Food Production and Storage: Methods, Government Role, Preservation & Impact on Population
Learn about food production, government roles, preservation methods, and how food storage impacts population and prevents shortages.
Welcome to the SS 1 Agricultural Science Notes section. These notes are carefully written to match the current WAEC and NECO syllabus, making them ideal for students and teachers.
Topics covered include the meaning and importance of agriculture, crop and animal production, soil science, agricultural economics and many more.
The content is designed to simplify learning, strengthen foundational knowledge, and help students prepare for classroom assessments and external examinations.
Whether you are revising or teaching, these notes offer clear explanations, diagrams where needed, and exam-relevant points to support academic growth.
Access our free SS 1 Agricultural Science notes based on WAEC and NECO curriculum. Well-structured, syllabus-focused content for students and teachers.
Learn about food production, government roles, preservation methods, and how food storage impacts population and prevents shortages.
The factors that control soil formation include: climate, parent materials, topography, biotic factors (living organisms) and time. Climate Climate refers to the average weather conditions of a place measured over… Read More »Factors of Soil Formation
The process of soil formation is referred to as weathering. Weathering is defined as the disintegration of rocks into smaller particles to form soil. PROCESSES OF ROCK WEATHERING The processes… Read More »Rock Weathering: Physical Process, Chemical Process And Biological Process
ROCK A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral elements, such as silica (silica contains silicon and oxygen). TYPES OF ROCKS… Read More »Rock Formation And Types
Meaning of Agricultural Ecology Agricultural Ecology is defined as the study of crop plants and farm animals in their environment. Ecology is derived from the Greek word “Oikos” which means… Read More »Agricultural Ecology: Meaning, Biotic And Abiotic
Learn the comprehensive cultivation guide for major crops including cereals (maize, rice), legumes (cowpea, groundnut), and root & tuber crops (yam, cassava). Explore their varieties, planting techniques, soil and climatic needs, cultural practices, and storage methods for effective farming.
Post planting operations are the operations carried out after planting. It creates good conditions and proper maintenance for plant growth. Post planting operations include the following: Thinning This is the… Read More »Post Planting Operations: Thinning, Supplying, Irrigation & Organic Manure
PLANTING OPERATION These are the operations carried out when inserting the planting materials (cutting or seeds) into the soil. When seeds are sown in the soil, they develop roots and… Read More »Planting Operations: Distance, Date, Seed Rate, Nursery Practice
Planting operations are the operations carried out before planting, while planting is the sowing of seeds, and post-planting operations include thinning, supplying, irrigation, manuring, mulching and weeding. PRE-PLANTING OPERATIONS Tillage… Read More »Cultural Practices: Pre-Planting Opeartions And Tillage
A crop is a plant which is cultivated by man for some beneficial purposes. Crops can be classified based on: CLASSIFICATION BASED ON LIFE CYCLE The life cycle of a… Read More »CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (CROP AND ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION) CLIMATE: This is defined as the average weather condition of a place measured over a long period. FACTORS OF… Read More »ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
LAND TENURE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA Land ownership ranges from individual ownership to communal ownership. In the individual ownership system, land is held by the family who can farm on it,… Read More »AGRICULTURAL LAWS AND REFORMS
LAND Land is man’s natural endowment (the gift of nature). It is the solid part of earth’s surface (the soil and its mineral resources) where production like farming and livestock… Read More »LAND AND ITS USES
MEANING OF AGRO-ALLIED INDUSTRIES Agro-allied industries/Agro-based industries are industries which depend on agriculture for their raw materials in order to operate successfully. In other words, agro-based industries require the supply… Read More »AGRO-ALLIED IDUSTRIES
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 … Read More »ROLES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN 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… Read More »THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
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… Read More »PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
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… Read More »TYPES OF AGRICULTURE:SUBSISTENCE AND COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
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… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE: MEANING, BRANCHES AND IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
MANAGEMENT OF RUMINANT ANIMALS (CATTLE) Cattle Cattle are ruminant animals (they have complex or complicated stomach structures). Cattle have hollow horns and hoofs. They are reared for meat, milk,… Read More »LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT