CROP HUSBANDRY AND HORTICULTURE
- PREAMBLE
The examination syllabus has been structured, based on the teaching syllabus, to assess candidates’knowledge and skills in the production, processing, storage, marketing and uses of arable, plantation and horticultural crops. It will also assess the knowledge and skills of candidates in landscaping and other vocations in crop husbandry.
- AIMS OF THE SYLLABUS
The syllabus is designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of candidates’ knowledge and skills in relation to:
(1) the factors that affect crop production;
(2) the botany of various arable, plantation and horticultural crops;
(3) the propagation and cultivation of various arable, plantation and horticultural crops;
(4) the effective management of crop-based enterprises;
(5) the processing, preservation,storage,transportation, marketing and use of crops;
(6) the management of basic problems associated with crop cultivation;
(7) landscaping, home gardening and interior decoration;
(8) the socio-economic importance of crops.
- REQUIREMENTS
(1) Schools offering Crop Husbandry and Horticulture are expected to keep farms and compounds or attach students to established farms where a variety of arable and horticultural crops are grown and maintained.
(2) It is recommended that schools should have laboratories, workshops, farm tools and equipment, and study materials such as specimens, chemicals and seeds.
(3) It is also recommended that candidates keep practical notebooks, farm diaries and weed albums. These should contain records of individual activities, based on laboratory and field observations.
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