Agribusiness 30
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Agribusiness 30

Optional Modules from the Entrepreneurship Curriculum

Suggested Modules for Middle Level Practical and Applied Arts Survey Courses

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AGBU5
Module 5: Technology and Innovation (Core)
Suggested Time: 10-15 hours
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Module 2
Outcome
Assess the role of technology and innovation in supporting and growing Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry.
Indicators
(a) Explore innovation and its impact on agribusiness.
(b) Debate the risks (e.g., cost and wasting resources) and rewards (e.g., reducing costs and providing a better-quality product) often associated with innovation.
(c) Discuss reasons (e.g., global competition, efficiencies, safety and cost savings) for the research, development and implementation of innovative ideas and practices.
(d)

Describe the four areas of technology that impact the agriculture industry:

  • mechanization and automation (e.g., equipment and processes);
  • crops (e.g., seed, herbicides and fertilizer);
  • livestock (e.g., genetics); and,
  • data (e.g., collection, interpretation and usage).
(e) Examine examples of innovative technologies (e.g., drones, autonomous tractors and robots) and other innovations (e.g., production cost insurance, business risk management programs and urban farms) used in agribusiness today.
(f) Identify benefits realized by the agriculture industry through research, development and implementation of innovative ideas and practices.
(g) Research programs and services offered by organizations (e.g., Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute [PAMI], Innovation Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association, Crop Development Centre [CDC], Vaccine and Infections Disease Organization [VIDO], the Food Centre, the AgKnowledge Centre and Synchotron) that support the research, development and implementation of technology in Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry.
(h) Debate issues (e.g., technology use agreements [e.g., for seed], right to repair [R2R] movement, energy use, ethics and safety, use of antibiotics in livestock and environmental concerns) related to the use of various innovative technologies and practices in agriculture.
(i) Predict and describe the future impact of innovative ideas and practices on agribusiness in Saskatchewan and Canda.
(j) Identify a problem or issue that currently exists in the agricultural supply chain and propose an innovative solution to the problem.
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