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AGR 101 Introduction to Agriculture

100 levelAgriculture12 topics

AGR 101 covers 12 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Definition, scope and importance of agriculture
  2. History and development of agriculture
  3. World population and food supply
  4. Agriculture and the natural environment
  5. Characteristic features of tropical agriculture
  6. Land use and land tenure systems in Nigeria
  7. Climatic, edaphic and social factors affecting crop production
  8. Systems of crop farming
  9. Types, distribution and significance of farm animals
  10. Basic principles of animal farming
  11. Place of forestry, fisheries and wildlife in agriculture
  12. Problems and measures for improving Nigerian agriculture

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Definition, scope and importance of agriculture

Agriculture is the art, science and business of producing crops, rearing animals, and managing natural resources for human use. For exam purposes, you must master what agriculture means, the main areas it covers, and why it is important to food supply, employment, industry and national development.

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