Agricultural Sciences Memo 2 (English)

May-June 2016 — Grade 12 / Matric — Agricultural Sciences

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1.1.10(10 x 2\ (20\

1.2.5(5 x 2\ (10\

1.3.5Entrepreneur Contract Heritability Mutation Gene tic modification /engineering (5 x 2\ (10\

1.4.5Marketing Public holidays Variation Selection Polygene (5 x 1\ (5\ TOTAL SECTION A:

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2.1ifferences between farmer and consumer price

2.1.1Commodity with h ighest p rice difference Processed meat (1\

2.1.2Reason for the higher price difference More /higher cost s/processing/value adding (1\

2.1.3Reason for the low price difference in wheat grain Raw material/ less capital/labour intensive/unchanged product Demand and supply Marketing cost

2.1ain problems in marketing the products with regard to: (a\ Value Plant products have a low value per mass/animal products have a high value per mass (b\ Transportation

2.1THREE factors that resulted in the dif ference in price Transportation costs Marketing costs Special treatment/cooling facilities /storage Packaging

2.2Flow diagram illustrating the phases of entrepreneurial process Illustrating the phases of the entrepreneurial process Identifying/evaluation the opportunity Determine the resources required Develop a business plan

2.3Possible markets for their products

2.3.1Identification of the market with the highest security risk Local people who buy directly from the farm (1\

2.3.2Indication of the best suited market for the marketing of beef Large supermarket chains Reason Large scale sales /assured market/secure market /pay the best prices (1\ (1\

2.3.3Definition of the concept livestock auction sale Gathering of buyers and sellers of live stock To bid for the highest price (2\

2.3THREE advantages of marketing to small butcheries Selling small quantities at regular intervals Selling to many outlets/regular cash flow No middle man Payment on the spot/c ash sales Direct interaction between buyers and sellers

2.4Case study on dairy farmers Appropriate marketing term associated with the following:

2.4.5Entrepreneurship market Innovation /entrepreneurship Diversification Risk management (1\ (1\

2.5he quantities of oranges that were sol d at different prices per week

2.5.1ine graph to indicate oranges sold per week Criteria/rubric/marking guidelines Correct heading axis: C orrect calibrations and labelled ( Quantity of oranges sold\

2.5.2Comparing the demand to the supply with reference to price The higher the price he higher the supply he lesser the demand The lower the price he lower the supply he higher the demand (3\

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3.1A budget for a rose producer in a greenhouse or the year 2015/16

3.1.1he management princi ple that this budget addresses Planning (1\

3.1.2Calculate the p rofitability of this enterprise Profit/loss = Estimated returns Estimated costs R477 500 R143

3.1.3easons for rose production It is recommended Show a profit (1\

3.1.4TWO measures to be more environmentally friendly Use green energy Use more manure /organic farming systems Use less chemicals (Any 2\

3.2Absenteeism, social and financial problems

3.2.1TWO labour challenges Low wages ack of training /unskilled labour ow productivity ong working hours (Any 2\

3.2.2tatements associat ed with legislation (a\ age s/working hours (b\ Provided

3.2.3THREE onditions o motivate employees Higher wages/payment of employees Full time nurse/primary health care ocial worker Provision of housing

3.3Management in a farming enterprise

3.3.1Indication of management skill in picture B Communication/ interpersonal skill /problem solving (1\

3.3.2Justification There is communication between the farming personnel (1\

3.3.3Identification of a risk management strategy in picture A Diversification (1\

3.3.4TWO reasons visible in the picture Pasture production Horticulture Field c rop Fodder production Timber production/orchard (Any 2\

3.3.5TWO principles enabling the manager to farm successfully Planning Implementation Control Organisation Leadership Decision making (Any (2\

3.4low diagram illustrating properties of land as a production factor

3.4.1unctions of land represented by Provision of m ineral resources Food production/raw materials Space/area for production Space/area for capital wealth/human settlement/industry (1\ (1\ (1\

3.4.2rovisions a farmer can employ to improve land productivity The use of scientific methods/t chnology /precision farming Provision of water Consolidating uneconomic farming units

3.5List of activities on a farm Task that need to be done by each labourer

3.5.3Casual labourer Construction of tunnels Permanent labourer Cultivation of fields with a tractor Seasonal labourer Wool shearing (1\ (1\ (1\

3.6TWO forms of credit and the purpose for usage FORMS OF CREDIT PURPOSE FOR USAGE Short term Production capital Medium term

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4.1Representation of a cross between a black cow and a white bull

4.1.1Identification of the genotype (a\ Parent black cow Bb (b\ Parent white bull bb (1\ (1\

4.1.2Determination of the F offspring Phenotype white (1\

4.1.3Punnet square 1 mark for Punnet square with information (4\

4.2Crossing of plants with red (R\ flowers and plants with white (W\ flowers .2.1 Indication of the paren t with red flowers Female Reason RR is for red flowers/g

4.2.3Identification the type of dominance indicated by this crossing Incomplete dominance /co dominance (1\

4.2.4Justification of the

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4.3Crossing parents with TWO characteristics

4.3.1Identification of the crossing Dihybrid cross (1\

4.3.2Determination of characteristics received by each offspring Offspring 1 olour Offspring 2 Shape Offspring 3 Shape (1\ (1\

4.3.3Indication of the dominant characteristics Square shape White colour (2\

4.3.4Indication of the percentage of genes received 50%/each received 50% genes from both parents (1\

4.4A passage on GM

4.4.1Identification of the year Farmer B changed to GM crops 2012 Reason Increase in production/from 10,6 started in 2012 (1\

4.4.2ONE advantage that Farmer B got from using GM maize Yields improved for 2012 mproved progressively more from 2012 2015

4.4.3HREE character istics of GMO maize to Farmer B Resistan to herbicides Not a ffected by insecticides Crops have

4.4.4Main reason for the resistance against the use GM Health risks Environmental risks (Any 1\ (1\

4.5Scenario on breeding system

4.5.1Identification of the animal breeding system applied by Farmer B Crossbreeding Reason Crossing of two different breeds (1\

4.5.2TWO advantages of out crossing The least likely system to produce any problems Offspring will carry the traits characteristics of both parents Improve genetic diversity/ new blood line is introduced

4.5.3TWO reasons why the ol d and non fertile cows are sold Reach the end of their production cycle/not productive fficiency by saving on nutrition Improve the fertility of the herd More economical for the farmer

4.5.4Breeding system used by Farmer B with his own bulls Line /in breeding (1\ [35] TOTAL SECTION B: GRAND TOTAL:35

Topics Identified

Plant ProductionAnimal ProductionAgricultural ManagementSoil Science

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections35 + 35 + 35 = 105 marks

Paper information

SubjectAgricultural Sciences

Year2016

SessionMay-June

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages9

Downloads5

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