ROUTINE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF FARM ANIMALS CONTENT Selection Culling Identification of farm animals De-beaking De-horning Castration Servicing Incubation Candling Hatching SELECTION Selection is the process of picking from a group of animals those animals with breeding value as the parent to maximize genetic gain. Animals with desirable characters like good meat production, egg laying […]
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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CONTENT Meaning of agricultural marketing Importance of agricultural marketing Channels of marketing farm products Stages of agricultural marketing Agents of agricultural marketing Problems of agricultural marketing MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING These refer to all the activities required or involved in moving farm produce from the producers to the final consumers. Production is
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Annual, Perennial, Biennial Annual plants – Plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower Annual Plains Coreopsis to seed within a single growing season. All roots, stems and leaves of the plant die annually. Only the dormant seed bridges the gap between one generation and the next. Biennial plants – Plants which
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Aquatic plants : are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater ). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes . These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water’s surface. The principal factor controlling the distribution of aquatic plants is the depth
A plant is made up of many different parts. The three main parts are: the roots, the leaves, and the stem. Each part has a set of jobs to do to keep the plant healthy. The roots absorb water and minerals from the soil and anchor the plant in the ground. The stem supports the
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Fishery This is a special area of Agriculture which deals with the production and management of fish and other aquatic animals of agricultural importance. Such animals include lobster, squids, shrimps, cray fish, oyster, prawns, periwinkles and crabs. These animals are rich sources of protein. Snail Farming or Heliculture Snails are invertebrates with soft bodies
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Agriculture is defined as the cultivation of the land to produce crops and the rearing of animals for man’s use. Agriculture has many branches. The form of agriculture practiced in an area depends on the size of the farm, purpose, availability of land, the type of soil in the area, topography of the land and
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The three major importance of agriculture to man are Food Clothing Shelter Other importance of agriculture to nation are Provision of raw materials for agro-allied industries Employment or job opportunity Foreign exchange Earning Source of income Provision of market for industrial goods Revenue See also MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE FARMING SYSTEM CULTURAL PRACTICES
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Branches of Agriculture*.Importance of Agriculture to man and natural economy What is Agriculture? Agriculture means all the activities involved in rearing of animals and cultivation of crops for man’s and the nation’s benefits. The word agriculture was derived from two Latin words which are ‘agar’ and ‘culture’ meaning ‘land’ and ‘cultivation’. Agriculture is often defined
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MIXED FARMING This is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock. The aim is to increase income through different sources and to complement land and labour demands across the year. MONOCROPPING This is the agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after
Cultural practices involves all the activities carried out on the farm before, during and after planting of crops. They are grouped into: pre-planting, planting and post-planting operation. PRE-PLANTING OPERATION These are the operations done before planting. They are: Choice of site Clearing of land Stumping Ploughing Harrowing Ridging PLANTING OPERATION: These are activities
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Farm Structures: They are simple erections on the farm site which make farm operations easier and more efficient. Farm structures are common agricultural structures associated with an agricultural use such as growing and harvesting crops, and raising livestock. These structures may include: Barns Cold storages for crops grown and raised on site Riding arenas (riding
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DIRECT ADVERTISEMENT Direct marketing is a form of advertising which allows businesses and nonprofit organizations to communicate directly to customers through a variety of media including cell phone text messaging , email, websites, online adverts, database marketing, fliers, catalog distribution, promotional letters and targeted television, newspaper and magazine advertisements as well as outdoor advertising.
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INFORMATIVE ADVERTISING Informative advertising is the delivery of advertising messages through mass media with the intent of informing a target market about the benefits offered by a new product or innovation. COMPETITIVE ADVERTISING What is competitive advertising? Promotional technique in which an advertiser claims the superiority of its product over competing product(s) by direct
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Advertising is widely used to promote a product or a service. Value-added agriculture is no exception. In fact, value-added agriculture provides some unique advertising opportunities and challenges. Advertising is controlled communication about a product. Definition of Product Advertising Product advertising is any method of communication about the promotion of a product in an attempt to
What is Branding? A brand is the combination of a name, words, symbol, or design that identifies the product and a company and differentiates it from the competition. Branding serves as a way for consumers to quickly and easily identify one product from another and to associate them with quality attributes related to the brand
Packaging is the technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of designing, evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use. Packaging contains, protects, preserves, transports, informs, and sells. Advantages
Animal disease, an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. African horse sickness African horse sickness (AHS) is a highly fatal, non-contagious, infectious disease, of horses, mules and donkeys caused by AHS virus. African swine fever African swine fever (ASF) is a haemmorhagic fever of domestic
The functions of a farm manager can be grouped into five major headings: (a) Organisation (b) Administration (c) Production (d) Marketing and (e) Evaluation. Organisation (i) The farm manager secures suitable land for farming. (ii) He determines what to produce. (iii) He determines the scale of production. (iv) He procures loan or capital for farming.
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Management refers to the person or group of persons who co-ordinate, organize and control the use of other factors of production. In other words, the person(s) who combine other factors of production (land, labour and capital) to produce goods and services is called the entrepreneur or management. Management determines when to produce, what to produce,
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