FACTORS OF SOIL FORMATION The factors that control soil formation include; climate, parent materials, topography, biotic factors (living organisms) and time. CLIMATE Climate refers to the average weather condition of… Read More »FACTORS OF SOIL FORMATION
ROCK WEATHERING 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… Read More »ROCK WEATHERING
ROCK A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral elements such as silica (silica contain 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 relation to their environment. Ecology is derived from a Greek word “Oikos”… Read More »AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY
CULTIVATION OF CEREALS MAIZE (Zeamays) RICE (Oryzasativa) Description Maize also called corn is a member of the grass family (Gramineae). It produces grains, use as food by human beings… Read More »HUSBANDRY AND CULTIVATION OF SOME SELECTED CROPS
Post planting operations are the operations carried out after planting. It creates a good condition and proper maintenance for plants growth. Post planting operations include the following: Thinning Supplying Irrigation/… Read More »POST-PLANTING OPERATIONS
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 root 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-posting operations include thinning, supplying, irrigation, manuring, mulching and weeding. PRE-PLANTING OPERATIONS Land… Read More »CULTURAL PRACTICES
A crop is a plant which is cultivated by man for some beneficial purposes. Crops can be classified based on (i) life cycle (ii)morphology (iii) uses. CLASSIFICATION BASED ON LIFE… Read More »CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION (CROPAND ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION) CLIMATE: This is defined as the average weather condition of a place measured over a long period of time. … 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 INDUSRIES 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 has played significant roles in the development of agriculture in Nigeria and many other countries of the world. These roles include Modern farm machinery: – The development… 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 government through their ministries of agriculture. They draw up policies and… 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 [CATTLE] Cattle Breeds of cattle Terms used in cattle management Characteristics of cattle System of rearing cattle Feeding of cattle Management of cattle Cattle are ruminant… Read More »LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT OF A MONOGASTRIC ANIMAL (PIGS) Terms used in pigs management Breeds of pigs Characteristics of pigs System of rearing pigs Housing, feeding and hygiene Management of pigs Pigs are… Read More »LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT