Farm Manager as a Factor of Agricultural Production | Meaning/Definition of Farm Manager | Functions of Farm Manager | Problems of Farm Manager JSS 1 (Basic 7) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

THIRD TERM

WEEK 5

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 1)

THEME: CONCEPT AND MEDIUM OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Capital as a Factor of Production | Types of Capital | Reward of Capital | Characteristics and Importance of Capital JSS 1 (Basic 7) – Agriculture

TOPIC – FARM MANAGER AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Definition of Farm Manager

3. Functions of Farm Manager

4. Reward for Farm Manager

5. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the students should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. define farm manager.

2. state the functions of farm manager.

3. mention the reward for farm manager.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The students can identify and define a manager.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of flow chart of production processes.

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Factors of agricultural production is the different resources put together to produce and make different goods and services available for human consumption.

These resources are –

1. Land

2. Labour

3. Capital

4. Farm manager

 

MEANING/DEFINITION OF FARM MANAGER

Farm manager is one of the factors of agricultural production that organizes, manages and coordinates all other factors of agricultural production.

Farm manager minimums cost and maximums production in order to make profit.

The reward is profit and loss.

LESSON 2 – FUNCTIONS OF FARM MANAGER

1. He/she provides capital.

2. He/she bears the risk of business.

3. He/she formulate business policies.

4. He/she makes the business decisions.

5. He/she coordinates other factors of production.

6. He/she determines what to produce.

7. He/she employs labour.

LESSON 3 – REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

ASSIGNMENT

Get ready for the mid term test.

Download – Agriculture Scheme of Work Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) Link

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the students some questions; then, the teacher –

2. Leads students to discuss the meaning and Importance of farm manager.

Pupil’s Activities – Follow the teacher’s lead, define and state the Importance of farm manager.

3. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Student’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask students to:

1. define farm manager.

2. state 5 functions of farm manager.

 

NEXT LESSON

Mid Term Test and Break for Junior Secondary School – JSS 1 (Basic 7) – Agriculture