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1. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

Grade 8
CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
Quarter 1 - Core Competencies: Agricultural Crops Production I
LESSON 1: SUPPORT CROP WORK (SCW)
⚫ Types and selection of
materials, tools, and
equipment appropriate to
agronomic production
The learner
demonstrates an
understanding of
concepts, underlying
theories and principles
in the preparation of
materials, tools and
equipment in agronomic
crop production.
The learner prepares
farm tools and
equipment for
agronomic crop
production based on
required task.
LO 1. Prepare materials, tools
and equipment for agronomic
crop work
1.1. Identify the required
materials, tools and
equipment according to lists
provided and/or authority
instructions.
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⚫ Routine check-up of
tools and equipment
1.2. Check materials, tools and
equipment for sufficient
quantity, faults/defects based
on manufacturer’s lists and
pre-operating procedures
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⚫ Manual handling
procedures and
techniques
1.3. Demonstrate correct manual
handling procedures and
techniques when loading and
unloading materials to
minimize damage to the load
to the materials, tools and
equipment
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Conduct field visit to
local farm to observe
the correct procedure
in loading and
unloading materials,
tools and equipment
(Alternancia)

2. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
⚫ Personal protective
equipment and
occupational health and
safety requirements
1.4. Select and check suitable
personal protective
equipment (PPE) prior to use
according to job
requirements
1.5. Provide cropping support
according to OHS
requirements and workplace
information
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⚫ Common OHS hazards
and its control
1.6. Identify OHS hazards and
report to the teacher/
supervisor based on OHS
requirements and company
reporting procedures
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Showing of YouTube
videos on OHS
hazards and company
reporting procedures.
(Responsible
Association)
⚫ Common agronomic
crop work
⚫ Safe work practices in
agronomic operation
⚫ Proper use of farm tools
and equipment
⚫ Cropping practices
⚫ Procedures for land
preparation, seeding,
crop maintenance,
fertilization, loading and
LO 2. Undertake agronomic
crop work as directed
2.1. Follow and clarify
instructions and directions
based on supervisor’s
requirements and workplace
procedures
2.2. Undertake cropping work in
a safe and environmentally-
responsible manner
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3. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
unloading,
harvesting/picking,
baling, raking, sorting
and packing of
agronomic crops
⚫ Planting, picking,
packing, loading and
transporting techniques
for agronomic crops
⚫ Environmental aspects
of agronomic crop work
according to enterprise
guidelines
Quarter 2 - Core Competencies: Agricultural Crops Production I
LESSON 1: SUPPORT CROP WORK (SCW)
⚫ Interpersonal
relationships and
communication (oral and
written)

2.3. Interact with other staff and
customers in a positive and
professional manner as
specified in the employee
manual
2.4. Observe good workplace
practice in handling and
disposing of materials
following enterprise policy
and procedures
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Invite resource
speaker to discuss
professional
manners based on
employee manual.
(Integral
Formation)
⚫ Interpersonal
relationships and
communication (oral and
written)

2.5. Report problems or
difficulties in completing
work to required standards or
timelines to authority, based
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4. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
on company reporting
procedures
⚫ Proper use/handling of
materials and equipment
⚫ Storage practices and
principles for materials
and equipment

LO 3. Handle materials and
equipment
3.1. Store/dispose of waste
material and debris in a
designated area according to
workplace procedure/OHS
procedure
3.2. Handle and transport
materials, equipment and
machinery according to
enterprise guidelines
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⚫ Waste materials
management
⚫ Routine maintenance of
sheds and other
workplaces
⚫ Repair and maintenance
of structures
⚫ Occupational health and
safety procedures
3.3. Maintain a clean and safe
work site while undertaking
irrigation activities in
accordance with OHS
procedures

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⚫ Procedures for storage
of excess materials
⚫ Procedures for disposal
of waste materials
LO 4. Cleanup on completion of
cropping work
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5. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
4.1. Return, storage cabin or
dispose of materials
according to company
standard procedures
⚫ Routine cleaning,
maintenance and storage
of tools and equipment
4.2. Clean, maintain and store
tools and equipment
according to manufacturers’
specifications

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Invite resource
person to
demonstrate the
correct procedure
in cleaning,
maintaining and
storing of tools and
equipment
(Alternancia)
⚫ Report preparation of
work outcomes

4.3. Report work outcomes to the
authority following
established reporting Formats
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LESSON 2: SUPPORT IRRIGATION WORKS (IW)
⚫ Types and selection of
materials, tools, and
equipment
⚫ Routine check-up of
tools and equipment

The learner
demonstrates an
understanding of safety
precautions in
preparation
of materials and
handling of irrigation
work.
The learner practices
safety precautions in
preparation of materials
and handling of
irrigation work for
agronomic crop
production as stipulated
in the manual.
LO 1. Prepare materials, tools
and equipment for irrigation
work.
1.1. Identify required materials,
tools and equipment
according to lists provided
and/or authority’s
instructions
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6. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
1.2. Check materials, tools and
equipment for insufficient
quantity or faults/defects and
report to the authority based
on manufacturer’s lists and
pre-operating procedures
Quarter 3 and 4 - Core Competencies: Agricultural Crops Production I
LESSON 2: SUPPORT IRRIGATION WORKS (IW)
⚫ Different irrigation
systems and components
1.3. Demonstrate correct manual
handling and techniques used
when loading and unloading
materials to minimize
damage to the materials,
tools and equipment
1.4. Follow material and
equipment handling
procedures
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⚫ Personal protective
equipment and
occupational health and
safety requirements
1.5. Select and check suitable
personal protective
equipment (PPE) prior to use
and according to job
requirements
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Farm visit and
conduct interview to
local farmers on the
importance of
wearing appropriate
PPE according to job
requirements

7. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
(Responsible
Association)
⚫ OHS hazards/ general
OH &S principles and
legislation



1.6. Provide irrigation support
according to OHS
requirements and according
to workplace information
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⚫ Accident/hazard
reporting procedures

1.7. Identify and report to the
supervisor the OHS hazards
based on OHS requirements
and company reporting
procedures
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⚫ Safe work practices

LO 2. Undertake irrigation
work as directed
2.1. Follow and clarify
instructions and directions
based on authority’s
requirements and workplace
procedures
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Lecture/discussion
on different methods
of irrigation used in
the locality
(Alternancia)
⚫ Basic irrigation
principles and practices
⚫ Basic construction
techniques
⚫ Irrigation tools and
equipment
2.2. Undertake irrigation work in
a safe and environmentally
appropriate manner
according to enterprise
guidelines
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8. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
⚫ Installation of irrigation
and/or drainage pipes
⚫ Environmental aspects
of irrigation work
⚫ Repair and maintenance
of irrigation components
and systems

⚫ Interpersonal
relationships and
communication (oral and
written)

2.3. Carry out in a positive and
professional manner the
interactions with other staff
and customers as specified
in the employee manual.
2.4 Observe handling and
disposal practices of
materials for irrigation work,
following engineering and
enterprise policy and
procedures.
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2.5. Report problems or
difficulties in completing
work to required standards or
timelines to authority based
on company reporting
procedures
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9. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)







⚫ Proper use/handling of
materials and equipment
⚫ Storage practices for
materials and equipment

LO 3. Handle materials and
equipment
3.1. Store waste material and
debris in the designated area
according to workplace
procedure/OHS procedure
3.2. Handle and transport
materials, equipment and
machinery according to
enterprise guidelines
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⚫ Waste materials storage
and disposition
⚫ Routine maintenance of
irrigation and/or
drainage systems and
components
⚫ Repair, maintenance,
and storage of
3.3. Maintain a clean and safe
work site while undertaking
irrigation activities in
accordance with OHS
procedures

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Coordinate with
Agriculture Officer
in the locality for
field visit to demo
farm (Rural
Development)

10. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
infrastructures,
materials, tools and
equipment







⚫ Procedures for storage of
excess materials
⚫ Procedures for disposal
of waste materials

LO 4. Cleanup on completion of
irrigation activities
4.1. Return to storage cabin or
dispose the materials
according to company
standard procedures and
supervisor’s instructions
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⚫ Routine cleaning,
maintenance and storage
of tools and equipment

4.2. Clean, maintain and store the
tools and equipment
according to manufacturers’
specifications and
supervisors’ instructions
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⚫ Environmental
requirements relative to
irrigation

4.3. Make the site clean
according to authorities'
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11. K to 12 BASIC EDUCATION
FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
320 HOURS

CONTENT
CONTENT
STANDARD
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
LEARNING COMPETENCIES CODE
LEARNING
MATERIALS
METHODOLOGY
(4 Pillars)
instructions and good
environmental practices
⚫ Report preparation of
work outcomes
⚫ Accident/hazard
reporting procedures

4.4. Report work outcomes to the
authority following
established reporting formats

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LIST OF TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
Recommended list of Tools, Equipment and Materials for the training of Agricultural Crops Production I
RESOURCES
TOOLS EQUIPMENT MATERIALS
· Budding knife
· Wheelbarrow
· Bolo
· Basin
· Broomstick
· Pail
· Cutting tools
· Pruning saw
· Hedge shear
· Kitchen knife
· Soil moisture and pH meter
· Comb-tooth harrow
· Hand tractor
· Knapsack sprayer
· Hand sprayer
· Power sprayer
· Grass cutter
· Overhead sprinkler
· Sprinkler mist
· Button dripper
Petri dish
· Calculator
· Puncher
· Seedling trays with different holes
· Agri bag/plastic
· Polyethylene bags of different sizes
· Growing media (50 kg)
· Rooting hormone
· Basket
· Fishnet

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· Cutters
· Pliers
· Pruning shears
· Sickles
· Digging tools
· Steel bar
· Pick mattock
· Hole digger
· Garden hoe
· Shovel
· Crates
· Wooden crates
· Plastic crates
· Styro crates
· Harvesting tools
· Scythe
· Harvesting pole
· Ladder
· Hand trowel
· Hard hat
· Measuring tools
· Weighing scales
· Sprinklers
· Tool cabinet
· Plow
· Scissors
· Rake
· Soil auger
· Wooden crates
· LCD/overhead projector
· Postharvest treatment equipment
· Desktop computer/laptop
· Personal Protective Equipment
· Generators
· Water pumps
· plow
· Strainer
· Plastic sheet (10 kilos)
· Fertilizer
· Flower inducer
· Board marker
· Whiteboard
· Eraser
· Pesticides
· Rope
· Rubber band
· Seeds
· Seed box
· Seedlings /planting materials (assorted)
· Detergent soap
· Bamboo stick
· Bond paper
· Clips
· First Aid supplies
· Permanent pens
· Mulching material – 1 roll
· Plastic twine
· Brush
· Measuring tape
· Meter stick
· Whetstone (sharpening stone)
· Sacks
· Containers
· Disinfectants
· First Aid kit
· Chemical spill kit

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· PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
·Goggles
· Disposal gloves
· Face mask
· Rubber boots
·Overall






GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Aflatoxin – the toxin produced by some strains of the fungi ASPERGILUS FLAVUS and ASPERGILUS PARASTICUS; the most potent carcinogen yet
discovered.

Ambient condition– ordinary room temperature and relative humidity.

Ambient air – the surrounding air (atmospheric).

Ambient storage – any treatment or practice extending post harvest life of harvested commodity beyond that of similar commodity held under ambient conditions
without treatment.

Airflow rate – the amount of air passing through an obstruction per unit of time.

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Curing – process of toughening and self-healing of bruises and skinned areas in root and tubes crops or the rapid closing of the neck of bulb crops under favourable
conditions

Driller – a machine for sowing in furrows

Drip Irrigation – application of water through small tubes and orifices or emitters which discharge small quantity of water to the base of the plant

Dry-bulb temperature – the temperature of air indicated by a standard temperature

Equilibrium moisture content – the moisture content at which moisture in a product is in equilibrium with the surrounding air. The product does not gain or loss
moisture.

Fogging – to cover or envelope with fog

Foliar Fertilizer – fertilizer formulation containing nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium plus selected micronutrient element such as (Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cl, B,
Cu, S) applied by spraying on the leaves

Fumigant – a chemical compound which acts in the gaseous state to destroy insects and their larvae.

Fumigation – the process of treating stored products with insecticides/pesticides and the like in fumes or vapor form.

Furrow Irrigation – a method of supplying water through a canal system wherein water flows down or across the slope of the field

Furrowing – final step in land preparation by making furrows or beds for planting

GATT – General Agreement on Tariff and Trade

Grading – the process of classifying into groups according to a set of recognized criteria of quality and size, each group bearing an accepted name and size
grouping.

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Growing Medium – mixture of different materials such as soil, sand, compost, coir dust, rice hull, perlite, peat, etc. for growing seedlings

HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

Hardening – the process of gradually withholding water and exposing to direct sunlight to prevent seedlings from transplanting stress/shock

Harrowing – breaking of large soil clods that are caused by plowing

Hilling-Up – the process of covering the applied fertilizer material by raising the soil towards the base of the plant to further stabilize its stand for better plant
growth.

Hygrometer – an instrument that measures humidity.

Insect pest – a destructive or harmful insect.

Irrigation - any method of supplying water to sustain plant growth

Off-Baring- process of cultivating the soil away from the base of the plants

Pricking-Off- methods of transferring of seedling to avoid overcrowding

Larvae – the first stage of the life cycle of insects after leaving the egg.

Manometer – an instrument that measures air pressure.

Maturity – the quality or state of ripeness, or of being fully developed grain.

Maturity index – signs or indications that a commodity is mature and is ready to be harvested.

Moisture content – the conventional index used to determine whether the seed is dry enough for safe storage or for milling usually expressed in percent (% M.C.).

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Molds – superficial often woolly growth produced on various forms of organic matter, especially when damp or decaying.

NFA – National Food Authority

Packaging – technology or process to ensure adequate protection and safe delivery of a product from the produces to the ultimate consumer.

Packing – act of putting commodities in a container.

Packinghouse – place where the preparatory steps for storage or marketing are done.

Pallet – low portable platform made of wood or metal or in combination to facilitate handling, storage or transport of materials as a unit load using forklift.

Perishables – food crops for which value and/or quality is maintained over a short period of time after harvest. These include fruits, vegetables, flowers, young
coconut, nursery stocks and some staple root crops such as sweet potato, cassava and yam.

Postharvest disease – disease observed after harvest regardless of when or where initial infestation took place.

Post harvest handling – specific term used for the movement of commodities and operations through which a commodity undergoes from harvest to possession of
the fixed consumer, includes the technological aspects of marketing and distribution.

Post harvest infection – infection that takes place after harvest.

Post harvest life – period of time during which a commodity is still acceptable for its intended purpose.

Pre cooling – strictly, it means the rapid cooling (48 hours or less) of a commodity to a desired transit or storage temperature soon after harvest before it is stored or
moved in transit.

Pupa – an intermediate stage of an insect that preys on one or more plants and animals that man wishes to preserve for his own use.

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Refrigeration – process of removing heat from a compartment or substance so that temperature is lowered and then maintained at a desirable level, usually refers to
refrigeration by mechanical means.

Relative humidity – the actual vapor pressure of the air relative to saturation.

Respiration – biological process by which organic materials are broken down to simpler forms accompanied by the release of energy and heat.

Ripening – the state of development of a fruit when it becomes soft and edible applies strictly to climacteric type fruit.

Rodents – refer to rats and mice which destroy grains and other stored products.

Senescence – final phase in the life of an organ in which a series of normally irreversible events are initiated leading to cellular breakdown or death of the organ.

Side-Dress Fertilizer – additional amount of any fertilizer materials applied at the onset of flowering to complete the nutritional requirement of the crop

Sprinkler Irrigation – a mechanical method of supplying water over the standing crop by means of a nozzle which is rotated by water pressure

Synthetic Mulch – mulching materials made either of polyethylene or non-woven fabric

Sorting – the process of classifying into groups designated by the person classifying crops or commodities the produce either according to a set criteria.

Standard – the set of criteria and specifications of quality determining the grades, described as product characteristics such as maturity, color, cleanliness, shape,
free from decay and blemishes and uniformity of size.

Storage – process of keeping horticultural crops in a structure designed to protect the stored products from inclement weather and pests for a short or long period of
time to await processing or movement to other location.

Storage life – the longest time produce can be kept in a sound marketable condition.

Tachometer – an instrument that measures revolutions per minute

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Tillage – the mechanical manipulation of the soil

Transplants – vegetable seedlings produced for transplanting

Trellis – a support structure for viny crops and can either be T, I, Y, A shaped

Velometer – an instrument that measures velocity of air flow








Waxing – application of a thin film of surface coating to fruits and vegetables.

Wet-bulb temperature – temperature of moist air indicated by a thermometer whose bulb is covered with a moist wick which the air flow passing over has a
velocity of 15 ft per second.





Prepared by:

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FARM SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION I
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MARIVIC S. ROMERO MIRA C. VILLAROSA FRANKLIN C. LASDOCE
EPS I – EPP/TLE/TVL MASTER II-TLE/TVL TEACHER II-TLE/TVL
SDO – ESCALANTE CITY SDO-ESCALANTE CITY SDO-ESCALANTE CITY






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