Farm Planning: Natural Resource Utilisation 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
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1. What is production planning in a farming enterprise?
Deciding in advance what to produce, how much, and when, based on resources, market demand and goals
Selling farm products at the highest possible price
Hiring the maximum number of workers regardless of need
Buying the most expensive farm equipment available
Answer: Deciding in advance what to produce, how much, and when, based on resources, market demand and goals — Production planning is the process of deciding in advance what a farming enterprise will produce, how much, and when, based on available resources, market demand and the farmer's goals.
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2. What does sustainable utilisation of natural resources mean?
Using resources to meet present production needs without degrading their ability to support future production
Using as much of a resource as possible immediately regardless of long-term effects
Never using any natural resource on the farm
Replacing all natural resources with artificial alternatives
Answer: Using resources to meet present production needs without degrading their ability to support future production — Sustainable utilisation means using natural resources to meet present production needs without degrading their ability to support future production.
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3. Name the term for the resource in shortest supply relative to what is needed, which constrains the whole farming operation.
Answer: limiting factor — A limiting factor is the resource in shortest supply relative to what is needed, which then constrains the whole operation until it is addressed.
