Agriculture
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The Secondary Agriculture course aims to:
1. develop an understanding of agriculture and its importance to the family and the nation
2. promote interest in agriculture as an industry and create awareness of opportunities existing in agriculture and related sectors.
3. demonstrate that farming is a dignified and profitable occupation
4. enhance skills needed in carrying out agricultural practices
5. provide a background for further studies in agriculture
6. develop self-reliance, resourcefulness and problem solving abilities in agriculture
7. develop occupational outlook in agriculture
8. enable schools to take an active part in national development through agricultural activities
9. create awareness of the role of agriculture in industrial and technological development
10, enhance understanding of the role of technology and industrialization in agricultural development
11. promote agricultural activities which enhance environmental conservation
12. promote consciousness of health promoting activities in agricultural production.
- 33 Sections
- 349 Lessons
- 0m Duration
TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE
TOPIC 2: FACTORS INFLUENCING AGRICULTURE
TOPIC 3: FARM TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
TOPIC 4: CROP PRODUCTION I (LAND PREPARATION)
TOPIC 5: WATER SUPPLY, IRRIGATION, AND DRAINAGE
TOPIC 6: SOIL FERTILITY I (ORGANIC MANURES)
TOPIC 7: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I (COMMON BREEDS)
TOPIC 8: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS I (BASIC CONCEPTS AND FARM RECORDS)
TOPIC 9: SOIL FERTILITY II (INORGANIC FERTILIZERS)
TOPIC 10: CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)
TOPIC 11: CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)
TOPIC 12: CROP PRODUCTION IV (FIELD PRACTICES)
TOPIC 13: CROP PRODUCTION V (VEGETABLES)
TOPIC 14: LIVESTOCK HEALTH I
TOPIC 15: LIVESTOCK HEALTH II (PARASITES)
TOPIC 16: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION II (NUTRITION)
TOPIC 17: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION III (SELECTION AND BREEDING)
TOPIC 18: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IV (LIVESTOCK REARING)
TOPIC 19: FARM STRUCTURES
TOPIC 20: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS II (LAND TENURE AND LAND REFORM)
TOPIC 21: SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
TOPIC 22: WEEDS AND WEED CONTROL
TOPIC 23: CROP PESTS AND DISEASES
TOPIC 24: CROP PRODUCTION VI (FIELD PRACTICES II)
TOPIC 25: FORAGE CROPS
TOPIC 26: LIVESTOCK HEALTH III (DISEASES)
TOPIC 27: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION V (POULTRY)
TOPIC 28: LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION VI (CATTLE)
TOPIC 29: FARM POWER AND MACHINERY
TOPIC 30: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS III (PRODUCTION ECONOMICS)
TOPIC 31: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS IV (FARM ACCOUNTS)
TOPIC 32: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS V (AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND ORGANISATIONS)
TOPIC 33: AGROFORESTRY
INTRODUCTION (AGRICULTURE)
This syllabus has been compiled with a view to accomplishing two fundamental objectives. First, the learners should develop basic principles of agricultural production relevant to Kenya in general, and specifically to their own environments. Secondly, learners should be involved in practical which aim at assisting them to acquire useful agricultural skills. Therefore, it is highly rec1immended that learners be involved in practical work for actual agricultural production.
Affective domain objectives in agriculture are as important as those in cognitive and psychomotor domains. However, they must not be seen as achievable at the end of each single topic. They are long term objectives and are set out in the general rather than specific objectives. The teacher must not forget them in teaching and in assessment.
The syllabus covers crop production, livestock production, farm power and machinery, farm structures, agricultural economics and agroforestry. These are distributed throughout the four-year course.
An attempt has been made to arrange the topics in a logical sequence. However, due to different ecological zones and .weather patterns in the country, teachers are advised to take into account these differences when developing their schemes of work. They should also endeavour to cover the syllabus within the allocated time. In topics on crop and livestock production, teachers should select examples which are most suited to their ecological zones. It is highly recommended that a crop museum be established in each school. Students should also be encouraged to plant suitable trees in their schools and label them using common and botanical names for each tree.
Each school is encouraged to harvest its rain water from the roof catchments, hold it in reservoirs and use it for irrigation and for livestock, among other uses. Rain water harvesting does not only avail cheap water to the school, but also prevents soil erosion and undermining of building foundations. Agricultural and other related activities must not be used as punishment for wrong doers.
At the end of this syllabus are appendices on lists of tools, weeds, pests and diseases to be Studied, However, teachers are encouraged to innovate and to use local resources in teaching. A guide on learner/assessment and self-evaluation is given in appendix II.
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