The Agricultural Management Practices Grade 12 ATP 2026 provides the full structure that teachers must follow for curriculum delivery and assessment in 2026. This page tells search engines clearly that it contains the complete Annual Teaching Plan for Agricultural Management Practices based on the official 2023 and 2024 ATP documents. All term content, weekly topics, practical work, and SBA tasks are included.
The ATP focuses on three major content areas that appear in both the Trial and Final NSC Examinations:
- Farm planning
- Financial planning, management, and marketing
- Product harvesting and processing
Term 1: Farm Planning and Resource Utilisation (2026)
Term 1 (Weeks 1–11) covers the foundations of farm planning, resource use, and entrepreneurial thinking.
Key Term 1 Focus Areas
| CAPS Topic (CAPS p. 28–29) | Core Concepts, Skills and Values | Formal Assessment (SBA/PAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Farm planning – Utilisation of resources | PAT Management overview. Production planning. Natural resource use. Human and financial capital. Veld planning. Soil cultivation and soil as a resource. | TASK 1: Assignment (25 percent of Term 1 mark). |
| Farm planning – Farming systems | Pollution, degradation, conservation, farming systems, alternative enterprises (agri tourism, niche markets), mechanisation. | PAT: Research on management overview (done in class). |
| Sustainable farm planning | Business planning, entrepreneurship, business survival strategies. | PAT: Minimum 2 practical activities. Daily logbook or diary. |
| End of Term | Revision of all content. | TASK 2: Test 1 (75 percent of Term 1 mark). Minimum 100 marks, 1½ hours. |
Guidance for Term 1
Learners require background knowledge from Grades 10 and 11 production enterprises. Informal assessments should occur frequently.
Term 2: Marketing and Farm Management (2026)
Term 2 (Weeks 1–11) introduces agricultural marketing, price setting, farm management components, and financial planning.
Key Term 2 Focus Areas
| CAPS Topic (CAPS p. 30–31) | Core Concepts, Skills and Values | Formal Assessment (SBA/PAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural marketing | Price setting, supply and demand, breakeven point, marketing systems, advertising, agricultural organisations. | PAT: Support completion of Management Overview. |
| Farm management | Planning, organisation, motivation, leadership, control, coordination, evaluation. | PAT: Minimum 2 practical activities. |
| Financial planning | Budgets, budgeting, farm evaluation. Revision. | PAT: Daily logbook or diary upkeep. |
| End of Term | Revision of all Term 1 and Term 2 content. | TASK 3: June exam OR controlled test. Minimum 200 marks, 3 hours. |
Guidance for Term 2
Use past exam papers, study notes, and frequent informal assessments.
Term 3: Financial Statements, Labour, and Value Adding (2026)
Term 3 (Weeks 1–11) focuses on financial documents, labour legislation, record keeping, and product processing. The Trial Examination concludes the term.
Key Term 3 Focus Areas
| CAPS Topic (CAPS p. 32) | Core Concepts, Skills and Values | Formal Assessment (SBA/PAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial planning | Cashflow, income and expense statements. Labour types and legislation. Record keeping (production and financial), aims, advantages, trial balance. | PAT: Management overview submission, practical log finalisation, management test. |
| Product harvesting and value adding | Harvesting, quality control, value adding, packaging, food legislation in South Africa. | TASK 4: Trial Examination (75 percent of Term 3 mark). Paper 1: 200 marks, 3 hours. |
Trial Examination Structure
| Section | Content | Marks | Cognitive Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A | Short questions (MCQ, terminology, columns, statements) | 50 | Knowledge: 40 percent |
| Section B | Three questions of 50 marks each (Farm planning, Financial planning or management or marketing, and Product harvesting or processing). | 150 | Comprehension and application: 40 percent. Analysis, evaluation, synthesis: 20 percent |
Guidance for Term 3
Learners must rely on Grade 10 and Grade 11 content to support this term.
Term 4: Final Revision and Examination (2026)
Term 4 (Weeks 1–10) is dedicated to final revision and the Final NSC Examination.
Key Term 4 Focus Areas
| Focus | Weeks | Core Concepts and Tasks | Formal Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revision | 1–4 | Revision of Question 2 (Farm planning), Question 3 (Financial planning, management, and marketing), Question 4 (Product harvesting and processing). Finalise PATs. | |
| Final Examination | 5–10 | Preparation for the NSC examination. | TASK 5: PAT (25 percent). TASK 6: Final Examination (50 percent). |
Final Examination Structure
The Final NSC Examination follows the same structure as the Trial Examination.
Weighting:
• 50 percent Final Exam
• 25 percent SBA
• 25 percent PAT
Guidance for Term 4
Past examination papers are the main resource. Teachers must finalise all PAT marks and SBA submissions.
Learning Analogy
Understanding Agricultural Management Practices is similar to running a successful farm. Term 1 is the planning stage. Term 2 is about understanding the market and setting up systems. Term 3 deals with actual production, finances, and quality control. Term 4 reflects the final audit where everything is tested in the NSC examination.