Beef Production

Introduction

Today we are going to research information about the beef industry.  You are to find sites with information about raising cattle in Zimbabwe and compare it to ONE other country.

Task

Objective:

  • Research how beef cattle are raised in Zimbabwe using the websites provided.
  • Then create a Google Doc or Google Slide show to record your information. Feel free to include photos of the process.
  • When your project is complete, please email/share it to mudavanhuat@gmail.com 
  • This is due at the end of the lesson.
Process

Your research needs to include the following information about beef cattle:

  • Popular provinces that raise beef cattle
  • The process of getting the animals from farm to table
  • Where beef cattle are exported to
  • Find one country that raises large amounts of beef cattle
    • Determine the amount of beef used in the country
    • Determine how much gets exported
    • Compare to how we raise beef cattle in Zimbabwe
    • Any interesting facts about raising beef cattle outside of Zimbabwe

Please use the links below for your research:

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/april-2019-july-2019/zimbabwe%E2%80%99s-beef-industry-stampedes-back-life

https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00M1MN.pdf

https://www.fintrac.com/success-stories/zimbabwe-livestock

https://reliefweb.int/report/zimbabwe/cattle-ranching-project-transforms-chilonga

https://farmersreviewafrica.com/zimbabwe-farmers-make-brisk-business-from-cattle-fattening/

Evaluation

DIMENSIONS

EXCELLENT

VERY GOOD

GOOD

SATISFFACTORY

UNSATISFACTORY

Research on how beef cattle is raised in Zimbabwe using the websites provided

5 Marks

5 Websites

4 marks

4 websites

3 marks

3 websites

2 marks

2 websites

 1 mark

1 website

 

Create google docs or google slide

5 marks

All steps followed

4 marks

1 step omitted

3 marks

2 steps omitted

1 to 2 marks

3 to 4 steps omitted

0 mark

Nothing created

 

 

Popular provinces that raise beef cattle

5 marks

5 and above provinces

4 marks

4 provinces

3 marks

3 provinces

2 marks

2 provinces

1 mark

1 province

 

Where beef cattle are exported to

5 marks

5 and above countries

4 marks

4 countries

3 marks

3 countries

2 marks

2 countries

1 mark

1 country

 

A country that raise beef cattle

4 marks

4 countries

3 marks

3 countries

2 marks

2 countries

2 marks

2 countries

1 mark

 1 countries

 

Process of getting the animals from farm to table

6 marks

6 processes

5 marks

5 processes

4 marks

4 processes

3 to 4 marks

3 to 4 processes

1 to 2 marks

1 to 2 processes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

GRADING :

A      75 -100 %

B      60 - 74%

C      50 - 59%

D      45 - 49%

E       40 - 44%

U       0 - 39 %   

e.
 

Conclusion

Try to find as much information as you can within the first 45 minutes of the lesson.  The last 45 minutes should be entering the information into Google Drive and sharing with me the document.  We will have a virtual presentation in the next lesson.  

Remember to put this in YOUR OWN WORDS.

Credits

Relief Web

USAID