KCSE Notes: Topics and Sub-Topics on Introduction to Agriculture

Topics and Sub-Topics on Introduction to Agriculture

​INTRODUCTION (8 LESSONS)

• Definition of agriculture
• Branches of agriculture
• Crop-farming (Arable farming)
  • Field crops
  • Horticulture
    Floriculture (flower farming)
    Olericulture (vegetable farming)
    Pomoculture (fruit farming)

Livestock farming

• Pastoralism - mammalian livestock farming
• Fish farming (Aquaculture)
• Apiculture (Bee keeping)
• Poultry keeping
• Agricultural economics
• Agricultural engineering

Systems of farming

• Extensive
• Intensive
• Large scale farming
• Small scale farming

Note: Study each of the above systems under:

• Meaning
• Advantages
• Disadvantages

Methods of farming

• Mixed farming
• Nomadic pastoralism
• Shifting cultivation
• Organic farming
• Agroforestry

​Note: Learners should be reminded that any of the above methods can be subsistence or commercial

Roles of agriculture in the economy

• Food supply
• Source of employment
• Foreign exchange earner
• Source of raw materials for industries
• Provision of market for industrial goods
• Source of capital

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