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MATRIX OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Learning Competencies/Objectives
Pre-Diagnostic Assessment
Reading Resources And Instructional Activities
What to know?
What started businesses?
Need-Based Business Opportunities
Supply Of Raw Materials Is Abundant In The Locality
What Makes Up A Successful Entrepreneur?
Characteristics Of Successful Entrepreneurs
Lifestyle Of Successful Entrepreneurs
The Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PEC’S) ff
Successful Entrepreneurs
What to process?
What to reflect and understand?
What to transfer?
Summative Assessment
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
References
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (Pec’s)
Across Market And Environment
Introduction
Learning Competencies/Objectives
Pre-Diagnostic Assessment
Reading Resources and Instructional Activities
What to know?
Hand Tools
Farm Implements
Farm Equipment
Other Materials, Tools, and Equipment
Conduct beginning inventory of tools, implements, and simple equipment
Pre-operative Check-up of Farm Tools, Implements, and Equipment
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What to process?
What to reflect and understand?
What to transfer
Summative Assessment
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
References
Introduction
Learning Competencies/Objectives
Pre-Diagnostic Assessment
Reading Resources and Instructional Activities
What to know?
Safety Precautions in Handling Farm Facilities
Types of Hazard
Risk Management
Principles of HACCP
Types of Maintenance
5M’s in Maintenance
Maintenance Schedules and Checklists
Safety Rules in Maintaining Tools
Practice 5S
What to process?
What to reflect and understand?
What to transfer?
Summative Assessment
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
References
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Quarter 4 Conducting Pre-Agricultural Farm Operations
Lesson 5: Securing Farm Tools, Implements, Simple
Equipment, and Facilities
Introduction
Learning Competencies/Objectives
Pre-Diagnostic Assessment
What to know?
Reading Resources and Instructional Activities
Maintaining Farm Facility
How to Clean Your Tools
Simple Repair and Modification of Tools and Implements
Installation of Preventive Structure
Prepare Farm Facilities and Equipment for Storage
Storage of Hazardous Products
What to process?
What to reflect and understand?
What to transfer?
Summative Assessment
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
References
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INTRODUCTION
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AFA - HORTICULTURE GRADE 9
QUARTER 1
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Learning Competencies/Objectives
Pre-/Diagnostic Assessment:
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Do not write your answer
on this manual.
1. Which of the following is a common activity of an entrepreneur?
A. Advocate against global warming
B. Deliver goods and services to the market
C. Volunteer in a community clean-up activity
D. Preach in different churches or group of churchgoers
2. The saying “Necessity is the mother of all inventions” means
A. Necessity is invented by mothers
B. Our mother told us what we really need
C. Basic commodities are made for mothers
D. Basic commodities are made to satisfy our needs
3. What really makes up a successful entrepreneur?
A. Ability to study a market
B. Ability to act like a customer
C. Knowledge, skills, and money
D. Knowledge, skills, and attitude
4. People who always feel positive in every effort in order to achieve something
are known to have
A. Courage C. Self-confidence
B. Optimism D. Self-control
5. A set of skills that entrepreneurs must possess to take control of the
challenges in business is known as
A. Personal business capacities
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B. Personally preferred competencies
C. Professional enterprise competencies
D. Personal entrepreneurial competencies
6. Information seeking and goal setting belongs to what PEC’s cluster?
A. Achievement cluster C. Planning cluster
B. Empower cluster D. Power cluster
7. Which of the following best describes a risk-taker?
A. Accomplish targets on time as agreed with customers
B. Paying keen attention to the needs and demands of people
C. Anticipating a loss and countering it with feasible alternatives
D. Acting as the prime mover of resources in the achievement of
objectives
8. Systematic planning and monitoring includes the following except one
A. Set calculated goals and objectives
B. Make a well organized plan with clearly defined methods
C. Be logically flexible for the emergent constraints, challenges, and
needs
D. Periodic gap-proof monitoring and response activities must be
scheduled to determine emergent constraints, challenges, and
needs
9. When entrepreneurs face a significant obstacle with a well planned action,
they have Personal Entrepreneurial Competency known as
A. Initiative C. Persuasion
B. Persistence D. Risk-taking
10. Luis is good in convincing his customers that his product is not only of best
quality but also safe to use. Many of his customers bought and even return to
buy more of the product because they want to share it to their friends. What
personal entrepreneurial competency does Luis has?
A. Persuasion
B. Goal setting
C. Self-confidence
D. Demand for efficiency and quality
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READING RESOURCES AND INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
What to KNOW:
Activity #1:
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What are the
challenges you
met?
How did you
counter all those
challenges?
Did you
experience
losses? How did
you respond to
losses?
Can you share
some strategies
in keeping
customers?
What personal
qualities help this
business flourish
up to now?
Are you afraid of
your
competitors?
Why?
Can you give us
some pieces of
entrep-based
advice?
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WHAT STARTED BUSINESSES?
A popular
ular adage that says, “Necessity is the mother of all inventions” simply
means that we develop technologies to produce something that will answer
mankind’s diverse needs. In 1980’s the most popular way of long distance
communication is through a snail
mail,, telegraph, or long distance
telephone calls which is not only
expensive but also consume much of
our time. Because there is a need for
faster communication flows as global
economy has grown into scale,
cellular phones came to the market to
answer our communication
munication-related
needs. Today, global communication
is already at the tip of our fingers.
Courtesy to amazingfilipino-roann.blogspot
amazi
other places.
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WHAT MAKES UP A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR?
CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL
ENTREPRENEURS
The set of characteristics common to
entrepreneurs who excel in their businesses are
the following:
Courtesy to www. Businessihub.com
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invoke your right to persist and regain a lost glory.
Do not stay inside a box which means go out and flaunt
your potential to be effectively different. Use your
6 Creativity imagination to create marketable ideas and push it. If you
thought of a potentially good ones, be the first to act upon
it. Chances are, others’ have thought about it, too.
Be precise in your principles or standards. Goals coated
Well-defined with well defined values provide guidance to what your
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values business must achieve with reduced inconveniences.
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Elizabeth Bowen (1899 - 1973) an Irish novelist and short-story writer, wrote,
“The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the
course of a burning effort to do it better”.
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Remember that seeking advise from specialist is helpful in
Professional support decision making process.
process. There are people more informed
than us in a particular area of expertise.
PEC’s are clustered into three clusters according to its area of application:
applicatio
Achievement Cluster
• Pay attention to the needs and demands of people
• Never procrastinate. Act immediately on marketable ideas
Opportunity
• The common business are well competed in the market
Seeking and
while unique ones offer lower competition
competition resulting to higher
Initiative
revenues and profit
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• Calculate risks by identifying the most beneficial alternative
courses of action to minimize effect of risks in the net profit
Risk Taking
• Be proactive. Anticipate a loss and counter it with feasible
alternatives
• In business realities, seasoned entrepreneurs sometimes
take riskier business to get higher profits
Demand for • Perform business tasks better, faster, cheaper, but do not
Efficiency put safety and quality aside
and Quality • Accomplish tasks by meeting or exceeding standards of
excellence
• Face a significant obstacle with a good plan of action
• Identifies a good alternative to every decision to meet
challenge or overcome an obstacle
Persistence • Act as the prime mover of resources in the achievement of
goals and objectives
• Offer personal sacrifices or give extraordinary efforts in
Commitment completing tasks
to the Work • Accomplish targets on time, as agreed, to keep customers
Contract satisfied
Planning Cluster
• Gather data and information or feedbacks from clients,
suppliers, and competitors and use those for the
Information
improvement of products or services
Seeking
• Study the market personally for innovation of new product
development
• Talk with experts for technical advice
• Sets goals and objectives which are specific and must
guarentee customer satisfaction
Goal setting
• Set calculated goals and objectives
• Make a well organized plan with clearly defined methods
Systematic • Be logically flexible for the emergent constraints, challenges,
Planning and and needs
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Monitoring • Periodic gap-proof
gap proof monitoring and response activities must
be scheduled to determine emergent constraints, challenges,
and needs
Power Cluster
Persuasion • Always ready to give facts and benefits to convince
and customers
mers to patronize products and services offered.
Networking • To accomplish the business objectives, key people can be
used as agents or chanels to hasten product and services
delivery to customers
Independence • Develop self-trust
self in the attainment of goals and objectives
and self- • Do not need external approval before acting constraints
confidence and challenges. Being,
Being consultative does not purely mean
dependence on others advice. An entrepreneur must be
brave enough to use one’s ability to chose which
alternative course
course of action is the appropriate decision.
What to Process:
Activity #2:
This is a self examination activity. After knowing the different characteristics
that an entrepreneur must possess, examine yourself if you have these
characteristics too. Simply put check (/) if that particular characteristic is present in
you or an x (X) if you do not possess it. Comment on your own status by giving
possible options that can help you acquire it.
Do I have this? Realizations
Characteristics of an entrepreneur
YES(/) NO (X) (What
at are my options?)
1 Optimism
2 Self-confidence
3 Self-control
4 Courage
5 Commitment
6 Creativity
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7 Well-defined values
8 High energy level
9 Leadership ability
10 Desire for responsibility
11 Decision-making
making skills
Desire for immediate
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feedback
13 Strong desire to achieve
Ability to learn from past
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failures
Do I have Realizations
this? (If Yes how can I
Competencies of an entrepreneur improve this?)
YES NO
(If NO what will I do to
(/) (X)
acquire it)
Opportunity Seeking and Initiative
Initia
Risk Taking
Demand for Efficiency and Quality
Persistence
Commitment to the Work Contract
Information Seeking
Goal setting
Systematic Planning and Monitoring
Persuasion and Networking
Independence and self-confiden
confidence
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What to TRANSFER:
Activity #4:
Let us match the result of our activity #1 with the standard characteristics,
lifestyle, and skills of our interviewees. Do you think that their businesses will be
sustained? Support your answer and present it to the class. Use the template in
Activity #2 and Activity #3 to help you analyze and forecast the sustainability of their
businesses.
Responses of Entrepreneurs
Producer
Service
Retailers (commercial
Providers
scale)
Personal Entrepreneurial
REFER TO THE RESPONSES IN
Competencies (PEC’s)
ACTIVITY #1. Check if the Respondents
above possess the PEC’s enumerated in
the first column. Put check (/) if observed
and x(X) in not observed
Opportunity Seeking and Initiative
Risk Taking
Demand for Efficiency and Quality
Persistence
Commitment to the Work Contract
Information Seeking
Goal setting
Systematic Planning and
Monitoring
Persuasion and Networking
Independence and self-confidence
GENERAL ANALYSIS
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Enumerate your justifications)
Responses of Entrepreneurs
Producer
Service
Retailers (commercial
Providers
scale)
Lifestyles of Entrepreneurs REFER TO THE RESPONSES IN ACTIVITY
#1. Check if the Respondents above possess
the lifestyle features enumerated in the first
column. Put check (/) if observed and x(X) if
not observed
A sense of freedom and control
Flexibility of time
Energy and stamina
Family support
Professional support
GENERAL ANALYSIS
Sustainability of business
(Do you think the entrepreneur-
respondent can sustain their
businesses? Enumerate your
justifications)
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Summative Assessment
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Do not write your answer on
this manual.
1. Which of the following is a common activity of an entrepreneur?
A. Advocate against global warming
B. Deliver goods and services to the market
C. Volunteer in a community clean-up activity
D. Preach in different churches or group of churchgoers
2. The saying “Necessity is the mother of all inventions” means
A. Necessity is invented by mothers
B. Our mother told us what we really need
C. Basic commodities are made for mothers
D. Basic commodities are made to satisfy our needs
3. What really makes up a successful entrepreneur?
A. Ability to study a market
B. Ability to act like a customer
C. Knowledge, skills, and money
D. Knowledge, skills, and attitude
4. People who always feel positive in every effort in order to achieve something
are known to have
A. Courage C. Self-confidence
B. Optimism D. Self-control
5. A set of skills that entrepreneurs must possess to take control of the
challenges in business is known as
A. Personal business capacities
B. Personally preferred competencies
C. Professional enterprise competencies
D. Personal entrepreneurial competencies
6. Information seeking and goal setting belongs to what PEC’s cluster?
A. Achievement cluster C. Planning cluster
B. Empower cluster D. Power cluster
7. Which of the following best describes a risk-taker?
A. Accomplish targets on time as agreed with customers
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B. Paying keen attention to the needs and demands of people
C. Anticipating a loss and countering it with feasible alternatives
D. Acting as the prime mover of resources in the achievement of
objectives
8. Systematic planning and monitoring includes the following except one
A. Set calculated goals and objectives
B. Make a well organized plan with clearly defined methods
C. Be logically flexible for the emergent constraints, challenges, and
needs
D. Periodic gap-proof monitoring and response activities must be
scheduled to determine emergent constraints, challenges, and
needs
9. When entrepreneurs face a significant obstacle with a well planned action,
they have Personal Entrepreneurial Competency known as
A. Initiative C. Persuasion
B. Persistence D. Risk-taking
10. Luis is good in convincing his customers that his product is not only of best
quality but also safe to use. Many of his customers bought and even return to
buy more of the product because they want to share it to their friends. What
personal entrepreneurial competency does Luis has?
A. Persuasion
B. Goal setting
C. Self-confidence
D. Demand for efficiency and quality
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SUMMARY/SYNTHESIS/FEEDBAC
SUMMARY/SYNTHESIS/FEEDBACK
References:
http://www.businessdictionary.com
dictionary.com
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009. © 1993-2008
1993 Microsoft Corporation
Albarico J.M., Celarta C.B, Fernando E., and Valdez E.S. 2011.
Agriculture and Fishery Arts I. United Eferza Academic Publications, Co.,
BagongPook, Lipa City, Batangas 4217.
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QUARTER
UARTER 1
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Co
Courtesy to
the business. Many entrepreneurs failed because of a very simple reason; there is
no enough information gathered about the target market, consequently, they incurred
so much losses leading to bankruptcy.
Learning Competencies/Objectives
ies/Objectives
1. Determine the common characteristics of a business market
2. Identify the legal forms of business
3. Describe the different industries in the country today
4. Map and analyze the opportunities offered by the industries in the community
5. Check the needs,
s, wants. and demands of the market through environmental
scanning process
6. Determine the 4M’s of production
7. Discuss the importance of acquiring a start-up
start capital
8. Make a business plan
9. Apply the standards in selecting the best business location
10. Assess the internal
nternal and external environment of the business through
Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats method of business
assessment
11. Practice simple record keeping
Pre-/Diagnostic
/Diagnostic Assessment:
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3. Which of the following is not considered an emerging industry in the
Philippines?
A. Agribusiness C. Creative Industries
B. Power and utilities D. Renewable Energy
4. In the 4M’s of production, which M refers to the persons in the business
known as the labor force?
A. Machines C. Materials
B. Manpower D. Money
5. The process of recording the money received and spent by the operations of
the business is known as
A. Bookkeeping C. Administering
B. Booking D. Posting
6. Which combination is focused to the assessment internal of the business?
A. Opportunities and threats C. Strengths and Threats
B. Strengths and weaknesses D. Weaknesses and Threats
7. Which combination is focused to the assessment external of the business?
A. Opportunities and threats C. Strengths and Threats
B. Strengths and weaknesses D. Weaknesses and Threats
8. Place the indicators found inside the box at the right into the third column of
the matrix at the left. Group the indicators correctly.
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Which of the following is the correct grouping of the six indicators in the box?
A. C.
B . D.
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Reading Resources and Instructional Activities
What to KNOW:
Activity #1:
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middle-end, and low-end market segments. Each segment will have varying needs
of various products and services.
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3. THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES IN THE COUNTRY TODAY
There are many established and emerging industries in the country. Having
mapped all of those in the community
com will give a would-be
be entrepreneur a chance to
examine what entrepreneurial opportunities it would bring to the community. Once
these opportunities are identified, entrepreneurs will lay down their plan of actions
and then start the business activities.
activiti
The following are the key industries distributed all over the country. Some or
may be all of them are located in
your locality:
1. Agribusiness
2. Cyber services Courtesy to
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4. CHECKING THE NEEDS, WANTS, AND DEMANDS OF THE MARKET
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING PROCESS
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Success in production is strictly determined with four (4) factors popularly
known as the 4M’s:
Raising the needed capital is not a problem for the wealthy families. However,
if you do not have the cash on hand yet, you need to consider favorable sources.
Would-be entrepreneurs must carefully choose which capital source to take. Money
lenders which offer high interest are always not a good choice. The following are the
possible sources of the start-up capital for any types of businesses to be established:
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SOURCES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
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6. FACTORS IN SELECTING THE BEST BUSINESS LOCATION
a. Nearness to target
markets.
b. Availability and
quality of raw
materials and
supplies.
c. Accessibility to consumers and transportation.
d. Consider zoning and local ordinances.
Courtesy to
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8. REGISTRATION OF A NEW BUSINESS
a. Register your official business name in the Department of Trade and Industry
Courtesy to
(DTI).
b. Apply for a Mayor’s Permit to operate the business and the Municipal Business
License of the business.
c. Register your business at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws are required for all corporations and for
partnership.
e. Register your employees with the PhilHealth, PAG-IBIG, and Social Security
System (SSS). Registration in other agencies which provide welfare and other
benefits must also be consulted and legally followed.
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9. PRACTICING SIMPLE RECORD KEEPING
Entrepreneurs must be
knowledgeable on the operations of
the business. Although you are
already the manager of the business,
still you need to develop expertise in
what all your workers are actually
doing. This practice helps you
monitor the progress of your business
and to carefully track the profit andCourtesy to
losses.
Record keeping coexists with bookkeeping. The latter is the process of
recording the money received and spent by the operations of the business. The
following are the most important activities in bookkeeping:
a. Keep and maintain records on a daily basis.
b. Identify source of receipts.
c. Record all incurred expenses.
d. Keep complete records in all assets.
In order to maintain proper recording of business transactions keep
supporting documents namely; sales slips, paid bills, invoices, receipts, deposit slips,
checks issued and cancelled. Payrolls must be kept too.
Generally, the benefits of recording system and the good records kept are the
following:
a. Easy monitoring of the success or failure of your business.
b. Information needed to make decisions is provided and accessible.
c. Information needed to take bank financing package is available.
d. References for budgeting are at hand.
e. Easy preparation of income tax return.
f. Easy computation of sales taxes.
g. Profit distribution is facilitated by organized record keeping.
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What to PROCESS:
PROCE
Activity #2:
Use the data in Activity #1 in this activity. Analyze and identify business
opportunities as well as challenges these data can offer to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Business Challenges to
t
Data to be
Dimension Data Opportunities Aspiring
gathered
Offered Entrepreneurs
Market Number of
demographics households
Number of
Retailers of
various
products
Number of
wholesalers of
various
Number of
products
businesses
Number of
producers
(specify
products)
Number of
service-based
based
businesses
nesses
Activity #3:
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Supplementary Reading:
The SWOT
HELPFUL HARMFUL
INTERNAL STRENGTH WEAKNESSES
EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
Enumerate all strengths of the Enumerate all weaknesses of the
business here business here
(These are internal positive qualities (These are negative indications that
of the business idea that offers deters the good future of the business
advantages and benefits to the idea probably contributory to
aspiring entrepreneurs) business losses)
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Enumerate all opportunities of the Enumerate all threats of the business
business here here
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Bear in mind these simple
imple rules for successful SWOT analysis.
analysis.
Activity # 4:
Make a presentation of your task and be proud to inspire others that you now
have chosen a viable business idea chosen from the opportunities obtained from the
data generated by the simply community mapping we did.
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What to TRANSFER:
Activity #5:
Supplementary Reading
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A business plan has five major parts, namely, the executive summary,
marketing plan, production plan, organization and management plan, and financial
plan.
Below is a detailed guide in the development of a comprehensive business
plan.
BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT GUIDES
PART OF A
BUSINESS PLAN Focus Guide Questions
Brief History
BACKGROUND Information of the business
OF THE Form of ownership
BUSINESS Organizational set-up
Industry where it plays
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• Location with its competitors?
• Market Area • Where will be the
• Main Customers business be located?
• Total Demand • What geographical
• Market Share areas will be covered
• Selling Price by the project?
• Sales Forecast • Within the market
• Promotional Measures area, to whom will the
• Marketing Strategy business sell its
• Marketing Budget products?
• Is it possible to
estimate how much of
the product is currently
being sold?
• What share or percent
of this market can be
captured by the
business?
• What is the selling
price of the product?
• How much of the
product will be sold?
• What promotional
measures will be used
to sell the product?
• What marketing
strategy is needed to
ensure that sales
forecasts are
achieved?
• How much do you
need to promote and
distribute your
product?
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• Labour • When and where can
• Cost of Labour the machinery be
• Labour Availability obtained?
• Labour Productivity • How much capacity
• Factory Overhead Expenses will be used?
• Production Cost • What are the plans for
using spare capacity?
• When and how will the
machinery be paid for?
• Where will the factory
be located and how
will the factory be
arranged?
• How much raw
materials are
required?
• How much will the raw
materials cost?
• What are the sources
of raw materials? Are
they available
throughout the year?
• How many direct and
indirect labour are
needed and what skills
should they have?
• What will be the cost
of labour?
• Are workers available
throughout the year? If
not, what effect will
this have on
production?
• How will the workers
be motivated?
• What factory overhead
expenses are
involved?
• What is the production
cost per unit?
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• Administrative Expenses • What pre-operating
activities must be
undertaken before the
business can operate?
• What pre-operating
expenses will be
incurred?
• What fixed assets will
be required for the
office?
• What administrative
cost will be incurred?
BUSINESS PLAN
Jean’s Garden
Contents: (Note to the readers: The table of content is not presented here.)
This business aptly belongs to the agribusiness industry in the southern part of
the country.
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Executive Summary
Brief Description of the Project:
Jean’s Garden is a landscaping plants trading business that offers variety of
quality landscaping plants both ornamental and flowering types. It is located in a
rented space at the heart of General Santos City. This business sells competitively-
priced plants to cater the demand of small and large scale landscaping services of
the city and the adjacent municipalities.
Marketing Plan
The target market will include the small and large-scale commercial
landscapers of General Santos City and other nearby cities and municipalities.Walk-
in customers like tourists, homeowners, and plant collectors who will buy few pieces
only are likewise valued as important customers who can possibly create word of
mouth about the business to other enthusiasts.
Production Plan
Production or propagation of plants happens in other gardens which are the
potential suppliers of Jean’s Garden. Outsourcing of landscaping plants will be done
regularly by contacting the owner about availability list.
Financial Plan
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
Jean’s Landscaping Plants Trading
Total Project Costs
Particulars Amount(PhP)
Fixed Asset:
Dipper 20
Pale 60
Watering hose 120
Subtotal: 200.00
Working Capital(1month)
Direct Materials 23,000.00
Direct Labor 3,000.00
Overhead Expenses 1,800.00
Operating Expenses 200.00
Subtotal: 28,000.00
Total Project Costs 28,200.00
Underlying Assumption:
1.) 360 pcs of assorted ornamental and flowering plants are assumed to
be sold per month.
Katsura (100 pcs), Pandakaki (100 pcs),
Bougainvillea (100 pcs), Adenium( 60pcs)
2.) Purchased price for:
Katsura (P20.00), Pandakaki (P25),
Bougainvillea (P25), Adenium ( single P200),
Adenium (double P250), Adenium ( triple P300)
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3.) Operating hours per day is 8-9 hours from Mondays to Sundays and
30 days a month(P100/day paid for sales personnel).
4.) Fixed asset are subject to depreciate in 3years.
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G. Critical analysis
Summative Assessment
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Do not write your answer
on this manual.
1. It is a group of people
people with economically important needs and demands which
opens entrepreneurial opportunities to everyone.
A. Environment C. Geography
B. Ethnicity D. Market
2. This type of business is owned by only 1 person.
A. Cooperative C. Partnership
B. Corporation D. Sole
le Proprietorship
3. Which of the following is not considered an emerging industry in the
Philippines?
A. Agribusiness C. Creative Industries
B. Power and utilities D. Renewable Energy
4. In the 4M’s of production, which M refers to the persons in the business
known
own as the labor force?
A. Machines C. Materials
B. Manpower D. Money
5. The process of recording the money received and spent by the operations of
the business is known as
A. Bookkeeping C. Administering
B. Booking D. Posting
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6. Which combination is focused to the assessment internal of the business?
A. Opportunities and threats C. Strengths and Threats
B. Strengths and weaknesses D. Weaknesses and Threats
7. Which combination is focused to the assessment external of the business?
A. Opportunities and threats C. Strengths and Threats
B. Strengths and weaknesses D. Weaknesses and Threats
8. Place the indicators found inside the box at the right into the third column of
the matrix at the left. Group the indicators correctly.
Which of the following is the correct grouping of the six indicators in the box?
A. C.
B. D.
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9. Which business principle is applicable in products and development and
marketing?
A. Pay attention
n to the needs and demands of the market.
B. Your own needs and demands are the same with others.
C. Follow the result of a national survey of needs and demands.
D. Ask researchers in other communities about their needs and demands.
10. What is the reason why an aspiring
aspiring entrepreneur must make a sound and
impressive business plan?
A. A sound and impressive business plan commands tax rebates.
B. A sound and impressive business plan attracts more customers.
C. A sound and impressive business plan is likely to be approved for a loan
loa
package.
D. A sound and impressive business plan can improve a particular segment
of a market.
SUMMARY/SYNTHESIS/FEEDBACK
Now we know that the market and environment are the two major factors that
dictate any business activities.
activ It is so diverse however, this diversity offers
numerous opportunities for businesses.
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Entrepreneurs play a very important role in the national growth and
development. Aside from tax payment to the government, an entrepreneur is
responsible of the human resources development. Employment, whether casual,
probationary, and permanent, offers workplace trainings which help employees’
personal and professional growth.
Entrepreneurs must not only possess passion of the business but personally
learn the works of their employee as well. The benefit of this best practice is that
entrepreneurs will find it easier to track the operations of the business including its
profitability.
Finally, getting all these business prerequisites into the heart and mind of
entrepreneurs and together with adequate knowledge, skills and work values, their
businesses will be sustained.
References
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QUARTER 2
Conducting
ing Pre-agricultural
Pre cultural Farm Operations
Content
tent Standard Performance Standard
Introduction
The lesson deals with the identification and classification of tools, implements,
implements
and simple equipment
ipment according to use. It also includes the pre-operative
operative check-up
check
of farm tools, implements,
s, and simple equipment for agricultural
agricultural farm operations.
Learning Competencies/Objectives
At the end of the quarter, the students are expected to:
1. Identify and classify tools, implements and simple equipment according to
use;
2. Perform basic operative check-up
check p of farm tools, implements, and simple
equipment in accordance with the manufacturer’s manual.
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3. Conduct beginning inventory of tools, implements, and simple equipment;
and,
4. Segregate and treat tools with wear and corrosion
corro according to a
maintenance schedule.
schedule
Pre-Diagnostic
Diagnostic Assessment:
A. Choose the best answer by writing only the letter in your quiz notebook.
1. Farm tools, implements and equipment are very important
important in agricultural
agricultu
crop production because:
A. They make
ake work faster
B. They make
ake work easier
C. They save
ave time and effort
D. All reasons above are correct
2. Use the appropriate tool for
f a specific task will result to quality
performance. Which
W of the following tools is least used for digging garden
plots?
A. Bolo
B. Grub-hoe
C. Pickmattock
mattock
D. Light hoe
3. Which of the following harvesting tools is seldom used in harvesting
cucurbits and solanaceous crops?
A. Harvesting knife
B. Harvesting scissors
scissor
C. Pruning shears
shear
D. Scythe
4. It is a tool with one end flattened and the other pointed at a right angle
toward its handle.
A. Bolo
B. Crowbar
C. Pick mattock
D. Spade
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5. Small seeded vegetable crops are usually pre-germinated to attain quality
seedlings. Which among the following methods of seedling production is
not applicable for planting in a wide production area?
A. Seed box
B. Seedling tray
C. Seedbed
D. Individual plastic bags
6. Which among the following are not classified as digging tools?
A. Shovel, spade
B. Bolo, knife
C. Pickmattock, grub-hoe
D. Crowbar, post hole digger
7. Farm equipment are used to facilitate initial tillage operation in a wide
tract of land. Which among the following equipment is used to perform the
task stated above?
A. Tractor with disc plow
B. Tractor with disc harrow
C. Tractor with rotavator
D. Tractor with seed driller
8. It is a tool with tines used to loosen the soil, dig out root crops, and turn
over materials in a compost heap.
A. Hand fork
B. Spading fork
C. Pickmattock
D. Toothharrow
9. The inventory of tools, implements and simple equipment is conducted for
the following reasons except:
A. To find out lost items
B. To segregate and repair damaged tools
C. To check the items that are present
D. To determine available tools, implements, and equipment for use
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10. Which among the following is not a cultivating tool?
A. Hand fork
B. Spading fork
C. Hand trowel
D. Hand
and cultivator
What to KNOW:
Activity 1
Let’s find out how much you know about farm tools, implements, and simple
equipment. Some of you may be sons and daughters of farmers
farmers who have some
experience in farming. In this activity you will do simple recall
recal or will give ideas on the
topics you will discuss with your Learning Barkada.
Divide the class into four groups with equal members to form four Learning
Barkadas.. Select your leader and the rapporteur who will take down notes on
discussions/decisions yourr group will make.
The following topics will be picked by your leader for you to discuss.
1. How to differentiate
ifferentiate farm tools, implements, and simple equipment from each
other?
2. How are tools classified? Give at least 3 examples under each classification
that you know.
3. What is an inventory? Prepare an inventory form for tools, implements, and
simple equipment for your school.
4. Why is a pre-operative
operative check up of tools, implements, and simple equipment
necessary?
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them. For the farmer/owner to perform agricultural
cultural operations successfully, he/she
must have a good working knowledge of tools, implements, and equipment prior to
use.
According to Asuncion,
Asuncion (1983), the following are the farm
arm tools classified
cla
according to use:
Digging tools
1. Crowbar (bareta)is
is used for digging
big holes and for digging out big
stones tree and stumps.
2. Pick-mattock (mattock)is
(mattock) used
for digging canals, breaking hard
topsoil (flattened blade), and
digging up stones and tree
stumps (pointed portion).
3. Grub-hoe(asarol)is
is used for breaking
hard topsoil and pulverizing soil
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4. Spade is used for removing trash
or soil, digging canals or ditches,
ditches
and mixing soil media.
5. Shovel (pala)is
is used in removing
trash, digging loose soil, moving
soil from one place to another, and
for mixing soil media.
6. Spading fork(tinidor)
(tinidor)is used for
loosening
oosening the soil, digging out root
crops, and turning over the materials
in a compost heap.
Cutting Tools
2. Pruning
ing shears are used for
cutting branches of planting
materials and unnecessary or
unproductive branches of plants.
plants
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4. Knives are used for cutting
planting materials,
terials, harvesting, and used
in performing other operations
in crop production.
Cultivating tools
1. Light hoeis
is used for loosening,
loosening
leveling, and digging out furrows for
planting.
4. Hand cultivator(pangbakulkul)
(pangbakulkul) is used
for cultivating the garden plot
plo by
loosening the soil and removing weeds
growing around the plant.
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Harvesting tools
1. Harvesting knives/scissors/pruning
shears are used for harvesting
vegetables crops.
Carpentry tools
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5. Screw drivers are used tighten
and loosen knots and bolts.
6. Chiselis
is used smoothen wooden
handle of garden tools and implements.
Measuring tools
1. Weighing balanceis
is used for weighing
Harvests and fertilizers.
2. Meter stickis
is used for measuring
mea
garden plots and heights of plants.
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Other materials
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7. Seed boxes are containers used in
growing vegetable seedlings.
Farm Implements
Examples:
1. Plows. They refer to farm implements used in land preparation for
agricultural crop production.
production. They are either pulled by a draft animal or
a tractor. The plow is specifically used for tilling wide areas, making
mak
furrows, and for inter-
inter row cultivation.
Plows pulled by draft animals are made of either pure metal or wood
and their combination of metal and wood.
wood
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1. Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made up of wood with metal teeth and
pulled by draft animals while disc harrow is made up of metal mounted to a
tractor. Harrows are used for pulverizing the soil.
Rotavator
Farm Equipment
Farm equipment are machineries used in land preparation and in transporting
farm inputs and products. To use these machineries, a highly skilled operator is
needed to perform the task.
1. Hand tractor is used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing the field for planting.
2. Four-wheel tractor is used to pull a disc plow and a disc harrow in preparing a
much wider area of land.
3. Water pump is used to draw water from a source for use in irrigating the field.
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Hand Tractor Four Wheel Tractor Water Pump
An inventory is initially prepared to check the items that are present, available
for use, operational, and adequate for the training activities.
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Unit 2 Hand tractor with 2
complete
accessories
Set 3 Soil-testing kit 3
(STK)
Imagine that the long, hot summer vacation has finally come to an end. It is
the beginning of the school year and you are ready to start working in your vegetable
gardens. But before you start,
start, check the tools, implements, and equipment you plan
to use.
Dressed in your working clothes and armed with your personal protective
equipment (PPE), proceed to the shop to retrieve your tools so that you can start
clearing away
way the last remnants of the summer and begin breaking the soil for a new
year. Imagine your frustration when you see that the tools covered with rust and dirt
from the last vacation. It seems that on this nice day, you will be spending
spend more time
cleaning and repairing tools than actually using them.
What to PROCESS:
Activity 2
In Activity 1, a group was assigned to give the classification of tools. After
discussing this topic,, the group was requested to post their output in front of the
room for the class
ass to assess. Find out how many correct ideas they have.
Now, after learning the different classifications of tools, all Learning
earning Barkadas
will classify the tools in your tool room. List down all the tools under each
classification. Present your output to the class in 3 minutes. The Learning
L Barkada
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that will get the most number of correct answers will be rated 5, 4, for the second
highest, etc.
Activity 3
You have just learned the importance of having an inventory of tools.
t You
have also seen an example of an inventory record form. You already know the
classifications
ions of tools. This time, each Learning
Learning Barkada will prepare an inventory of
tools according to their classification. Prepare your output on a short bond paper
after encoding it.
What to TRANSFER:
Activity 4
Farmer – Student Encounter
Interview a farmer about the farm tools, implements and simple
equipment he has.. Construct interview questions and show them to your teacher for
correction and approval. To facilitate your task, prepare a table where you will
indicate the tools, implements,
implements and equipment the farmer possess. Tools should be
listed under each classification. Compare your output with that of your Learning
Barkada.
Present your output to the class.
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
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equipment, always check whether or not they are still usable or serviceable. It is also
good practice to always check with or refer to the manual of operations as prescribed
by the manufacturer. When necessary, seek assistance of a skilled operator.
Keep a record of tools, implements, and simple equipment so you know what
tools are stored in the tool room.
Tools that are defective should be segregated and fixed immediately to
prevent accidents.
Summative Assessment
Multiple Choice:
Directions: Choose the best answer by writing only the LETTER in your quiz
notebook.
1. Which of the following harvesting tools is seldom used in harvesting
cucurbits and solanaceous crops?
A. Harvesting knife
B. Harvesting scissors
C. Pruning shears
D. Scythe
2. Which among the following are not classified as digging tools?
A. Shovel, spade
B. Bolo, knife
C. Pickmattoc, grub-hoe
D. Crowbar, post hole digger
3. It is a tool with one end flattened and the other pointed at a right angle
toward its handle.
A. Bolo
B. Crowbar
C. Pick mattock
D. Spade
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4. Using the appropriate tool for a specific task will result to quality
performance. Which of the following tools is least used for digging garden
plots?
A. Bolo
B. Grub-hoe
C. Pick-mattock
D. Light hoe
5. Farm equipment are used to facilitate initial tillage operation in a wide
tract of land. Which among the following equipment is used to perform the
task stated above?
A. Tractor with disc plow
B. Tractor with disc harrow
C. Tractor with rotavator
D. Tractor with seed driller
6. Which among the following is not a cultivating tool?
A. Hand fork
B. Spading fork
C. Hand trowel
D. Hand cultivator
7. Farm tools, implements and equipment are very important in agricultural
crop production because:
A. They make work faster
B. They make work easier
C. They save time and effort
D. All reason above are correct
8. It is a tool with tines used to loosen the soil, dig out root crops, and turn
over materials in a compost heap.
A. Hand fork
B. Spading fork
C. Pickmattock
D. Tooth harrow
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9. Small seeded vegetable crops are usually pre-germinated to attain quality
seedlings. Which among the following methods of seedling production is
not applicable for planting in a wide production area?
A. Seed box
B. Seedling tray
C. Seedbed
D. Individual plastic bags
10. The inventory of tools, implements and simple equipment is conducted for
the following reasons except:
A. To find out lost items
B. To segregate and repair damaged tools
C. To check the items that are present
D. To determine available tools, implements, and equipment for use
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
The lessons in this module on horticulture were an eye opener to what you
can do in the workplace. The course is designed to prepare you to be farmers or
farm technologists in the future; that is, if you decide to become either a farmer or
farm technologist. But even if you don’t, you will surely learn a lot from the activities
in this model and thus develop an appreciation for the valuable contributions of
farmers to food production.
The different knowledge and skills acquired in horticulture are essential for
you to become good crop producers. Such factor in the preparation of farm tools,
implements and simple equipment for horticultural farm operations will help you a lot.
Likewise, it is expected that this module will help you develop some of the skills
required on pre-horticultural farm operations that may someday enable you to
prosper in your venture into agricultural crop production.
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References
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TLE GRADE 9
AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION NC II
QUARTER 3
Conducting Pre-agricultural
cultural Farm Operations
A. Multiple Choice
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Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it in your quiz
notebook.
1. Maintenance is work done regularly to keep our tools in good condition. Which
of the following is the first and foremost task in maintenance?
A. Inspect tools before using them
B. Clean tools every after use
C. Keep workplace clean and orderly
D. Use tools, implements, and equipment properly
2. The following are important reasons why we maintain our tools, implements,
and equipment except:
A. To properly dispose hazardous waste
B. To extend the life of tools, implements, and equipment
C. To attain aesthetic beauty of the workplace
D. To assure the operational readiness of the tools, implements, and
equipment and maximum return on investments
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5. A maintenance performed to prevent or find defects before they develop into a
breakdown refers to:
A. Corrective maintenance
B. Preventive maintenance
C. Emergency maintenance
D. Time-based maintenance
B. Sequencing
Directions: Arrange in order the four-step processes of risk management by
assigning number in every step.
C. Identification
Directions: Identify the different examples of hazards by placing a check
mark () under the types of hazard in the table below.
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6.Poor
posture
7.Improperl
y aligned
chairs
8.Flammabl
e materials
9.Radiation
10.Confined
spaces
What to KNOW:
Activity 1
In
n the past lesson, you were able to identify defective tools,
implements, and simple equipment. We agreed not to use defective
defe tools to
avoid accidents.
ccidents. We need to restore these
the tools
ols in order that we will have
enough tools to use in the laboratory.
Have you ever met an accident before? Or have you seen someone
involved in an accident?
In our next lesson, we will
w be discussing
ussing hazards, risks or accidents
accident in
our workplaces in relation to the maintenance of tools, implements, and
simple equipment.
Again, go to your Learning Barkada and pick one topic for you to
discuss.
1. What are hazards, risks, and accidents? What are the types of
hazards that you know?
2. What is Republic Act 9003? As students, what are your roles to
attain the objectives of the RA 9003?
3. What maintenance activities should you undertake to prolong
the life and effectiveness of your tools?
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4. Enumerate materials needed in maintaining your tools,
implements, and simple equipment.
What is a hazard?
Hazard is anything in the workplace that has the potential to harm people.
Hazards in the workplace should be identified and the risk of the hazard causing an
injury should be assessed.
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Types of Hazards
1. Safety hazards
These are the most common hazards in a workplace occuring at one
time or another. They include unsafe conditions that can result in injury,
illness or death.
Examples:
• Spills on floors
• Working from heights, including ladders, scaffolds, roofs, or any
raised area
• Unguarded machinery and moving machinery parts
• Electrical hazards like frayed cords, missing ground pins and
improper wiring
• Confined spaces
2. Biological hazards
These are associated with working with animals, people, or infectious
plant materials.
Examples:
• Insect bites
• Fungi/mold
• Bacteria and virus
• Plants
• Animal and bird droppings
• Blood and other body fluids
3. Physical hazards
These are factors within the environment that can harm the body
without necessarily touching it.
Examples:
• Extreme temperature – hot and cold
• Constant loud noise
• High exposure to sunlight/ultraviolet rays
• Radiation including ionizing and non-ionizing (microwaves and
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radiowaves)
4. Ergonomic hazards. These occur when the type of work, body positions and
working conditions put a strain on your body. These are the hardest to
spot since you don’t always immediately notice the strain on your body
or the harm that these hazards pose. Short term exposure may result
in “sore muscles” and long-term exposure can result in serious illness.
Examples:
• Improperly adjusted workstations and chairs
• Frequent lifting
• Poor posture
• Awkward movements, especially if they are repetitive
• Repeating the same movements over and over
• Vibration
• Having to use too much force, especially if done frequently
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• Flexibility
• Social support/relations
• Control or say about things
• Sexual harassment
Risk management
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2. Assess the risk associated with the hazard
This step involves gathering information and making decisions. It is
important to consider the causes and impact of hazards in a workplace. To
avoid endangering the workers’ health, introduce some precautionary
measures.
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3. Establish critical limits.
The proper use of training tools, equipment, and facilities is the first and
foremost task in maintenance. It used in accordance with the manufacturer’s manual,
as this would evidently extend the life of the tools, equipment, and facilities. The
manual would indicate the part and the way to maintain it. We must always refer to it
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for reference.
Types of Maintenance
1. Preventive maintenance – maintenance performed to prevent or find defects
before they develop into a breakdown.
2. Corrective maintenance – maintenance tasks initiated as a result of the observed
condition of an asset or system, before or after functional failure to correct a
problem. It is performed to repair, restore, replace or correct a failure.
3. Emergency maintenance – maintenance performed to put the item on hand
immediately to avoid serious consequences, such as loss of production, disrupted
schedule, extensive damage to assets, idle worker or for safety reasons. This
should be requested as soon as you become aware of a problem.
Why Maintain?
• To extend the useful life of tools, equipment and facilities
• To assure the operational readiness of equipment and maximum possible
return on investments
• To properly discard hazardous waste
• To ensure the safety of the user
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Maintenance Program – includes all maintenance activities to be undertaken,
manpower needed, maintenance methods to be used, all the materials and supplies
needed and cost involved in the maintenance.
Practice 5 S
According to Ladia, et al. (2012), 5S is the name of a workplace organization
methodology that uses a list of five (5) Japanese words which are seiri, seiton, seiso,
seiketsu, and shitsuke. Translated into English, they all begin with the letter “S”. The
list describes how items are stored and how the new order is maintained.
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Below are samples of maintenance schedules and checklists:
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3. Sanitize and Trainee X Every
disinfect houses Friday
between uses
4. Clean and Trainee X
check wash
area:
• Walls/flo
ors-free
from
molds
and
stains
• Drainage
system is
functional
• Water
system is
functional
; no
dripping
faucets
or
leaking
pipes
• Free
from rags
or other
unnecess
ary
objects
2.Check Every
loose bolts Trainee/Trainer Monday
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and
missing
parts
3.Check Trainee/ Every
fuel and Trainer Monday
water
Special Instructions:
Trainer:
Remarks:
Inspected by: Date:
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Table 6. Equipment Maintenance Inspection Checklist
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CHECKLIST
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What
hat to PROCESS:
Activity 2
There is a saying which runs thus, “Work and work without play, makes Juan
a dull boy,” so this time, let us play. The title
ti le of our game is “Act and Tell.”
Tell Actors will
come from each Learning
earning Barkada,
Barkada round robin.
Example:
LB 1 will do an action about maintenance of tools and members from
other LBs will guess the action. If the action not correctly identified, the score goes to
the “Act” group. But if it was identified correctly; the merit goes to the “Tell” group.
The Tell group which gave the correct answer will have the chance to act to be
answered by the other LBs. The number of correct items they got will be their score.
Activity 3
This time, you are not going to work by groups.
group This iss an individual pursuit to
assess how much you have learned from the lessons.
Select one of the topics listed below and develop it into a composition with
100 words only.
1. 5S and Me
2. Hazards and Me
3. Why do I maintain my tools
Activity 4
Every Learning Barkada
rkada will prepare a poster of safety precautions to be
displayed in the classroom.
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What to TRANSFER:
Activity 5
Let’s get physical. Each one of you go to the tool room and get a tool that
needs cleaning and/or simple repair.
repair. You may also bring your own tool for this
activity. Apply what you have
h learned about maintaining tools, implements, and
simple equipment. Before you start doing your task, assess your workplace. Identify
the possible hazards and do something about them to ensure your safety. While
Whi
doing your task, observe safety precautions to prevent untoward incidents from
happening.
Summative Assessment
A. Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on your quiz
notebook.
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C. Emergency maintenance
D. Time-based maintenance
4. The following are important reasons why we maintain our tools, implements,
and equipment except:
A. To properly dispose hazardous waste
B. To extend the life of tools, implements, and equipment
C. To attain aesthetic beauty of the workplace
D. To assure the operational readiness of the tools, implements, equipment
and maximum return on investments
5. Maintenance is work done regularly to keep our tools in good condition. Which
of the following is the first and foremost task in maintenance?
A. Inspect tools before using them
B. Clean tools after use
C. Keep workplace clean and orderly
D. Use tools, implement, and equipment properly
B. Sequencing
Directions: Arrange in order the four-step processes of risk management by
assigning a number to every step.
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C. Identification
Directions: Identify the different examples of hazards by placing a check
mark () under the types of hazards in the table below.
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
“An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure”: An adage which
always reminds us of our safety in everything we do.
Any place we go, any work we undertake, we are exposed to risks or hazards.
To avoid such, we must be extra careful of our actions and decisions. See to it that
the workplace meets the OHS standards.
Tools, implements, and equipment must be maintained and secured in their
proper places to be safely used next time.
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References
Garcia, L.B., P.C. de Castro, R.G. Asuncion, Jr., A.J. Ganiron, E.B. Javier,
E.D. Serrano, A. B. Resureccion, and S.A. Yano. 1991. Safety Precautions When
Working. In: Technology and Home Economics II. First Edition. Instructional
Materials Corporation (IMC), University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City,
Philippines, 390 pp.
Ladia, L.A., P.V. Lucas and R.M. Mirasol. 2012. Maintaining Training
Facilities. In: CBLM on Trainers Methodology Level I. National TVET Trainers
Academy, TESDA, Marikina City, Philippines.
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QUARTER 4
Conducting
ing Pre-agricultural
Pre icultural Farm Operations
Topic: Securing Farm Tools, Implements, Simple
Equipment, and Facilities
Lesson 5. SECURING
SECURING FARM TOOLS, IMPLEMENTS,
Courtesy to
Introduction
This lesson
esson deals with the safety of farm tools, implements, simple equipment,
and farm facilities.
lities. It includes simple repair, installation of preventive structures, and
storage.
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Learning Competencies/Objectives
At the end of the quarter, the students are expected to:
1. Perform simple repair and modification of farm tools, implements and
equipment
2. Install preventive structures in the farm
3. Maintain and store farm tools, implements, and simple equipment
according to approved practices
Pre-Diagnostic Assessment:
Directions: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write the answer in your quiz notebook.
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4. Hazardous materials should be stored in a safe place to prevent
accidents. Which
h of the following is not a good practice in storing
hazardous materials?
A. Flammable and poisonous materials should be stored in a separate
room or cupboard
B. Hazardous products must be well-ventilated
well
C. Hazardous materials are kept in places which
wh children cannot
can reach
D. Unconsumed or extra chemicals are stored in empty beverage
bottles.
oring garden tools is not
5. Which among the following practices of storing
effective?
A. Remove any dirt or rust
B. Sharpen tools
C. Store tools on the ground
D. Spray metal parts with a good coat
coa of lubricating oil
What to KNOW:
Activity 1
Remarks
Farm Facility Can Can’t
Familiar Not familiar
describe describe
1. Storage barn
2. Shop buiding
3. Nursery
4. Vicinity fence
5. Greenhouse
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Reading Resources and Instructional Activities
A workshop provides a focal point at the farmstead for the repair and
maintenance of machines, implements and structures. It also provides a place
where tools can be stored in an orderly manner, a store for supplies and
spare parts, and a shelter where work can be carried out during inclement
weather. A facility of this type should be available on every farm. The size and
design of a workshop, however, should be commensurate with the size of the
farm and the work to be done in the shop.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/s1250e/s1250e19.htm Retrieved
1. Sufficient room for the largest machine that may need repair, including
workspace around it. If the machine is large, truss roof construction may be
needed to provide the required space without intermediate supports.
2. An entrance that is both wide enough and high enough for the largest
equipment that the shop has been designed to accommodate. If the building is
enclosed with either solid walls or wire netting, a second door is essential for
safety in case of fire.
3. Some means of lifting and supporting heavy loads. When the roof span is 3m
or less, a timber beam is often adequate. For larger spans or very heavy loads a
truss will be required. Alternatively, a portable hoist can be used.
6. One or more fire extinguishers of a type suitable for fuel fires. Two or three
buckets of dry sand are a possible substitute or supplement for a fire
extinguisher.
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7. Storage cabinets for tools, supplies and spare parts. Sturdy doors can be
locked for security and also provide space to hang tools and display small
supplies for easy access.
Simple garden tools are easy to repair. Spend a little time checking your
garden tools for things to fix and recycle.
To replace a tool handle:
1. Clamp the tool blade in a bench vise.
2. Remove the handle from the hasp using a drill, hammer, or other tools
as needed.
3. Insert the new handle into the hasp.
4. Tighten the handle in the hasp using fasteners.Use a screw and
screwdriver to firmly attach the handle to the tool head.
To fix a leaky hose:
1. Cut through the hose on either side of the bad section using a sharp knife.
2. Attach male and female hose couplings to the cut ends, following the
directions that come with the couplings. If the new hose fittings don't slide in
easily, try softening the ends of the hose in hot water or lubricating them with
soap or cooking oil.
To fix a broken tooth of a rake or fork:
Bring this to the shop and weld the broken portion of the tools. Do the same
with the other tools and implements that need welding. For farm machineries that
need repair, contact expert mechanics to do the job.
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other facilities. We should not only focus our attention on the occurrence of
inclement weather, but we also have to consider other elements that may cause loss
or damage to our property, such as stray animals, fire, and thieves.
The Philippines is particularly prone to natural disasters due to its
geographical location and physical environment. The country experiences an
average of 20 typhoons yearly, which trigger landslides, flashfloods, mudslides,
widespread flooding, and cause destruction and damages to homes, community
buildings, communications, infrastructure, and agriculture. To address these hazards
and [to] slow [down] setting climate change impacts, the integration of lemon trees in
vegetable farms can be a suitable option for slope protection. Planting of trees such
as Calliandra reduces weed growth, conserves soil moisture, and improves soil
structure and fertility. It is planted in contour hedge-rows to decrease erosion on
steep slopes, acts as windbreaks and as an understory component.
http://teca.fao.org/read/7703#sthash.WmLjxFJP.dpuf
To safeguard our agricultural crops and farm facilities from damage cause by
strong winds and typhoons, preventive structures should be installed beforehand.
Examples of preventive structures are windbreaks.
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several years to develop; therefore, the economic benefit is not immediate.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr253 ,
Let’s take a look at our facilities, such as the nursery shed, storage house,
and farm shops. Examine their physical conditions (roofing, sidings, or floorings).
Can they survive any disaster that may occur? Are the things inside safe? If not,
what preventive structures should you undertake?
Below is a table indicating the facilities, physical conditions, possible
calamities or disasters that may occur and the suggested preventive structures or
contingency measures to be undertaken.
Physical Facilities Calamities/ Suggested preventive/
conditions Disaster contingency measure
Weak posts Nursery shed Typhoon Put braces
Leaking roofing Storage barn Heavy rains Put water sealant (vulcaseal)
Unsafe windows Farm shop Thieves/burglars Put grills and heavy duty
and doors padlocks
Fires Provide fire hydrants
call fire department
Run off Construct drainage canal
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Prepare Farm Facilities and Equipment for Storage
After quite a long time, farming operations finally come to an end. At this time,
we have to check the tools, implements, and equipment we used and prepare them
for storage.
• Buildings where machinery and power tools are stored should be located far
enough away from structures that house livestock and hay in case of fire.
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• Fuel storage tanks should preferably be located below the ground, and a
minimum of 40 feet from the nearest structure. Fuel cannot be stored in the
same structure as machinery or power tools.
• Electrical lines coming into the building should be high enough to allow
equipment to pass underneath.
• Electrical systems in machine sheds should be sufficient for the power tools
and equipment that will require the use of electric current.
• Electric outlets should be of the three-prong grounded type.
• Machinery storage buildings should not be used to store debris.
• Doors on machine sheds should be wide enough so machinery can safely
pass through without getting caught. It should be easy to pull or slide open
doors and close them freely in case of an emergency.
• Exits should be clearly marked.
• Doors should be lockable to keep out children and unwanted visitors.
• Floor surfaces should be level and smooth, free of bumps and protruding
rocks.
• Equipment should be parked so there is enough space for a person to walk
freely around it.
• Buildings should have adequate ventilation for the starting or running of an
engine within the structure. (Note: engines should not be left running inside a
building for a prolonged period of time unless the exhaust is being properly
vented externally).
• All tools and accessory equipment should be kept picked up and stored in
their proper place, e.g., air hoses, oil cans, spare tires, jacks.
• Keys should always be removed from all equipment or machinery to prevent
children or unauthorized people from starting them.
• Do not allow nonemployees inside the machine shed. Children should never
be allowed to play around or inside the machine shed or on farm machinery
itself. http://nasdonline.org/document/1049/d000844/farm-machinery-and-equipment-safety-part-i-
recognizing.html
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Fuel and chemical storage
Many materials that are used on farms fall into the category of
"hazardous materials," since they are either highly flammable or
poisonous. Other materials frequently used on farms, such as fertilizers
and cement, also have special storage requirements, mainly because
they are hydroscopic, i.e., they tend to pick up moisture from the
atmosphere. http://www.fao.org/docrep/s1250e/s1250e19.htm
Generally speaking, accidents that happen among children are due to the
carelessness of adults. Hazardous products are not kept in places where children
could not reach them. Unconsumed chemicals are kept in bottles of beverages and
not properly labeled.
• Highly flammable materials, such as engine fuel and oil, such as petrol,
diesel, kerosene and lubricating oils.
• Gases, such as butane, propane and acetylene. (Oxygen promotes the
combustion of other materials and must be handled carefully.)
• Paints containing flammable solvents, cellulose thinner or alcohol.
• Poisonous materials such as herbicides, insecticides, rat poison and sheep
and cattle dips.
• Acids and alkali such as detergents, cleaning liquids, lye and quicklime (CaO).
• Medicines, such as veterinary drugs and supplies. Some drugs may require
refrigeration.
• Wood preservatives and corrosion inhibiting paints.
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own storage space, that is, its own shelf in a cupboard or a storage
room, or its own room in a cooperative or merchant store. Any storage
for hazardous products must be well ventilated so that explosive or
toxic fumes cannot accumulate.
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We should take note that some chemicals are harmful to the skin; Therefore,
washing facilities should be available nearby for immediate use.
Greenhouses
• Begin by gathering all hand tools and removing any dirt or rust with a wire
brush, steel wool, or light sandpaper.
• Sharpen the tools using a file that is made specifically for this task.
Remember to move the file in one direction only, and at a 45--degree angle
Sand wooden handles with sandpaper and follow up with a coat of paste wax
or linseed oil if necessary.
• Spray all metal parts with a good coat of lubricating oil. This will prevent rust
when your tools are stored in your tool shed or garage.
• Store your tools in a high place above the ground and in a dry spot.
• Drain water hoses and hang them in the garage or in the workshop.
workshop
• Don’t forget about the lawn mower. If you don’t have the chance to use up
the gas before storing it, add a gas stabilizer to the fuel tank to prevent
corrosion.
By following these few basic preparatory steps, you can ensure that on
the following year, you’ll be working in your garden instead of working on your
garden tools. With proper care of the farm tools, implements, and equipment, you
can also save
e yourself from buying new ones to replace them.
What to PROCESS:
Activity 2
Conduct an interview on experienced crop producers in the
the locality on how
hey secure and store their farm facilities. Make sure you answer the following
questions:
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1. What tools, implements, and equipment do farmers have to store?
2. How do they secure and store their tools, implements, and simple
equipment.?
3. What preventive structures do these farmers have?
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Activity 3
Visit the school nursery and greenhouse. Are these facilities secured?
Make a report of your findings and submit it to your teacher.
What to TRANSFER:
Activity 4
Visit the shop of the school and take note of whether the tools, implements,
and equipment are properly arranged and stored. Check if the tools, implements,
and equipment are prepared for long storage since the school year is about to end.
Report your findings to your teacher.
Summative Assessment
Directions:: Read the questions carefully and choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write the answer in your quiz notebook.
1. Which of the following is not true of a work shop?
A. Presence of water supply for convenience and safety
B. Presence of wide entrance
entrance only for large equipment
C. Presence of storage cabinet for tools, supplies, and spare parts
D. Presence of fire extinguishers
2. What is the advantage of living windbreaks?
A. Protects people and livestock
B. Benefits soil and water conservation
C. Wildlife habitat for birds and little furry creatures
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D. Takes several years to develop; therefore, the economic benefit is
not immediate
3. Which of the following less describe a work shop?
A. Provides an area for repairs
B. Provides an area for storage
C. Provides an area for lectures
D. Provides an area where work can be carried out during inclement
weather
Summary/Synthesis/Feedback
References
http://nasdonline.org/document/1049/d000844/farm-machinery-and-
equipment-safety-part-i-recognizing.html Retrieved April 13, 2014
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_PLANTMATERIALS/publications/txpm
cot5584.pdf Retrieved April 13, 2014
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Business refers to any activity which entails the buying and selling of goods. The
manufacturing of products or providing services to a market.
Disaster refers to a calamity, such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash, etc., that
happens suddenly and causes damage to several properties
Entrepreneurs are those who initiate or finance business ideas. They are
popularly known as businessmen.
Hand tools are objects that are usually light and are used without the help of
animals and machines
Manual handling refers to any activity that requires a person to use force to push,
hold, restrain, or carry an object.
Market refers to a group of people with economically important needs and demands.
The market opens entrepreneurial or business opportunities to everyone.
Nursery is a light structure where seedlings are cared for before being planted. It
also serves as a shed which provides shade for growers raising seedlings.
Prepare means to take the necessary action to put something into a state where it is
fit for use for a particular event or purpose.
Shop building refers to a building where hand tools are stored and repaired.
Storage barn is a building where agricultural chemicals and other materials are
stored.
Strengths in SWOT analysis, are the capital, knowledge, skill, or other advantages
that a firm has or can acquire over its competitors in meeting the needs of its
customers.
Threats in SWOT analysis are negative indications that can cause a risk or become
a loss, expressed as an aggregate of risk, consequences of risk, and the
likelihood of the occurrence of the event.
Weaknesses in SWOT analysis refer to any negative indications that increase the
risk of a loss and failure.
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