Substrand: "7.10 Small Scale Farming" (13 periods)

This sub strand examines Small Scale Farming in Solomon Islands in order for learners to fully understand its advantages and disadvantages on the soil structure.

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

Learner's should:

7.10.1 know the characteristics of shifting cultivation (k)

7.10.1.1 define the terms shifting cultivation, subsistence livelihood, Nubra
7.10.1.2 explain the main characteristics of shifting cultivation

7.10.2 understand the impacts of shifting cultivation and ways of minimizing it (u)

7.10.2.1 identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of shifting cultivation
7.10.2.2 discuss the contribution shifting cultivation provides to sustaining livelihoods in Solomon Islands
7.10.2.3 define small-scale, cash farming, intensive farming, small- holding, and market gardens

7.10.3 be able to locate on a map different parts of the world where shifting cultivation is practiced (s)

7.10.3.1 locate on a map different regions of the world where shifting cultivation is practiced and provide reasons

7.10.4 know the different types of cash farming in Solomon islands (k)

7.10.4.1 list and explain the reasons for developing cash farming in Solomon Islands
7.10.4.2 list different types of cash farming and give examples of the main cash crops
7.10.4.3 conduct a field work survey to find out information on cash crops in the local area
7.10.4.4 list the effects of the changes from shifting cultivation to cash farming

7.10.5 know types of market outlets for farm crops (k)

7.10.5.1 assess the local demand and market outlets for farm crops
7.10.5.2 compare types of small scale cash cropping and their market outlets in countries studied to that of Solomon Islands

7.10.6 be able to draw a flow chart of inputs, processes and outputs of small scale cash farming (s)

7.10.6.1 draw flow chart of inputs, processes and outputs of small scale cash farming

7.10.7 understand the benefits and disadvantages of small scale cash farming to rural communities in Solomon islands (u)

7.10.7.1 discuss the benefits and disadvantages of small scale farming in Solomon islands
7.10.7.2 examine a case study of a small scale cash farm in other third world countries.(eg. Goat Farming in Kenya)

7.10.8 have formed opinions about whether small scale cash farming is a good form of rural development (a)

7.10.8.1 discuss and justify whether shifting cultivation or cash farming is good for rural development in Solomon Islands