Many developing countries in West Africa including Nigeria are faced with numerous problems which militate against the...
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION Agricultural pollution is defined as the release of toxic or harmful substances into...
Uses of Land for Agricultural Purposes 1) Production of crops: Land is used for the production of...
Taungya system is defined as the planting of arable crops at early stages of forest establishment and...
This is a system of livestock rearing which involves keeping of farm animals on a large scale...
Pastoral farming: This is a system of farming whereby grazing animals such as cattle, sheep and goats...
Ley farming is simply defined as the cultivation of food crops with pasture crops. When food crops...
This is a system which involves the growing of food crops in spaces between hedge-rows of trees...
There are two major classifications of land based on uses. These are: (a) Agricultural Land: Agricultural land...
Definition: Land may be defined as the uppermost layer of the earth’s crust on which agricultural and...
The term, agriculture, is derived from two Latin words: “ager“, meaning field, and “cultura“, meaning cultivation. By...
Crop improvement is defined as the science that deals with the development of new crop varieties with...
Farm bio-security is all about protecting people, animals, plants, and environment from pests and diseases. It includes...
