Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Marketing channels for farm produce

TERM: 3rd Term

WEEK: 3

CLASS: Primary 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION: 40 minutes of 2 periods each
DATE:

SUBJECT: Prevocational Studies

TOPIC:       Marketing channels for farm produce

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  1. Define producers in the context of agriculture
  2. Outline the importance of producers
  3. Evaluate the challenges faced by producers in the marketing channel

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts and picture

 

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on disinfectants

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION           

The teacher explains the meaning of producers in the agricultural context and the importance of producers

 

Producer is an individual or entity directly engaged in the production of agricultural products, including crops (including farming); livestock (including ranching); forestry products etc

 

Importance of producers in agricultural marketing channels

i) Supply of Different Goods and Services:

Supply comes from the producer side. The producers or firms supply various goods and services in the market according to the demand of the consumers. Hence, if the number of producers increases, then the total supply of goods and services will also increase.

 

(ii) Entrepreneurship:

Producers are also entrepreneurs. They are the main coordinators of all the factors of production like land, labour, capital etc. They usually take the responsibilities to allocate the factors of production for conducting smooth business activities.

 

(iii) Optimal Use of Resources:

Producers are the leading persons, who take the initiatives to utilise all the economic resources, like forest resource, land resource, mineral resource, water resource, human or labour resource etc. optimally or efficiently for the production activities. The optimal use of these resources helps the country to achieve the path of economic development.

 

(iv) Export Promotion:

The producers of export-oriented goods and services help to reduce the balance of payment deficit of the country by promoting more exports. These producers mainly produce goods services and for export and thus foreign exchange reserve will increase automatically.

 

(v) Increase in Income and Employment:

Producers by increasing production from small scale to large scale increase the income and employment of the society as well as the country. Not only that, more number of industries will flourish along with the rise in income and employment opportunities.

 

(vi) Rise in Demand for Factors of Production:

Producer by creating demand of their product in the market indirectly create derived demand. Thus, with the increase in the demand of a particular product, the factors of production, i.e., land, labour, capital etc. responsible for the production of that product’s demand will also increase automatically.

 

Pupils pay attention

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

The teacher discusses the challenges faced by producers in the agricultural marketing channels

1. rapid population growth

2. the expenditure of resources

3. soil degradation

4. reduced utilization of land

5. a growing lack of water.

Pupils pay attention

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes on the board while the pupils copy the note

Pupils copy the note

                                                                    

NOTE

Producers in the agricultural context and the importance of producers

Producer is an individual or entity directly engaged in the production of agricultural products, including crops (including farming); livestock (including ranching); forestry products etc

 

Importance of producers in agricultural marketing channels

  1. i) Supply of Different Goods and Services:

Supply comes from the producer side. The producers or firms supply various goods and services in the market according to the demand of the consumers. Hence, if the number of producers increases, then the total supply of goods and services will also increase.

 

(ii) Entrepreneurship:

Producers are also entrepreneurs. They are the main coordinators of all the factors of production like land, labour, capital etc. They usually take the responsibilities to allocate the factors of production for conducting smooth business activities.

 

(iii) Optimal Use of Resources:

Producers are the leading persons, who take the initiatives to utilise all the economic resources, like forest resource, land resource, mineral resource, water resource, human or labour resource etc. optimally or efficiently for the production activities. The optimal use of these resources helps the country to achieve the path of economic development.

 

(iv) Export Promotion:

The producers of export-oriented goods and services help to reduce the balance of payment deficit of the country by promoting more exports. These producers mainly produce goods services and for export and thus foreign exchange reserve will increase automatically.

 

(v) Increase in Income and Employment:

Producers by increasing production from small scale to large scale increase the income and employment of the society as well as the country. Not only that, more number of industries will flourish along with the rise in income and employment opportunities.

 

(vi) Rise in Demand for Factors of Production:

Producer by creating demand of their product in the market indirectly create derived demand. Thus, with the increase in the demand of a particular product, the factors of production, i.e., land, labour, capital etc. responsible for the production of that product’s demand will also increase automatically.

 

Challenges faced by producers in the agricultural marketing channels

  1. rapid population growth
  2. the expenditure of resources
  3. soil degradation
  4. reduced utilization of land
  5. a growing lack of water.

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of producers in the agricultural context

  1. Enumerate four importance of the producers in the agricultural marketing channels
  2. Discuss three challenges faced by the producers in the agricultural marketing channel

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively and marks their books



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