21039 version 1 Page 1 of 4 Demonstrate knowledge of the development of organic horticulture Level 2 Credits 10 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the basic relationships and characteristics of an organic system; describe the development of modern organic horticulture; describe the schools of thought that are credited with the development of the modern organic horticulture movement; describe the principles of a selected range of organic movements; and describe the roles of key organisations that have a strong influence on organic horticulture. Subfield Horticulture Domain Production Horticulture Status Registered Status date 27 October 2006 Date version published 27 October 2006 Planned review date 31 December 2011 Entry information Open. Replacement information This unit standard replaced unit standard 10321 and unit standard 10327. Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. Standard setting body (SSB) Primary Industry Training Organisation Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0032 This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do. Special notes The following standards apply to this unit standard: Demeter Standards, Bio Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association, PO Box 39045, Wellington Mail Centre, Phone 04 589 5366, Fax 04 589 4365, http://www.biodynamic.org.nz; BIO-GRO Standards, BIO-GRO New Zealand, PO Box 9693, Marion Square, Wellington, Phone 04 801 9741, Fax 04 801 9742, http://www.bio-gro.co.nz; Agriquality New Zealand, Agriquality Organic Standards, http://www.agriquality.co.nz; New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 21039 version 1 Page 2 of 4 The Soil and Health Association of New Zealand (Organic Farm New Zealand), http://www.organicnz.org; The New Zealand Food Safety Authority, http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/organics; NZS 8410:2003 Organic production, available from Standards New Zealand http://www.standards.co.nz. Elements and performance criteria Element 1 Describe the basic relationships and characteristics of an organic system. Performance criteria 1.1 Description identifies the importance of inter-relationships in the holistic philosophy applied in organic horticulture. Range 1.2 Description identifies key characteristics of organic horticulture. Range 1.3 between organisms and their environment, between different life forms. matter and recycling, sustainability, biologically diverse, stable, integrated pest and disease management. Description defines how the application of these relationships characteristics ensures a successful, integrated production system. and Element 2 Describe the development of modern organic horticulture. Performance criteria 2.1 Description identifies domestication of crops, industrialisation of horticulture, and identification of need for restorative and sustainable production methods. 2.2 Description includes reference to the key concepts of organic farming and the role of certification. Range 2.3 sustainability, biological farming, independent verification of production methods, conservation of resources, social responsibility. Food safety is discussed as a concept. Range food production, processing, environmental microbiology, waste streams, traceability. contamination, New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 21039 version 1 Page 3 of 4 Element 3 Describe the schools of thought that are credited with the development of the modern organic horticulture movement. Performance criteria 3.1 Description identifies the characteristics of two schools of thought and their influence on the development of organic horticulture. Range any two of – Rodale, Fukuoka, Howard, Steiner. Element 4 Describe the principles of a selected range of organic movements. Performance criteria 4.1 Description outlines the principles of selected movements. Range 4.2 Permaculture, Biodynamics, Nature Farming, Soil Food Web. Description includes ways in which two of the selected movements support the principles of organic horticulture. Element 5 Describe the roles of key organisations that have a strong influence on organic horticulture. Performance criteria 5.1 Description identifies the role of organisations internationally important to organic horticulture. 5.2 Description identifies the roles that organisations have played in development of the New Zealand organic horticulture industry. Please note Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment. Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards. Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 21039 version 1 Page 4 of 4 Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements. Comments on this unit standard Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation www.primaryito.ac.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016