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3.1 Agriculture

Geography · Grade 11 · 14 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Agricultural systems: subsistence and commercial farming
  • Plantation agriculture in the world
  • Commercial ranching in the world
  • Wheat in Kenya and Russia
  • Maize in Kenya and Mexico
  • Coffee in Kenya and Brazil
  • Tea in Kenya and Sri Lanka
  • Dairy farming in Kenya and New Zealand
  • Beef farming in Kenya and Argentina

What you will be able to do

  • examine the agricultural systems in the world
  • analyse the case studies on plantation agriculture and commercial ranching in the world
  • locate major plantations and ranches in Kenya
  • explore challenges facing large-scale farming and possible solutions in the community
  • acknowledge the significance of plantation and commercial ranching in Kenya

Key questions

“How competitive is Kenyan agriculture to the rest of the world?”

Lessons

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  1. Agricultural systems
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Distinguish subsistence from commercial farming and meet plantation agriculture and ranching.
  2. Plantation agriculture
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe plantation agriculture and the crops it grows.
  3. Commercial ranching
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe commercial ranching for beef and for milk, and its special conditions.
  4. Wheat in Kenya and Russia
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare wheat growing in Kenya and in Russia.
  5. Maize in Kenya and Mexico
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare maize growing in Kenya and in Mexico.
  6. Coffee in Kenya and Brazil
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare coffee growing in Kenya and in Brazil.
  7. Tea in Kenya and Sri Lanka
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare tea growing in Kenya and in Sri Lanka.
  8. Dairy farming in Kenya and New Zealand
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare dairy farming in Kenya and in New Zealand.
  9. Beef farming in Kenya and Argentina
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare beef farming in Kenya and in Argentina.
  10. Plantations and ranches on a map of Kenya
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Locate major plantations and ranches in Kenya on a sketch map.
  11. Plantation agriculture and commercial ranching
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Compare plantation agriculture with commercial ranching in Kenya.
  12. Challenges facing large-scale farming
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explore the challenges of large-scale farming and possible solutions.
  13. Significance of plantation and ranching in Kenya
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Acknowledge the economic, social and environmental significance of the two systems.
  14. Fieldwork on agriculture
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Plan and carry out fieldwork on agriculture in the locality and report the findings.