Product Harvesting, Value Adding & Food Legislation
Product Harvesting, Value Adding & Food Legislation 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 can result from harvesting a crop too early?
Lower yield and reduced quality, such as under-ripe fruit or grain with higher moisture content than desired
Guaranteed higher yield and quality every time
No effect on yield or quality whatsoever
Automatic exposure to weather damage
Answer: Lower yield and reduced quality, such as under-ripe fruit or grain with higher moisture content than desired — Harvesting a crop too early can mean lower yield and reduced quality, such as under-ripe fruit or grain with higher moisture content than desired.
Easy
2. What is the purpose of quality control during and after harvest?
Inspecting and sorting produce according to defined quality standards, removing substandard product before it enters the saleable batch
Ensuring that all produce, regardless of quality, is sold together in one batch
Increasing harvest speed with no attention to product condition
Replacing the need for correct harvest timing entirely
Answer: Inspecting and sorting produce according to defined quality standards, removing substandard product before it enters the saleable batch — Quality control involves inspecting and sorting produce according to defined quality standards or grades, removing substandard product before it enters the main saleable batch.
Medium
3. Name the stage of handling, such as appropriate cooling and careful handling to avoid bruising, that protects quality achieved at harvest.
Answer: post-harvest handling — Post-harvest handling, such as appropriate cooling, cleaning, and careful handling to avoid bruising or contamination, protects the quality achieved at harvest.
