MATSEC SEC Agribusiness case studies
MATSEC SEC Agribusiness · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) is the Maltese secondary-school leaving certification, and Agribusiness is one of the subjects offered within it. The examinations are administered by the MATSEC Examinations Board, which sits within L-Università ta' Malta and lists Syllabi, Current Session Information, Applications, Past Papers, and Marking Schemes and Exemplars among its published sections. The MATSEC SEC Agribusiness case studies are 5 cases and about 3,444 words.
1Salinity, reverse osmosis and the water bill at Mgarr
A 2.4 ha vegetable holding in the Mgarr valley grows 0.6 ha of cherry tomatoes under unheated plastic tunnels and 1.0 ha of open-field courgettes; the rest is rotation/fallow. The metered borehole's electrical conductivity has risen from 1.9 to 3.1 dS/m over four seasons, and tunnel tomato yields fall sharply above 2.5 dS/m.
796 words, about 4 min2Choosing a tomato channel in Burmarrad
Anna runs a 0.7 ha unheated greenhouse in Burmarrad, producing 55,000 kg of tomatoes a year. Variable costs are €0.52/kg and fixed costs €28,000/year.
625 words, about 3 min3Goat cheese or milk at a small dairy
A Maltese goat farm milks 70 Saanen goats, averaging 2.8 litres/day over a 250-day lactation, and sells all milk to a cooperative at €0.95/litre. Milk production costs are €0.62/litre variable and €30,000/year fixed.
653 words, about 3 min4A guesthouse beside the vineyard in Gozo
A 3.2 ha family vineyard in Gozo produces 8 tonnes/ha of Ġellewża and Girgentina grapes, bottled as a DOK wine. All 25,600 bottles of 0.75 L are currently sold in bulk to a cooperative at €1.90 per litre equivalent, yielding a thin margin.
662 words, about 3 min5A young farmer's first business plan in Siġġiewi
Mark, 27, is taking over 1.6 ha of family land in Siġġiewi, split into four parcels; only 0.5 ha is irrigated and the rest is heavy soil. He has €12,000 savings and can borrow €35,000 over six years at 5%.
708 words, about 4 min