agriculture is focussed on in this unit standard.
• They will be able to participate in, undertake and plan farming practices with knowledge of their environment. A culture of maintenance and care will be instilled for both the environment as well as towards farming infrastructure and operations by this unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

• The learner will be able to identify the basic structures and functions of a plant.
• Learners will gain specific knowledge and skills in plant physiology and anatomy and will be able to operate in a plant production environment implementing sustainable and economically viable production principles.
• They will be capacitated to gain access to the mainstream agricultural sector, in plant production, impacting directly on the sustainability of the sub-sector. The improvement in production technology will also have a direct impact on the improvement of agricultural productivity of the sector.

 Unit Standard 116079: Monitor the establishment of a crop

Applied Title: Monitor the establishment of a Cannabis Plant

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

• A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to plant a range of crops and monitor the correct establishment of crops as well as ensuring that planting is placed and spaced as required. This Unit Standard forms part of the prior learning required in the areas of plant manipulation and plant propagation.
• Learners will gain specific knowledge and skills in establishing the crop and will be able to operate in a plant production environment implementing sustainable and economically viable production principles
• They will be capacitated to gain access to the mainstream agricultural sector, in plant production, impacting directly on the sustainability of the sub-sector. The improvement in production technology will also have a direct impact on the improvement of agricultural productivity of the sector.

Unit Standard 116111: Harvest agricultural crops: Procedures

Applied Title: Harvest cannabis crops: Procedures

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

• A learner achieving this unit standard will be able to harvest crops according to basic procedures making use of basic harvesting tools.
• Learners will gain specific knowledge and skills in harvesting techniques and will be able to operate in a plant production environment implementing sustainable and economically viable production principles.
• They will be capacitated to gain access to the mainstream agricultural sector, in plant production, impacting directly on the sustainability of the sub-sector. The improvement in production technology will also have a direct impact on the improvement of agricultural productivity of the sector.