Agricultural Sciences Memo 2 (English)

November 2016 — Grade 12 / Matric — Agricultural Sciences

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1.1.10(10 x 2\ (20\

1.2.5(5 x 2\ (10\

1.3.5Elasticity Cash flow Breeding value Epistasis Inbreeding depression (5 x 2\ (10\

1.4.5Processing Productivity Lipofection dominance Selection (5 x 1\ (5\ TOTAL SECTION A:

2.1Scenario on marketing

2.1.1Identification of the marketing functions (a\ Transportation (b\ Storage (1\

2.1.2Economic term for each of the following statements (a\ Packaging (b\ Cold storage refrigeration (c\

2.1.3TWO a dvantage of processing agricultural products Prevents spoilage/ erishability ncreases shelf life of products The product is available throughout the year Improves food safety by heating to sufficient temperatures

2.2Case study on production of peppers

2.2.1armer who marketed with success Farmer B (1\

2.2.2Reason Farmer B sold the produce for a higher price/ R8/kg The farmer identified /researched consumer needs and therefore sold the produce at a profit

2.2.3TWO aspects to develop marketing strategy Produc onsumer preference /demand Promotion Pricing Placement /distribution (Any 2\

2.2arketing strategy used by Farmer B Research Marketing mix (Any 1\ (1\

2.2TWO benefits of the marketing strategy to the farmer Sales /market/ price are guaranteed No middleman /intermediary

2.3Price experiment of oranges

2.3ypothesis The price of oranges will influence the demand thereof A fall in the price of oranges will lead to a high demand/profit An increase in the price of oranges will lead to a lower

2.3Factor that influenced the demand Price

2.3Explanation of the factor influencing demand A fall in price of oranges leads to an crease in demand A rise in price of oranges leads to a decline/decrease in demand (2\

2.3Impact of a higher price on profit margins The increase in price leads to decrease in profit

2.4Analysing the advert

2.4.1type of labelling Eco green labelling (1\

2.4.2TWO reasons for the labelling Packed in recyclable material biodegradable Organically produced (2\

2.4.3Justification for environmental friendliness Packagin g on recyclable bags/materials Organically produced (Any 1\ (1\

2.4.4arketing approach to promot the product Sustainable agricultural marketing /green/eco friendly marketing (1\

2.5SWOT A nalysis

2.5Linking statements with SWOT analysis Strength Opportunity Weakness Threat (1\ (1\ (1\ (1\

2.5.2How strengths/opportunities can improve the farming enterprise The farmer can take an advantage of a land with access to irrigation/assistance of extension officer/financial assistance from Land bank (strength\

2.6THREE personal characteristics of a successful entrepreneur Leadership Motivation Self confidence Commitment

3.1Land as a production factor

3.1.1Bar graph on population size and area of land over time Criteria/rubric/marking guidelines Correct heading axis: C orrectly calibrated and

3.1.2he economic characteristic of land Land for agricultural purposes is limited/l imitedness (1\

3.1.3he impact of the limitedness of land production Increasing population is putting more pressure on the limited land resulting in a decrease in production The higher the population size

3.1.4TWO measures to improve productivity of land Development of disease resistant cultivars and breeds Knowledge on the wise use of fertilisers/ pesticides Appropriate use of land /better care of agricultural land

3.2Labour contract

3.2.1Employee with unfair conditions of service Employee B (1\

3.2.2Justification Long working hours/ 12 h rs of work per day Insufficient payment for work on Sunday/public holiday

3.2.3TWO labour legislation that could be used by employee Labour Relations Act Basic Conditions of Employment Act

3.3Methods to increase labour productivity

3.3.1Physical planning of infrastructure /physical farm planning (1\

3.3Training /skills development (1\

3.3.3dequate living /environmental conditions (1\

3.3.4Mechanisation (1\ ie

3.4Cash flow budget statement

3.4Mini cash flow budget Costs incurred Amount ages 000 Chicken feed 000 Electricity R2 500

3.4et cash income for the month Egg income per week + broiler income per month costs per month R10 000 + R50 000 = R90 000 R15 000

3.4.3usiness net worth based on the weekly cash flow Business ca sh flow per week is negative /positive R5000 /R45 000 Cash flow cannot be used to determine the net worth or income of a business

3.5roblem associated with capital

3.5.1Over capitalisation (1\

3.5.2Risk factor /uncertainty (1\

3.5.3Scarcity of capital /interest rates (1\

3.5.4Depreciation (1\ anagement principle Planning/decision making (1\

3.6Control (1\ [35] ie35

4.1Crossing of a black faced ram and white faced ewe

4.1.1Genotype of parent B (1\ Indication whether parents are homozygous or heterozygous Homozygous (1\

4.1.3Reason Parents have same allele for a gene /pure bred (1\

4.1Identification of the enotype in the generation F: black faced G: black faced white faced

4.1Indication of the genotypic and phenotypic ratio in F generation Genotypic ratio 1:2:1 Phenotypic ratio 3:1 3 black: 1 white (1\

4.2Estimated breeding values

4.2Characteristic to select for in Bonsmara and Boer goat Bonsmara Meat tenderness Boer Goat Post weaning weight (2\

4.2Justification The heritabi lity of both characteristics is greater than 50% controlled more by genes

4.2TWO reasons for not selecting for birth, fleece and lean meat Heritability is less than 50 Characteristics will be more influenced by the environment less controlled by genes

4.3Indication of the environmental factors causing variation

4.3.1Light intensity /temperature /climate (1\

4.3.2Feeding /nutrition (1\

4.3.3Topography /relief /terrain (1\

4.3.4Climate /low temperature (1\ ie

4.4Polygenic inheritance

4.4.1roduction of leghorn with BbGgkk genes = 5 eggs G = 5 eggs 5 + 5 + 60 = 70 eggs (3\

4.4.2enotypes resulting in 90 eggs BBGGKK (1\

4.4.3ype of inheritance Polygenic quantitative (1\

4.5Breeding heifers

4.5.1Appropriate term for the phenomena represented by the data Continuous variation ormal distribution /biometrics (1\

4.5.2umber of heifers if 12% selected Total 10+15+20+30+40+60+75+65+45+35+15+10+5 = 425 12% (0,12\ x 425 = 51

4.5.3ass of the average animals Average mass = 140 kg (1\

4.5.4armer s intention (a\ eifers with highest live mass election for breeding purposes (b\ eifers with lowest live mass ull/slaughter/sell

4.6Techniques to genetically modify tomatoes

4.6.1echnique enetic modification/engineering/manipulation icro injection (1\

4.6.2TWO advantages of GM/ micro injection to the farmer Better yield harvesting Increased shelf life /storage

4.6.3TWO socio economic effects of food from genetically modified plants to the farmer Small scale and poor fa rmers cannot afford GM crops/ GM crops are expensive armer

Topics Identified

Plant ProductionAgricultural Management

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections35 + 35 + 35 = 105 marks

Paper information

SubjectAgricultural Sciences

Year2016

SessionNovember

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages11

Downloads5

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago10y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySaturday

Exam periodNovember 2016

Days since exam3,639

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