Irrigation is defined as the artificial application of water to soil or land for farming puposes. In other words, irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil to
MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF FARM PLANNING Farm planning is a drawing or outline of a farmstead. It also involves the proper land use planning, i.e., putting the land into use
MEANING OF FARM SURVEYING Farm surveying is defined as the process by which the measurement of land is made on the farm. Such measurements by tables, plans, or layouts are
Farm Machinery includes various types of machines and implements used in the farm. These include tractors, ploughs, harrows, cultivators, ridgers, planters, harvesters, shellers, dyers, sprayers, and incubators. The most important
SOIL TYPES AND THEIR PROPERTIES Definition of Soil: Soil is defined as the uppermost layer of the earth’s crust, which provides support and nutrients for plant growth. There are three
Soil formation is greatly controlled by five major factors, which are (i) Climate, (ii) Parent materials, (iii) topography, (iv) biotic factors (living organisms), and (v) time Climate: Elements of
In today’s class, we will be talking about the classification of crops based on the life cycle, CONTENT: Classification Based on Life Cycle Classification Based on Morphology Classification Based on
In today’s class, we will discuss the environmental factors affecting agricultural production. CONTENT: Environmental factors affecting agricultural production can be grouped into: Climate factors Biotic factors Edaphic factors. Climate: This
Land ownership ranges from individual ownership to communal ownership. In the individual ownership system, the land is held by the family who can farm on it, build on it, pledge
In today’s class, we will discuss land and its uses: agricultural and non-agricultural uses. CONTENT: Definition of Land General Characteristics of Land Agricultural Use of Land Non-Agricultural Use of Land
