Agriculture is a life science and must be presented with good and natural illustrations. The language has been simplified to enable readers grasp the concepts discussed. Topics are arranged to ensure continuity and flow of sub-themes to ease interest development in the subject. Each chapter ends with summary to remind the reader of points stated earlier. The purpose of this book is to provide a standard textbook for Agricultural Science, reflecting the new curriculum for Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and for Senior Secondary Schools II by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). Activities involving students are included at the end of each chapter to give students adequate field experience and to test how far the students have grasped the subject matter. With this book, students would acquire functional scientific skills and the necessary knowledge to excel in both internal and external examinations.
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Course Curriculum
10 chapters · 72 lessons
- Meaning and Examples of Farm Structures Preview
- Types of Farm Structures and their Uses Preview
- Description of Farm Structures
- Farm Buildings
- Uses of Farm Structures
- Uses of Farm Buildings
- Maintenance of Farm Structures and Buildings
- Evaluation
- Siting of a Farm
- Layout of Farm Structures
- Siting of a School Farm
- Principles Guiding the Siting of School Farm
- Setting-up the Farm
- Factors Guiding Layout of Farm Structures and Buildings
- Importance of Good Siting of Farm Structures and Buildings
- Evaluation
- Meaning of Propagation
- Methods of Crop Propagation
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Propagation by Seeds
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Asexual/Vegetative Propagation
- Evaluation
- Definition and Types of Cultural Practices
- Pre-Planting Operations
- Planting Operations
- Post-Planting Operations
- Harvesting and Post-Harvest Operations
- Evaluation
- Meaning of Harvesting and Harvesting Techniques
- Effects of Harvesting
- Post-Harvesting Operations
- Evaluation
- Meaning of Feeds and Animal Nutrition
- Type of Feeds or Feed-stuff
- Meaning and Types of Ration
- Malnutrition and its Types
- Causes, Signs & Symptoms of Malnutrition in Farm Animals
- Factors that Affect Feed Requirements of Farm Animals
- Equipment Used for Feeding Farm Animals
- Evaluation
- Meaning of Disease
- Groups of Disease-Causing Organisms of Livestock
- Mode of Transmission of Disease-Causing Organisms
- Types of Diseases based on Mode of Transmission
- Farm Animal Diseases/Symptoms of Farm Animal Diseases/Mode of Transmission
- General Effects of Diseases of Farm Animals
- General Methods of Prevention and Control of Farm Animals’ Diseases
- Evaluation
- Definition of Fishery
- Fishing
- Classification of Fish
- Fish Products and Uses
- Systems of Fishery
- Fish Preservation
- Risk Factors in Water and Fish Farming
- Fishing Methods and Tools
- Evaluation
- Definition of Forest and Forestry
- Important Forest Trees
- Forest Tree Crops and Forest Animals
- Types of Forests
- Forest Resources
- Importance of Forest
- Effects of Forest on the Environment
- Human Activities that Affect the Forest
- Forest Management Practices
- Evaluation
- Hunting and Gathering as Early Man’s Occupation
- Stages of Agricultural Development in Nigeria
- Differences Between Subsistence and Commercial Agriculture (The Two Main Types of Agriculture)
- History of Agriculture in Nigeria
- Problems of Agricultural Development in Nigeria and Possible Solutions
- Evaluation
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