Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
FARASAN, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC.
CAPITON, DATU ODIN SINSUAT MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE

INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT

Sector AGRI-FISHERY
Qualification:
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II

Unit of
CARRY-OUT HARVEST AND POSTHARVEST OPERATIONS
Competency:

Date Developed: Document No. -AGRI-001

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IDENCE PLAN
AGRI-FISHERY
Sector
AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II
Qualification:

Unit of Competency: CARRY-OUT HARVEST AND POSTHARVEST OPERATIONS

Ways in which evidence will be collected:

Observation & Questioning

[tick the column]

Third party Report

Demonstration &
Questioning

Portfolio

Written
The evidence must show that the trainee…

Identify crop maturity according to parameters affecting

  
physiological growth and physical indicators.

Remove the obstructions from the field for efficient   

harvesting
Checked records regarding crops to be harvested   

Implemented appropriate harvesting method based on   

best cultural practices for each crop using suitable tools
Handled crops according to the postharvest treatment   

Harvested crops based on maturity indices and  

characteristics affecting harvest quality
Employed postharvest operations based on standard   

Monitored use of postharvest equipment avoiding damage

  
to crop in line with manufacturer/enterprise procedures
Handling and packaging are done according to variety
  
and destination
Stored and stacked crops in a cool dry place prior to
  
distribution in line with enterprise procedures
Identified pest based on references for storage pest and
  
diseases
Identified storage pest and diseases are logged and
  
reported to immediate authority
NOTE: *Critical aspects of competency

Date Developed: Document No. -AGRI-001

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 TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

Objectives/Content # of items/
Knowledge Comprehension Application
area/Topics % of test
(50%) (25%) (25%)
(100%)

Perform pre-harvest 3% 2%
5%
operations
(1-3) (16-17)

Perform harvesting 2% 3%
5%
activity
(4-5) (11-13)

Perform postharvest 2% 3%
5%
operation
(6-7) (18-20)

Monitor storage pest and 3% 2%

5%
diseases
(8-10) (14-15)

TOTAL 10 5 5 20 (100%)

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 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
FARASAN, INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INC.
CAPITON, DATU ODIN SINSUAT MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE

INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT

WRITEN TEST
For

AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II

CARRY-OUT HARVEST AND
POSTHARVEST OPERATIONS

Date Developed: Document No. -AGRI-001

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INSTRUCTION

Read the direction carefully

TEST BEGIN HERE:

FILL IN THE BLANK. Fill in the blanks with a word or group of words that
corresponds to complete the given sentence. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS
BOOKLET. Write your answers on the answer sheet provided. You have (1) Hour to
complete this test, but if you can finish it earlier, you may hand in your paper.

1. The _ of fruits and vegetables generally refers to the attachment of

the last stage of the biological function of the part of a plant or the complete plant.
2. The ultimate goal of flowering plants, as with any life form, is to
.
3. Leafy vegetables are harvested after sowing.
4. While harvesting underground crops like potato, onion, radish, carrot and beet
root etc. care should be taken that produce should not get damaged by
.
5. Harvested produce should not be kept on the .
6. In agriculture, handling is the stage of crop production immediately
following harvest, including cooling, cleaning, sorting and packing.
7. damages can be caused by mechanical risk such as: blows, rubbing
or ambient risks like: high/low temperatures, toxic gases.
8. One of the main causes of food insufficiency is the high prevalence of
.
9. by fungi also causes direct losses and poses a threat to human
and animal health by producing poisons known as myco toxins, which
contaminate food and feed.
10. Avoid planting in . Plant as deeply as possible (10 cm deep) and
ridge at least 3 times during the growing season.
11. is the gathering of plant parts that are of commercial interest.
12. leads to shortening of shelf life.
13. Harvesting can be performed by hand or .
14. with certain species of fungi may already occur in the field, reducing
considerably the storage life of grains.
15. are useful to protect stored produce from pest attack.
16. In cabbage, the are cut with knife frequently attached with some
wrapper leaves.
17. In garlic, crop gets ready for harvest in about after planting.

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18. systems are available in a variety of materials such as plastic, corrugated
fiberboard, wood, and even sustainable materials such as bio-plastics and fibers
that decompose.
19. A is a one-piece container consisting of two halves, forming the top and
bottom, joined by a hinge with interlocking fasteners or snaps designed for
closure.
20.Excess heat causes fruits and vegetables to have higher ,
ultimately resulting in a faster deterioration of their quality.

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 ANSWER KEY

TEST I.

1. maturity
2. reproduce
3. 3 to 4 weeks
4. digging implements
5. soil
6. postharvest
7. Physical-chemical
8. storage pests
9. Contamination
10. rough soil
11. Harvesting
12. Improper harvesting
13. Mechanically
14. Infection
15. Additives
16. heads
17. 100 to 140 days
18. Packaging
19. Clamshell
20. respiration rates

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 PERFORMANCE TEST

Trainee’s Name:
Trainer’s Name:
Qualification AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II
Unit of Competency: CARRY-OUT HARVEST AND POSTHARVEST OPERATIONS
Date of Institutional
Assessment:
Time of Institutional START; FINISH
Assessment:
General Instruction.
Given the supplies, materials, tools and equipment you are required to carry-out
harvest and postharvest operations.

Specific Instruction:
1. Allow the candidate to familiarize with the resources to be used in the assessment for
10 minutes.
2. The Institutional Assessment shall be your responsibility as Trainer.
3. Gather all the needed tools/equipment and materials.
4. Perform pre-harvest operations.
5. Perform harvesting activity.
6. Perform postharvest operations.
7. Monitor storage pest and diseases.
8. Give the trainee’s feedback on the assessment result. The feedback shall indicate
whether the trainee is qualified to proceed to next Unit of Competency:

FEEDBACK:

YES NO

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATE

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RATING SHEET FOR DEMONSTRATIONS WITH ORAL QUESTIONING
Trainee’s Name:

Trainer’s Name:

Qualification: AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION NC II

Project-Based
PERFORM HARVEST AND POSTHARVEST OPERATIONS
Assessment:
Date of
Institutional
Assessment:
Time of
Institutional START; FINISH
Assessment:
Instructions for demonstration

Given the supplies, materials, tools and equipment you are required to carry-out
harvest and postharvest operations.

Materials, tools and equipment

Materials Tools Equipment
 PPE
 Instructional  Picking poles
materials  Scythes
 Collecting  Scissors
basket with  Shears
liners  Shovels
 Harvesting  Bolo
crates with liner  Wheelbarrow
 Container with
clean water with
preservative

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  Sacks
 Labels and
markers

() to show if evidence is

OBSERVATION
demonstrated
During the demonstration of skills, the candidate: Yes No N/A
Wore PPE and observes safety procedures
Identified crop maturity according to parameters
affecting physiological growth and physical
indicators.
Removed the obstructions from the field.
Checked records regarding crops to be harvested

Implemented appropriate harvesting method based

on best cultural practices for each crop using
suitable tools
Handled crops according to the postharvest treatment

Harvested crops based on maturity indices and

characteristics affecting harvest quality
Employed postharvest operations based on standard

Monitored use of postharvest equipment avoiding

damage to crop in line with manufacturer/enterprise
procedures
Handling and packaging are done according to variety
and destination
Stored and stacked crops in a cool dry place prior to
distribution in line with enterprise procedures

Housekeeping 5’S
Did the candidate’s overall performance meet
YES NO N/A
the standard?

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QUESTIONING TOOL
Questions to probe the candidate’s underpinning knowledge Satisfactory
response
YES NO
1. Give at least 2 maturity signs of raddish and carrots.
 Depending upon variety carrot become ready for
harvesting within 100 to 120 days from sowing.
 At marketable stage carrots should have at least 2.5 to 4
cm diameter at the upper end.
2. How do you perform pre-harvest operations?
 Identify crop maturity, removed obstructions fro efficient
harvesting, and the harvesting tools/materials as long as
the temporary shed must be readied. Also, checked the
records regarding crops to be harvested.
3. Why do you need to be equipped with safe handling rules for each
type of tool/equipment used in the harvesting activity?
 In order to avoid accidents in performing harvest and
postharvest activity.
4. How do you perform harvesting activity?
 Implement appropriate harvesting methods based on best
cultural practices for each crop using suitable tools. The
crops must be handled according to postharvest treatment
and it must be harvested based on maturity indices and
characteristics affecting harvest quality.
5. When tools and equipment to be prepared are insufficient, what
should you do?
 Inform the trainer out rightly in order to find ways and
means to carry-out the activity.
6. How do you perform postharvest operation?
 Employ postharvest operations based on standard. The
postharvest equipment must be monitored avoiding
damage to crop in line with manufacturer/enterprise
procedures. The harvested crops must be handled and
packaged very well according to variety and destination and
it must be stored in a cool dry place.
7. How do you monitor storage pest and diseases?
 Pest are identified based on references for storage pest and
diseases. All the identified storage pest and diseases must
be logged and reported to immediate authority.
The candidate’s underpinning
knowledge was: Satisfactory Not Satisfactory

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