Lesson Notes, Audio Lessons, Exam Questions
Lesson Notes, Audio Lessons, Exam Questions
Science and Technology have played significant roles in the development of agriculture in Nigeria and many other countries of the world. These roles include EVALUATION GENERAL EVALUATION WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT THEORY See also AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT…
ROLES OF GOVERNMENT IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Agricultural activities are controlled or directed in one way or the other by the government through their ministries of agriculture. They draw up policies and programmes, they make regulations for those concerned with agricultural…
Inadequate Land / Land Tenure System There is problem of enough agricultural land production as a result of situation arising from the system of land. Land is communally owned in Nigeria and no person can lay sole right over the…
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE Subsistence agriculture is defined as the type of agriculture which is concerned with the production of food (cultivation of crops and rearing of animals) by the farmer to feed himself and his family only. It is also known…
MEANING OF AGRICULTURE Agriculture is the art and science (or management) that deals with the cultivation of crops and the rearing of animals for man’s use. This means, it refers to all the activities involving cultivation of soil for the…
The following farming practices have consequences or effects on the soil; This involves setting fire to the bushes to clear out the vegetation MERITS DEMERITS Overgrazing is a situation where more animals than can be supported on a particular…
Plant nutrients are classified into two types, these includes macronutrient and micronutrient. MACRONUTRIENTS These are mineral elements or nutrients required by crops in large quantities. Examples are: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, calcium and sulphur. MICRONUTRIENT OR TRACE ELEMENTS These are…
These factors are grouped into three, CLIMATIC FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION Climate is the average weather condition of a place over a long period. The elements of climate are: rainfall, humidity, light, temperature, drought, wind, sunlight, humidity e.t.c. RAINFALL Rainfall…
IRRIGATION This refers to the artificial application of water to soil or land for agricultural purposes. FACTORS THAT DETERMINE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IMPORTANCE OF IRRIGATION IN CROP PRODUCTION NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION EVALAUTION TYPES OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS The three types of…
MEANING OF FARM SURVEYING Farm surveying is defined as the process of measuring and mapping out the position, topography, size and boundary of an area of farmland. It can also be defined as the process by which the measurement of…
FARM MACHINERY Farm machinery includes various types of machines and implements used on the farm. These include tractors, ploughs, harrows, cultivators, ridgers, planters, harvesters, shellers, dryers, sprayers, and incubators IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE TRACTOR FUNCTIONS OF TRACTORS DAILY MAINTENANCE OF…
The five major factors which control soil formation are: climate, parent materials, topography, biotic factors and time. Climate Climate is the average weather condition of a place over a long period. The elements of climate are: temperature, rainfall, wind and…
MEANING OF SOIL Soil can be defined as the unconsolidated weathered materials found in the upper most layer of the earth surface on which plants grow. It provides support and nutrients for the plants. TYPES OF SOIL The three types…
Agricultural insurance is an insurance policy which provides compensation to farmers for losses suffered. For example, the loss of their crops due to natural disasters such as hail, drought and floods or the loss of revenue due to declines in…
Agricultural finance is the act of acquiring and use of capital in agribusiness. It deals with the demand for and supply of funds in order to carry out various projects in the field of agriculture. The main objective of financing…
This is the introduction of semen into the reproductive tract of the female by a method other than natural mating. The semen containing the spermatozoa are carefully handled,diluted and stored in freezer at a temperature of -1960C in liquid nitrogen…
Animal improvement refers to the ways of developing and breeding only those animals that show the greatest merit under consideration, such as good feed conversion, growth rate, disease resistance, egg size, etc. It also involves the upgrading of existing (local)…
A fish pond is an artificial body of water in which fish are reared for commercial purposes. There are various types of fish ponds. It is a confined body of water where fish are raised under controlled conditions. Fish can…
Fish farming (pisciculture) involves raising selected fish species commercially under scientifically controlled conditions in enclosed water bodies such as ponds, lakes, etc, where they live, feed, breed and are harvested for man’s use. Common fish species reared commercially include salmon,…
Agricultural extension is the process, system or service which assists farmers or farm people through educational procedures in improving farming methods and techniques. In other words, Agricultural extension is the process whereby the beneficial products of research are taken to…