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Scholarship: Agricultural and Horticultural Science
Outcome description The student will demonstrate understanding of sustainable New Zealand primary production systems in a global economy.
You will have to:
Critically analyse primary production systems for sustainable production in relation to contemporary issues, demonstrating a high level of integration, perceptive thinking and effective communication.
Candidates will be required to have detailed understanding of TWO primary production systems and and understanding of other primary production systems.
Sustainable production systems are those where the use, development and protection of natural and physical resources are managed from production to the consumer, in a manner that at least enables people and communities to provide for their social, economic, and cultural well-being, and for their health and safety. This will be done while sustaining the potential of natural and physical resources (excluding minerals) to meet the reasonably foreseeable future; safeguarding the life-supporting capacity of air, water, soil, and ecosystems; and avoiding, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects of activities on the environment.
A primary production system refers to the interactions or interdependencies between the physical, technical (ie the technology of ‘farming’), economic and social components involved in all processes from producer to the consumer. A primary production system involves physical, technical, economic and social factors, including but not limited to soil and water, climate, crops, plants, livestock, farmers or growers, employees, suppliers, authorities, processors, distributors, retailers, markets, consumers.
The global economy refers to the economic environment in which trade is conducted, and the systems that enable a business to source its production resources (land, labour, capital and management) and to market its products (goods and services) profitably worldwide and according to internationally agreed trade rules.
Critically analyse requires the student to undertake a comprehensive analysis that evaluates information, understandings, perspectives/viewpoints and practices that affect primary production systems.
The paper will comprise 3 questions. Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
Questions will have a focus on:
Special notesCandidates will be required to have detailed understanding of TWO primary production systems from producer to consumer. A primary production system involves the production of one or more products from producer to consumer, e.g. a sheep system might produce wool and meat.
Candidates will be required to have an understanding of the following contemporary issues:
All questions will require the candidate to answer in relation to at least one primary production system of their choice.
So what do we do?????? We have had indicated in the assessment specifications that we NEED to know about these contemporary issues: nutrient management, value added, animal welfare, traceability, food safety, biosecurity, country of origin
· how they apply to the specific primary products that you have studied
· how they apply to other products where they are of particular relevance.
Spend some time googling these issues and reading the respective articles in this booklet.
Complete a 1 page summary page using the template. Include relevant info, data, etc for each (Quality not Quantity!!).
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Sustainability and sustainable production systems have also been identified as a question. Have a read trough the material on this topic and appreciate the fact that sustainability is on many levels (environmental, social/cultural, economic) and each impacts and may generate differing views and responses from the 3 ‘stakeholder’ groups - producers, industry/sector and government.
Finally we need to put all this into the context of the 2 primary production systems that we will focus on.
Easy eh!
Outcome description The student will demonstrate understanding of sustainable New Zealand primary production systems in a global economy.
You will have to:
Critically analyse primary production systems for sustainable production in relation to contemporary issues, demonstrating a high level of integration, perceptive thinking and effective communication.
Candidates will be required to have detailed understanding of TWO primary production systems and and understanding of other primary production systems.
Sustainable production systems are those where the use, development and protection of natural and physical resources are managed from production to the consumer, in a manner that at least enables people and communities to provide for their social, economic, and cultural well-being, and for their health and safety. This will be done while sustaining the potential of natural and physical resources (excluding minerals) to meet the reasonably foreseeable future; safeguarding the life-supporting capacity of air, water, soil, and ecosystems; and avoiding, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects of activities on the environment.
A primary production system refers to the interactions or interdependencies between the physical, technical (ie the technology of ‘farming’), economic and social components involved in all processes from producer to the consumer. A primary production system involves physical, technical, economic and social factors, including but not limited to soil and water, climate, crops, plants, livestock, farmers or growers, employees, suppliers, authorities, processors, distributors, retailers, markets, consumers.
The global economy refers to the economic environment in which trade is conducted, and the systems that enable a business to source its production resources (land, labour, capital and management) and to market its products (goods and services) profitably worldwide and according to internationally agreed trade rules.
Critically analyse requires the student to undertake a comprehensive analysis that evaluates information, understandings, perspectives/viewpoints and practices that affect primary production systems.
The paper will comprise 3 questions. Candidates are required to answer ALL questions.
Questions will have a focus on:
- export-orientated primary production systems
- issues, perspectives, and conflicts that occur in attempting to achieve sustainable production systems
- contemporary issues that have an impact on the production part of the primary production system.
Special notesCandidates will be required to have detailed understanding of TWO primary production systems from producer to consumer. A primary production system involves the production of one or more products from producer to consumer, e.g. a sheep system might produce wool and meat.
Candidates will be required to have an understanding of the following contemporary issues:
- Greenhouse gas emissions from primary production systems.
- Growing the value of New Zealand's Agri-food exports.
All questions will require the candidate to answer in relation to at least one primary production system of their choice.
So what do we do?????? We have had indicated in the assessment specifications that we NEED to know about these contemporary issues: nutrient management, value added, animal welfare, traceability, food safety, biosecurity, country of origin
· how they apply to the specific primary products that you have studied
· how they apply to other products where they are of particular relevance.
Spend some time googling these issues and reading the respective articles in this booklet.
Complete a 1 page summary page using the template. Include relevant info, data, etc for each (Quality not Quantity!!).
.
Sustainability and sustainable production systems have also been identified as a question. Have a read trough the material on this topic and appreciate the fact that sustainability is on many levels (environmental, social/cultural, economic) and each impacts and may generate differing views and responses from the 3 ‘stakeholder’ groups - producers, industry/sector and government.
Finally we need to put all this into the context of the 2 primary production systems that we will focus on.
Easy eh!