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HORTICULTURE PROPERTY
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Prepare and implement a management
plan for a horticulture property
level:
7
credit:
12
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to prepare
and implement a plan for the management of a horticulture
property to include - assessment of external influences on
planning; assessment and selection of enterprises to be
pursued; determination of resource availability; and provision
of documentation and reports on progress to parties holding
an interest in the enterprise.
entry information:
Open, but it is recommended that the learner gain knowledge
in technical and management aspects of horticulture before
credit is sought for this unit standard.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
Case studies may be used as the basis for this unit standard.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Identify planning influences external to the property.
performance criteria
1.1
Assessment of external factors which may influence planning determines
implications to be considered in planning property management.
Range:
1.2
economic conditions, required approvals and consents, market
conditions.
Assessment of outside influences identifies risks they generate, and determines
factors which must be addressed in planning to minimise the effect of those
risks.
element 2
Assess and select enterprises to be pursued.
performance criteria
2.1
Property evaluation provides information on factors which determine present
and future horticultural capability of the property.
2.2
Evaluation of likely enterprises
appropriateness for the property.
Range:
2.3
against
set
criteria
determines
their
market availability and access, impact on land and water
resources, required start-up and maintenance resource levels,
risks involved, expertise required, assessed net profitability.
Evaluation of options considers planning factors which will influence site
useage.
Range:
crop layout and rotation patterns, structures and facilities, services
and access, growing media required.
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2.4
Selection identifies enterprise option which can be implemented in site
conditions and accommodate requirements of identified external influences.
element 3
Determine availability of resources to implement selected development options.
performance criteria
3.1
Assessment of resource need in defined areas determines need for selected
enterprise option.
Range:
3.2
labour, finance, land, water, specialist services, equipment,
facilities, soil.
Investigation determines availability of required resources and conditions
applying.
Range:
cost, timing, support provided.
element 4
Prepare and implement property management plan.
performance criteria
4.1
Consents and approvals required for implementation of the plan are identified,
and provision for obtaining them made.
4.2
Plan identifies how sustainable practice is to be maintained.
Range:
4.3
layout and rotation patterns, growing media selection and
maintenance, access, provision of water and drainage, selection
and use of crop management materials and techniques, plant
health.
Provisions for physical and financial protection of investment in planned
development are defined, and arrangements made for their instigation.
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4.4
Methods adopted to implement plan enable planning targets to be achieved.
4.5
Monitoring procedures established enable progress in achievement of planning
targets to be determined.
4.6
Information for monitoring procedures enables revision of implementation plans
as required.
element 5
Report to parties with an interest in the enterprise.
performance criteria
5.1
Parties concerned are identified, and methods selected to present information
conform with requirements stipulated by each party.
5.2
Information presented details performance achieved against targets set, and
provides explanations of variances.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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.
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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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0032
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
which can
be
accessed at
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