What is Agricultural Science?

This refers to all the activities involving cultivation of soil for the production of crops and livestock management to the distribution and marketing of the plant and animal products. It encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the pratice and understanding of agriculture.

Subject Modules

Topic 1:Meaning and Scope of Agriculture
Topic 2:Importance of Agriculture
Topic 3:Agricultural Ecology
Topic 4:Genetics
Topic 5:Farm Inputs
Topic 6:History of Agricultural Development in West Africa
Topic 7:Roles of Government and NGOs in Agricultural Development
Topic 1:Rocks and Soil formation
Topic 2:Soil Water and Soil Conservation
Topic 3:Soil Fertility
Topic 4:Land Preparation and Soil Tillage
Topic 5:Plant Forms and Functions
Topic 6:Growth, Development and Reproduction
Topic 7:Plant Propagation Methods
Topic 8:Cropping Systems, Planting Patterns and Plant Densities
Topic 9:Crop Husbandry
Topic 10:Pasture and Forage Crops
Topic 11:Floriculture
Topic 12:Weeds
Topic 13:Crop Diseases
Topic 14:Crop Pests
Topic 15:Forest Management (Silviculture)
Topic 16:Crop Improvement
Topic 1:Forms and classification of Major Farm Animals in West Africa
Topic 2:General Terminology in Animal Poduction
Topic 3:Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Topic 4:Reproduction in Farm Animals
Topic 5:Animal Nutrition
Topic 6:Livestock Management
Topic 7:Animal Health
Topic 8:Fisheries and Wildlife
Topic 9:Bee-keeping (Apiculture)
Topic 10:Animal Improvement
Topic 1:Factors of Agricultural Production
Topic 2:Basic Economic Principles
Topic 3:Characteristic Features of Agricultural Production
Topic 4:Labour Management
Topic 5:Farm Management
Topic 6:Marketing of Agricultural Produce
Topic 7:Agricultural Extension
Topic 1:Farm surveying and Farmstead Planning
Topic 2:Simple Farm Tools
Topic 3:Farm Machinery and Implements
Topic 4:Mechanization and Sources of Farm Power
Topic 5:Processing and Storage
Topic 6:Introduction to Biotechnology
Topic 7:Application of ICT in Agriculture
Topic 8:Introduction to Agricultural Research and Statistics