JSS 1 Horticulture and Crop Production Flashcards: Entrepreneurship in Horticulture and Crop Production

Question 1

Horticultural entrepreneurship involves organising resources to produce and sell ____.

Accepted Answer

valuable crops, products, or services

Question 2

A horticultural entrepreneur is a person who ____.

Accepted Answer

starts and manages an enterprise while taking calculated risks

Question 3

An intrapreneur introduces useful innovations ____.

Accepted Answer

within an existing farm or organisation

Question 4

The key difference is that an entrepreneur builds an independent venture while an intrapreneur ____.

Accepted Answer

innovates for an existing organisation

Question 5

One benefit of crop-production entrepreneurship is ____.

Accepted Answer

food supply and employment

Question 6

A nursery enterprise creates value by supplying ____.

Accepted Answer

healthy seedlings

Question 7

Which quality helps a farmer continue after crop failure: resilience, dishonesty, wastefulness, or carelessness?

Accepted Answer

resilience

Question 8

Calculated risk in crop production requires considering weather, costs, market demand, and ____.

Accepted Answer

possible losses

Question 9

Good observation helps an entrepreneur detect pests, diseases, and ____.

Accepted Answer

changing customer needs

Question 10

Record-keeping skill helps the owner monitor costs, yields, sales, and ____.

Accepted Answer

profitability

Question 11

Integrity requires a produce seller to ____.

Accepted Answer

describe quality and quantity honestly

Question 12

A common challenge for horticultural businesses in Nigeria is limited ____.

Accepted Answer

funding

Question 13

Poor roads and storage facilities may cause ____.

Accepted Answer

post-harvest losses

Question 14

Lack of technical skill can lead to poor production decisions and ____.

Accepted Answer

low yield

Question 15

Training, extension advice, and supervised practice help improve ____.

Accepted Answer

competence

Question 16

Which is NOT a good entrepreneurial practice: using banned chemicals, planning production, keeping records, or treating customers fairly?

Accepted Answer

using banned chemicals

Question 17

Value addition may involve washing, grading, packaging, or ____.

Accepted Answer

processing produce

Question 18

Before planting for sale, the entrepreneur should investigate ____.

Accepted Answer

market demand

Question 19

Environmental responsibility includes safe pesticide use, soil conservation, and ____.

Accepted Answer

proper waste management

Question 20

A sustainable enterprise balances profit with crop quality, worker safety, and ____.

Accepted Answer

care of natural resources

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