Handle iinputs & stock in Agri-business...Handle inputs & stock in Agri-business Primary Agriculture NQF Level 1 Unit Standard No: 116163 2 Version: 01 Version Date: July 2006 Before

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NQF Level: 1 US No: 116163

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Handle inputs & stock in Agri-business

Primary Agriculture NQF Level 1 Unit Standard No: 116163 22

Version: 01 Version Date: July 2006

BBeeffoorree wwee ssttaarrtt…… Dear Learner - on completion of the Learner Guide, you should have acquired all the knowledge and skills to be assessed against the following unit standard:

Title: Handle inputs & stock in Agri-business

US No: 116163 NQF Level: 1 Credits: 2

Please read the unit standard at your own time (see Learning Guide).

WWhhaatt iiss aasssseessssmmeenntt aallll aabboouutt?? Assessment takes place at different intervals of the learning process and includes various activities. Some activities will be done before the commencement of the program whilst others will be done during programme delivery and other after completion of the program.

The assessment experience should be user friendly, transparent and fair. Should you feel that you have been treated unfairly, you have the right to appeal. Please ask your facilitator about the appeals process and make your own notes.

HHooww ttoo uussee tthhiiss wwoorrkkbbooookk …… Your activity workbook will be handed in from time to time on request of the facilitator for the following purposes:

• The activities that follow are designed to help you gain the skills, knowledge and attitudes that you need in order to become competent in this learning module.

• It is important that you complete all the activities and worksheets, as directed in the learner guide and at the time indicated by the facilitator.

• It is important that you ask questions and participate as much as possible in order to play an active roll in reaching competence.

• When you have completed all the activities and worksheets, hand this workbook in to the assessor who will mark it and guide you in areas where additional learning might be required.

• You should not move on to the next step in the assessment process until this step is completed, marked and you have received feedback from the assessor.

• Your facilitator should identify sources of information to complete these activities.

• Please note that all completed activities, tasks and other items on which you were assessed must be kept in good order as it becomes part of your Portfolio of Evidence for final assessment.




List all the fertilizers and agro-chemicals found on the farm where you are completing your practical duties.

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Where do these fertilizers and chemicals come from?

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Where are these fertilisers and chemicals kept?

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Name the rules that are applied regarding the store rooms where the fertilisers and agro-chemicals are kept?

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Activity 1 Speak to the store manager on the farm where you are performing your practical duties. During the discussions gather the information that will enable you to complete the questions and tasks below.

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Who is allowed to work with the fertilisers and agro-chemicals?

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When agro-chemicals are taken for use, who has to be notified?

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What are the rules for people handling these agro-chemicals?

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Facilitator comments: Assessment:




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Why are certain things stored in certain places?

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Do you think the storeroom stores these agro-chemicals safely? Motivate your answer.

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Describe to a partner how fertilizers and agro-chemicals that arrive on the farm have to be received.

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Who is responsible for the store room?

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What are this person’s duties?

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Who is this person’s superior?

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What does the superior of the person in charge of the store room do?

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If you want to use something from the store room, what must you do?

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Tools.

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Bolts, nuts and screws.

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Cleaning chemicals.

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Bags of fertiliser.

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Make suggestions of how to count the following in a storeroom:

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Why do some fertilisers and agro-chemicals have to be stored separately from the others?

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Can you store tools in an area that often gets wet? Motivate your answer.

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Research and discoverFind out about separate storage areas.

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You have to count the following in the agro-chemical store:

NPK fertiliser in 50 kg bags NPK fertiliser in 10 kg bags NPK fertiliser that has been used and the bags are partial Liquid fertiliser called Seagrow drums of 25l Liquid fertiliser called Seagrow in 15l drums Liquid fertiliser called Seagrow that has been opened and is partial

Describe in detail how you would count it and what you will record.

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Who must you give the count record to?

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Exercise

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According to records, there should be 25 harvest scissors on the farm, but when you count them you only find 10 and 5 broken scissors.

How many scissors are missing?

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What has to happen with the broken scissors?

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How many scissors would you expect to find the next time you count them? Why?

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A 50 litre drum of fertiliser costs R180.00 and a 25 litre drum of the same fertiliser costs R100.00.

If a 50 litre drum of fertiliser costs R180.00 and a 25 litre drum of the same fertiliser costs R100.00, which would you rather purchase? Why?

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If you need 315 litre of fertiliser for an application, what would you order and what would you estimate the cost to be.

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Complete the exercise

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It costs the farm R20.00 for delivery from an agro-chemical supplier regardless of how much you order from them. This supplier has all the agro-chemicals that the farm needs.

You urgently need one drum of soap to be delivered, but there will be a large order placed tomorrow for other chemicals.

Do you think it is cost effective to have them deliver the drum of soap today? Motivate your answer

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It costs the farm R800.00 a month in salaries for the store man and 4 days of the month they employ 2 workers at R50.00 a day to unpack, organise and count the stocks in the store room.

What does it cost the farm to handle the stock in a year?

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At a stock count, it is found that 60 litre of soap is missing from the chemicals store. When everyone is asked what they know about it, it is discovered that the cleaning lady uses 4 times as much of the soap as the recommended dose.

If the soap costs R0.50c a litre, work out what the loss is to the farm.

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Which dangerous chemicals are found on the farm where you are performing your practical duties?

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What will happen if these agro-chemicals were stored incorrectly?

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What will happen if these agro-chemicals were handled incorrectly?

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Who will be responsible for incidents and accidents that occur because the chemicals were stored or used incorrectly?

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How should the chemicals be stored?

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What are the rules regarding the handling and use of these chemicals?

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Activity 13Discuss with your group.

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Explain in your own words what the Occupational Health and Safety Act is and what it means to you as employee and the farm as employer.

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How can you ensure that you work according to the rules of the Occupational Health and Safety Act?

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Activity 14Explain in your own words…

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Are there any places in any of the storerooms where you find labels? Describe the labels that you see and explain why they are there.

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Activity 15Look in the store rooms.

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Explain how the following are stored on the farm where you work:

Dry chemicals

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Liquids

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Tools

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Activity 16Explain how the following are stored on the farm where you work:

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How will you request goods from the storeroom?

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What documents do you have to fill in or sign when you order and receive stock from the storeroom?

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Activity 17Speak to the storeroom manager.

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What is the farm’s policy on re-ordering of stock?

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Activity 18Speak to the store room manager.

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CChheecckklliisstt ffoorr pprraaccttiiccaall aasssseessssmmeenntt …… Use the checklist below to help you prepare for the part of the practical assessment when you are observed on the attitudes and attributes that you need to have to be found competent for this learning module.

Observations Answer Yes or No

Motivate your Answer (Give examples, reasons, etc.)

Can you identify problems and deficiencies correctly?

Are you able to work well in a team?

Do you work in an organised and systematic way while performing all tasks and tests?

Are you able to collect the correct and appropriate information and / or samples as per the instructions and procedures that you were taught?

Are you able to communicate your knowledge orally and in writing, in such a way that you show what knowledge you have gained?

Can you base your tasks and answers on scientific knowledge that you have learnt?

Are you able to show and perform the tasks required correctly?

Are you able to link the knowledge, skills and attitudes that you have learnt in this module of learning to specific duties in your job or in the community where you live?

• The assessor will complete a checklist that gives details of the points that are checked and assessed by the assessor.

• The assessor will write commentary and feedback on that checklist. They will discuss all commentary and feedback with you.

• You will be asked to give your own feedback and to sign this document.

• It will be placed together with this completed guide in a file as part of you portfolio of evidence.

• The assessor will give you feedback on the test and guide you if there are areas in which you still need further development.




PPaappeerrwwoorrkk ttoo bbee ddoonnee …… Please assist the assessor by filling in this form and then sign as instructed.

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Handle iinputs & stock in Agri-business...Handle inputs & stock in Agri-business Primary Agriculture NQF Level 1 Unit Standard No: 116163 2 Version: 01 Version Date: July 2006 Before