The Agricultural Crops Production NC III consists of competencies that a person must achieve in managing small farm. Specifically it involves competencies in making decision and carrying out competencies in relation to establishment, maintenance and harvesting of agronomic crops such as coarse grains, grain legumes, coffee, coconuts, cotton, soya beans, peanuts and sugar cane. Workers at this level would be working autonomously and likely to own a small enterprise or work within a cooperative structure.

This Qualification is packaged from the competency map of the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector as shown in Annex A.

These units of competency comprising this qualification include the following:

BASIC COMPETENCIES:

• Lead workplace communication
• Lead small teams
• Develop and practice negotiation skills
• Solve problems related to work activities
• Use mathematical concepts and techniques
• Use relevant technologies

COMMON COMPETENCIES:

• Apply safety measures in farm operations
• Use farm tools and equipment
• Perform estimation and calculations

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Prepare land for agricultural crop production
• Implement post-harvest program
• Implement plant nutrition program
• Control weeds
• Prepare and apply chemicals
• Establish agronomic crops
• Undertake agronomic crop maintenance activities
• Undertake agronomic crop harvesting activities
• Save, prepare and store agricultural seed
• Implement vertebrate pest control program