Alternative Enterprises, Mechanisation & Entrepreneurship
Alternative Enterprises, Mechanisation & Entrepreneurship is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Agricultural Management Practices CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What is agri-tourism?
An alternative enterprise where a farm generates income by hosting visitors for activities like farm stays and guided tours
A method of applying fertiliser to crops
A type of veld grazing rotation
A financial statement used on farms
Answer: An alternative enterprise where a farm generates income by hosting visitors for activities like farm stays and guided tours — Agri-tourism is an alternative enterprise where a farm generates income by hosting visitors for activities such as farm stays, guided tours, hunting, or farm-to-table dining.
Easy
2. What typically characterises a niche market compared with a mainstream commodity market?
Smaller sales volumes but significantly higher prices per unit for specialised products
Larger sales volumes at lower prices per unit
No requirement for certification or specific production methods
Identical pricing and volume to mainstream commodity markets
Answer: Smaller sales volumes but significantly higher prices per unit for specialised products — Niche markets typically involve smaller sales volumes than mainstream commodity markets but can command significantly higher prices per unit for specialised products like organic or free-range produce.
Medium
3. Name the term for buying farm machinery or equipment beyond what the farm's scale actually justifies.
Answer: over-mechanising — Over-mechanising means buying equipment the farm's scale does not justify, which ties up capital unnecessarily and increases maintenance costs.
