AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE AGRICU
STUDENT TEXTBOOK
GRADE 12
STUDENT TEXTBOOK G
STUDENT TEXTB
GRA
, Take Good Care of
This Textbook
This textbook is the property of your school.
Take good care not to damage or lose it.
Here are 10 ideas to help take care of the book:
1. Cover the book with protective material, such as plastic,
old newspaper or magazine
2. Always keep the book in a clean dry place.
3. Be sure your hands are clean when you use the book.
4. Do not write-on the cover or inside pages.
5. Use a piece of paper or cardboard as a bookmark.
6. Never tear or cut out any pictures or pages.
7. Repair any torn pages with paste or tape.
8. Pack the book carefully when you place it in your
school bag.
9. Handle the book with care when passing it to another
person.
10. When using a new book for the first time, lay it on its
back. Open only a few pages at a time. Press lightly
along the bound edge as you turn the pages. This will
keep the cover in good condition.
, AGRICULTURE
STUDENT TEXTBOOK
GRADE 12
Writers:
Yohannes Batiso (MSc), Hawassa University
Haile Welearegay (PhD), Hawassa University
Editors:
Bimrew Asmare (PhD) (Content Editor)
Fetene Regassa (PhD) (Curriculum and Instruction Editor)
Tamene Kitila (PhD) (Language Editor)
Illustrator
Yonas Azene (MSc)
Designer:
Ephrem Alamrew (MSc)
Reviewers:
Taye Tolemariam (Professor, PhD)
Teramage Tesfaye (PhD)
Evaluators:
Daniel Taddesse (PhD)
Serawit Handiso (PhD)
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA HAWASSA UNIVERSITY
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
, First Published August 2023 by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of
Education, under the General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (GEQIP-E)
supported by the World Bank, UK’s Department for International Development/DFID-now
merged with the Foreign, Common wealth and Development Office/FCDO, Finland Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, United Nations Children’s Fund/UNICEF), the
Global Partnership for Education (GPE), and Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through a Multi
Donor Trust Fund.
© 2023 by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Education. All rights
reserved. The moral rights of the author have been asserted. No part of this textbook
reproduced, copied in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means in-cluding
electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
written permission of the Ministry of Education or licensing in accordance with the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia as expressed in the Federal Negarit Gazeta, Proclamation No.
410/2004 - Copyright and Neighboring Rights Protection.
The Ministry of Education wishes to thank the many individuals, groups and other bodies
involved – directly or indirectly – in publishing this Textbook. Special thanks are due to
Hawassa University for their huge contribution in the development of this textbook in
collaboration with Addis Ababa University, Bahir Dar University and Jimma University.
Copyrighted materials used by permission of their owners. If you are the owner of copy-righted
material not cited or improperly cited, please contact the Ministry of Education, Head Office,
Arat Kilo, (P.O.Box 1367), Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
978-99990-0-077-2
AGRICULTURE AGRICU
STUDENT TEXTBOOK
GRADE 12
STUDENT TEXTBOOK G
STUDENT TEXTB
GRA
, Take Good Care of
This Textbook
This textbook is the property of your school.
Take good care not to damage or lose it.
Here are 10 ideas to help take care of the book:
1. Cover the book with protective material, such as plastic,
old newspaper or magazine
2. Always keep the book in a clean dry place.
3. Be sure your hands are clean when you use the book.
4. Do not write-on the cover or inside pages.
5. Use a piece of paper or cardboard as a bookmark.
6. Never tear or cut out any pictures or pages.
7. Repair any torn pages with paste or tape.
8. Pack the book carefully when you place it in your
school bag.
9. Handle the book with care when passing it to another
person.
10. When using a new book for the first time, lay it on its
back. Open only a few pages at a time. Press lightly
along the bound edge as you turn the pages. This will
keep the cover in good condition.
, AGRICULTURE
STUDENT TEXTBOOK
GRADE 12
Writers:
Yohannes Batiso (MSc), Hawassa University
Haile Welearegay (PhD), Hawassa University
Editors:
Bimrew Asmare (PhD) (Content Editor)
Fetene Regassa (PhD) (Curriculum and Instruction Editor)
Tamene Kitila (PhD) (Language Editor)
Illustrator
Yonas Azene (MSc)
Designer:
Ephrem Alamrew (MSc)
Reviewers:
Taye Tolemariam (Professor, PhD)
Teramage Tesfaye (PhD)
Evaluators:
Daniel Taddesse (PhD)
Serawit Handiso (PhD)
FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA HAWASSA UNIVERSITY
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
, First Published August 2023 by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of
Education, under the General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity (GEQIP-E)
supported by the World Bank, UK’s Department for International Development/DFID-now
merged with the Foreign, Common wealth and Development Office/FCDO, Finland Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, the Royal Norwegian Embassy, United Nations Children’s Fund/UNICEF), the
Global Partnership for Education (GPE), and Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through a Multi
Donor Trust Fund.
© 2023 by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Education. All rights
reserved. The moral rights of the author have been asserted. No part of this textbook
reproduced, copied in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means in-cluding
electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
written permission of the Ministry of Education or licensing in accordance with the Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia as expressed in the Federal Negarit Gazeta, Proclamation No.
410/2004 - Copyright and Neighboring Rights Protection.
The Ministry of Education wishes to thank the many individuals, groups and other bodies
involved – directly or indirectly – in publishing this Textbook. Special thanks are due to
Hawassa University for their huge contribution in the development of this textbook in
collaboration with Addis Ababa University, Bahir Dar University and Jimma University.
Copyrighted materials used by permission of their owners. If you are the owner of copy-righted
material not cited or improperly cited, please contact the Ministry of Education, Head Office,
Arat Kilo, (P.O.Box 1367), Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
978-99990-0-077-2
