STUDY GUIDE

PERFORM HARVESTING ACTIVITY

Online Training
(16 Hours)

Prepared by: Francisco V. Doliente

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to this online training of Perform Harvesting Activity. This course was
designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and attitude in the workplace and
demonstrate proper harvesting methods based on the required standards in the
Technical –Education and Training (TVET).

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Implement harvesting methods based on best cultural practices for each crop
using suitable tools;
2. Handle crops according to the postharvest treatment;
3. Harvest crops based on maturity indices and characteristics affecting harvest
quality; and
4. Perform harvesting operations while observing GAP principles.

KEY CONCEPTS

Unit 1. Harvesting Activities

 Methods of Harvesting
 Harvesting Tools

Unit 2. Crops Post –harvest treatment

 Hot water treatment

 Vapor heat treatment
 Chemical treatment

Unit 3. Best practices in Drying

 Process of drying
 Factors affecting drying
 Pre-cooling Treatment and its procedure
Unit 4. Characteristics of affecting to harvest:

 Factors affecting harvest

Unit 5. Good Agricultural Practices

 Harvesting and Procedure

LEARNING RESOURCES

1. Uploaded learning materials

2. Task sheets
3. Videos clips

STUDY QUESTIONS

Unit 1. Harvesting Activities

 What are the three (3) methods of harvesting?
 What are the different tools used in each method?

Unit 2. Crops Post –harvest treatment

 What are the different crops post-harvest treatment?
 Differentiate crops post-harvest treatments.
 How does chemical treatment work?

Unit 3. Best practices in Drying

 What are the chemical process of drying?
 What are the important factors affecting the rate of drying?
 What is the acceptable level of moisture content?
 What is pre-cooling treatment and its procedures?

Unit 4. Characteristics of affecting to harvest:

 What re the factors consider in harvesting?
 Define Physiological Changes?
 Discuss the importance of water content in harvesting.

Unit 5. Good Agricultural Practices

 Why is Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) so important in harvesting?

ACTIVITIES (Include Online and Offline activities)

A. Online Activities
1. Orientation Program
a. Attend the Trainees Induction Program to be held via Google Meet.
Webinar on the first training day, 08:30 AM
b. Access the Learning Management System, https://e-learning.tesda-
rtc1.edu.ph/ and read the Study Guide.
 c. Participate in the Discussion forum entitled “Self-Introduction.”
d. Take the Pretest Exam
e. Based on your assigned topic, meet with learning facilitator and group mates is
given.
2. Daily Webinar (8:30 AM) – Attendance is checked.
3. Online learning activities
a. Read eLearning contents in books and presentations
b. View videos
c. Use interactive eLearning materials
d. Take Quizzes (graded).
. Participate in Forum (required)

B. Offline Activities
 Lecture and Demonstration of needed skills
 Group simulation

STUDY SCHEDULE
Please refer to the schedule for your reference

DATE/PERIOD TOPICS ACTIVITY VENUE AND NO OF

TIME HOURS
Trainees Induction Google Meet 1 hour
Program
Orientation to
online training Read Study Guide Online LMS 30 minutes
(Training
Site)
Participate in the Online LMS 30 minutes
Discussion Forum, (Training
Self-introduction Site)

Take pre-test Online LMS 30 minutes

(Training
Day 1 Site)

Introduction to Read presentation

Unit 1 about Harvesting Online LMS 1 hour
activity/ies: (Training
 Methods of Site)
harvesting
 Harvesting tools

Unit 2  Hot water

Crops Post- treatment Online LMS 4 hours &
harvest  Vapor heat (Training 30 minutes
 treatment treatment Site)
 Chemical treatment

Unit 3  Process of drying

Best Practices  Factors affecting Online LMS
in Drying drying (Training 3 Hours
 Pre-cooling Site)
Treatment and its
procedure

Day 2 Unit 4
Characteristics  Factors affecting Online LMS 2 Hours
of affecting to harvest (Training
harvest: Site)

Unit 5  Harvesting and

Good Procedure Online LMS 2 Hours &
Agricultural (Training 30 minutes
Practices Site)

Institutional  Computer-based Online LMS 30 minutes

Assessment examination (Training
Site)

REFERENCES:
1. CBC Facilitate eLearning Sessions
2. CBLM Facilitate Learning Sessions
3. Online Researches, Journals/Articles, videos (See Learning Materials)