LGCSE Agriculture (0179) case studies
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LGCSE Agriculture (0179) is a school-level qualification in agriculture for learners who want a structured grounding in how food, fibre and livestock are produced and managed. It suits candidates preparing for further study in agriculture, horticulture, animal science or agribusiness, as well as those who intend to work on or manage a farm. The syllabus is broad and practical: it moves from the agricultural environment and general farming systems into soil science and soil management, crop production and crop husbandry, and animal production and livestock husbandry. It also covers farm tools, machinery and engineering, agricultural economics, farm management and marketing, and the science of ecology and sustainability. The LGCSE Agriculture (0179) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,719 words.
1One Tonne of Lime, Two Very Different Plots
Mrs Moyo farms two adjacent 0.4 ha plots on the same sandy loam soil. Plot A has grown continuous maize for eight seasons: pH 4.9 (water), exchangeable aluminium 1.8 cmol(+)/kg, available phosphorus 4 mg/kg.
792 words, about 4 min2Sunken Fruit, Healthy Leaves in a Saline Tomato Field
Mr Adeyemi grows 0.5 ha of determinate tomato on raised beds under furrow irrigation. The field is calcareous, pH 7.9, with a saturation-extract electrical conductivity of 3.2 dS/m.
715 words, about 4 min3A Broiler House Losing Money at Four Weeks
A farmer has 200 day-old broiler chicks in a 4 m × 3 m house. At 28 days, 16 chicks have died and 184 remain.
690 words, about 3 min4Five Tonnes of Tomatoes and Three Buyers
Mrs Banda will harvest 5,000 kg of tomato over 10 days. The local market pays 0.30/kg but absorbs only about 1,500 kg per day, and the price collapses to 0.15/kg after day four.
742 words, about 4 min5Herbicide, Wind and a Neighbour's Vegetables
A farmer must apply a pre-emergence herbicide to 0.6 ha of cotton. The label states 2.0 L of product per hectare in 200 L of water.
780 words, about 4 min