Farm structures are classified based on their uses into the following:
- Production structures: These are structures for rearing animals and nursing young crop plants/seedlings e.g. poultry battery cages, grazing paddocks, poultry range shelters, fish pods, rabbit hutches, potting sheds for seedlings (nurseries),
- Processing structures: These are structures that facilitate the conversion of harvested farm produce into usable and marketable forms. Examples are processing sheds for processing machines such as grinding machine sheller, oil palm press, feed mill machines, silage pit compost pit, drying shed/pavement/barns; slaughter slab; smoking chamber, etc.
- Storage structures: These are structures constructed for the storage and preservation of farm produce e.g. silos, cribs, rhombus, barns, irrigation dams, compost pits, feed mills, tanks, cold stores etc.
- Maintenance structures: These are structures where repairs and servicing of farm equipment take place. These include mechanic workshop; carpenter’s workshop etc.
- Utility structures: These are structures used to serve various purposes on the farm. Examples are dams, irrigation canals, drainage canals, well and water tanks, pumping house, waste disposal pits, etc.
- Protective structures: These are structures made to protect crops and livestock from possible attack by pests and diseases. Examples are fences, spray devices, animal dips etc.
