Summary INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL AGRICULTURE I

CONTENTS PAGES Module 1…………………………………………………... 1 Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture………………….. 1 - 8 Unit 2 Agricultural Development…………………… 9 - 14 Unit 3 Essentials of Agricultural Development……... 15 - 21 Unit 4 Problems of Agricultural Development……… 22 - 28 Unit 5 Land Use in Nigeria………………………….. 29 - 36 Module 2………………………………………………….… 37 Unit 1 Method of Farming in Nigeria………………… 37 - 44 Unit 2 Importance of Research in Agriculture……….. 45 - 51 Unit 3 Agricultural System…………………………… 52 - 60 Unit 4 Agricultural Extension Service……………….. 61 - 68 Unit 5 Importance of Agriculture Extension…………. 69 - 75 Module 3…………………………………………………..… 76 Unit 1 Importance of Agricultural Production………... 76 - 83 Unit 2 Environmental Factors Affecting Agricultural Production…………………………………….. 84 - 91 Unit 3 Types of Soil………………………………….. 92 - 99 Unit 4 Identification of Crops………………………… 100 - 107 Module 4…………………………………………………..… 107 Unit 1 Common Food Crops Cultivation, Harvesting And Importance………………………………. 107 - 116 Unit 2 Vegetable Crops II. (Vegetable, Carrot, Cucumber and Lettuce)……………………… 117 - 126 Unit 3 Root Crops…………………………………… 127 - 133 iv COP 111 INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL AGRICULTURE I MODULE 1 Unit 1 Introduction to Agriculture Unit 2 Agricultural Development Unit 3 Essentials of Agricultural Development Unit 4 Problems of Agricultural Development Unit 5 Land Use in Nigeria UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Objectives 3.0 Main Content 3.1 Origin of Agriculture 3.2 The Meaning 3.3 Scope of Agriculture 3.4 Importance of Agriculture 4.0 Conclusion 5.0 Summary 6.0 Tutor-Marked Assignment 7.0 References/Further Readings 1.0 INTRODUCTION This is the first unit in this course General Agriculture and it is designed to enable you to understand the impact of agriculture on the socio economic development of Nigeria. This unit will briefly explain the introductory part of the course to you. It will also explain the importance of Agriculture and for the next two to three hours in going through details, all the activities will be well explained especially the selfassessment exercises which are designed to make you understand the course better in a twinkled of an eye. At the end of the unit, there are again self-assessment questions which are meant for you. Please make sure you attend to them so as to master the details explained and the various points raised. This will not only help you but it will also make the course context easy in achieving the stated objects below. 1