Emasculator This is an instrument used for castration of some farm animals. It consists of a pair...
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Axe Axe consists of a strong wooden or metal handle onto which a solid, flat and heavy...
These are simple, handy tools used mainly by peasant farmers. They are designed to help the hands...
Science interprets nature in terms of energy and matter. Matter, the material of which the universe is...
The shape and size of any farmland can be measured or determined by farm surveying. The area...
Farm surveying is defined as the process of measuring and mapping out the position, topography, size and...
Fishing Tools or Gears Examples of fishing tools or gears commonly used to harvest fishes are: cast...
Harvested fish is either consumed, sold or preserved for future use. Fish processing involves the removal of...
The essential features of a standard fish pond include: Dam. Core trench. Distribution channel. Spill way. Monk....
Aquaculture is the act of rearing selected species of fish, shrimbs , crabs, etc under scientifically-controlled conditions...
By-products derived from farm animals include hides and skin, fur, wool, feathers, horns, milk, eggs, meat, tail...
Hormones are chemical substances which co-ordinate the activities of the body. They are secreted by ductless glands...
The process of egg formation is controlled by hormones. The egg is formed partly in the ovary...
This is the period during which the female animal releases milk from its udder immediately after parturition...
OESTRUS CYCLE Oestrus cycle is the interval from the end of one heat period to the beginning...
Reproduction is the ability in animal to give birth to young ones. The purpose of reproduction is...
Common weeds found on farms including their common names and botanical names are shown below: Guinea grass...
Chemistry may be defined as the science that is concerned with the composition and the structure of...
The study of chemistry has brought tremendous, positive development to the world and to Nigeria in particular....
Weed is any plant that grows in a place where it is not expected to grow or...
An agricultural extension officer or worker is a person who is involved in the dissemination of new...
Agricultural extension programmes are the media or channels through which new ideas and techniques are disseminated to...
There are three main extension teaching methods. That is, methods used in disseminating new ideas and techniques...
Agricultural extension can be defined in any of the following ways: It is a process whereby modern...
Production refers to all economic activities which result in the creation of goods and services. In other...
A Rangeland is an extensive area of land which contains forage grasses and legumes and other herbage...
Farm mechanisation is the application of engineering principles and technology in agricultural production, storage and processing on...
Agricultural producers have series of risks affecting the income and welfare of their households. These are mainly...
Agricultural marketing are the activities involved in the flow of goods and services from the producers (farmers)...
Pasture is a piece of land on which forage crops or grasses or mixture of grasses and...
Rubber is the only popular latex crop which produces white sticky liquid used in plastic industries. It...
Groundnut is a dual-purpose crop. It can be cultivated as an oil crop as well as a...
The oil palm belongs to the plant family called palmea or palm family. On commercial basis, both...
Pepper is a spice crop which adds flavours to stew and soup. It can be used when...
Cocoa is a beverage crop used in the preparation of many food drinks like Ovaltine, Bournvita, Pronto,...
Land Preparation: Clearing of the land which is followed by stumping and making of ridges or heaps....
Orange is a fruit crop which belongs to the citrus family. The fruit of orange called berry...
Okra is also a vegetable crop commonly grown by local farmers in West Africa. The fruits called...
Tomato is a vegetable crop commonly grown by peasant farmers in West Africa. The fruit called berry...
Cotton is a fibre crop and belongs to the plant family called Malvaceae. It produces cotton lint,...
The cowpea is a member of the pulses or legumes. It belongs to the family called Leguminosae....
Cassava just like yam, is a root and tuber crop. It has underground roots which can be...
Yam belongs to the family Dioscoreaceae. It is a root and tuber crop popularly grown in West...
Rice is another popular cereal crop grown and consumed by nearly half of the world’s population. It...
1) Transplanting The transfer of seedlings from nursery beds to their permanent positions in the field. The...
