\n\n| A. General Agriculture<\/td>\n | 1. Meaning and scope of agriculture<\/td>\n | Definition, branches and relationships with other sciences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 2. Importance of agriculture<\/td>\n | Food, raw materials, employment, income, trade and national development.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 3. Agricultural ecology<\/td>\n | Ecological zones, environmental factors, interactions and effects on production.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 4. Agricultural genetics<\/td>\n | Heredity, variation, chromosomes, genes and crop\/livestock improvement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 5. Farm inputs<\/td>\n | Planting materials, agrochemicals, feeds, machinery and other production inputs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 6. History of agricultural development in West Africa<\/td>\n | Subsistence and commercial systems, programmes, institutes and milestones.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 7. Roles of government and NGOs in agriculture<\/td>\n | Policies, finance, research, extension, infrastructure and intervention.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| B. Agronomy<\/td>\n | 1. Rocks and soil formation<\/td>\n | Rock types, weathering, soil profile, texture, structure and properties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 2. Soil water and soil conservation<\/td>\n | Water forms, drainage, irrigation, erosion and conservation methods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 3. Soil fertility<\/td>\n | Nutrients, deficiency symptoms, manures, fertilisers, liming and maintenance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 4. Land preparation and soil tillage<\/td>\n | Clearing, stumping, ploughing, harrowing, ridging and tillage systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 5. Plant forms and functions<\/td>\n | Roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and their functions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 6. Growth, development and reproduction<\/td>\n | Germination, growth factors, flowering, pollination and fertilisation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 7. Plant propagation methods<\/td>\n | Seed and vegetative methods, nursery practices, grafting and budding.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 8. Cropping systems and planting patterns<\/td>\n | Monocropping, mixed cropping, intercropping, rotation and spacing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 9. Crop husbandry<\/td>\n | Production of cereals, legumes, roots, tubers, vegetables, fruits, beverages, oils, fibres, latex, sugar, spices and medicinal crops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 10. Pasture and forage crops<\/td>\n | Types, establishment, management, conservation and uses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 11. Floriculture<\/td>\n | Ornamental plants, establishment, maintenance and landscaping.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 12. Weeds<\/td>\n | Identification, effects, dispersal, prevention and control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 13. Crop diseases<\/td>\n | Causes, symptoms, transmission, effects, prevention and control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 14. Crop pests<\/td>\n | Field and storage pests, damage, life cycles and control.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 15. Forest management (silviculture)<\/td>\n | Forest types, regeneration, management, uses and conservation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| C. Animal Production<\/td>\n | 1. Forms and classification of major farm animals<\/td>\n | Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits and classification.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 2. General terminologies in animal production<\/td>\n | Species-specific names, husbandry and production terms.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 3. Anatomy and physiology of farm animals<\/td>\n | Digestive, reproductive, circulatory and other systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 4. Reproduction in farm animals<\/td>\n | Puberty, mating, fertilisation, gestation, parturition and improvement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 5. Animal nutrition<\/td>\n | Nutrients, feedstuffs, ration formulation, digestion and deficiency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 6. Livestock management<\/td>\n | Housing, feeding, breeding and care of major livestock classes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 7. Animal health<\/td>\n | Diseases, parasites, symptoms, prevention, treatment and hygiene.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 8. Fisheries and wildlife<\/td>\n | Fish production, harvesting, preservation, wildlife management and conservation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 9. Beekeeping (apiculture)<\/td>\n | Bee types, hives, products, equipment, management and safety.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| D. Agricultural Economics and Extension<\/td>\n | 1. Factors of agricultural production<\/td>\n | Land, labour, capital and management.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 2. Basic economic principles<\/td>\n | Demand, supply, production functions, diminishing returns, choice and agricultural production features.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 3. Labour management<\/td>\n | Labour relations, types, efficiency, laws and regulations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 4. Farm management<\/td>\n | Managerial functions, records, stock valuation, profit, depreciation, insurance and finance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 5. Marketing of agricultural produce<\/td>\n | Importance, channels, agents, product characteristics and marketing problems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 6. Agricultural extension<\/td>\n | Meaning, programmes, organisations, methods, problems and solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| E. Agricultural Technology<\/td>\n | 1. Farm surveying and farmstead planning<\/td>\n | Equipment, methods, layout and planning principles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 2. Simple farm tools<\/td>\n | Identification, uses, maintenance, advantages and limitations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 3. Farm machinery and implements<\/td>\n | Types, operation, uses and maintenance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 4. Mechanisation and sources of farm power<\/td>\n | Human, animal and machine power; benefits, problems and prospects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 5. Processing and storage<\/td>\n | Traditional and modern processing plus suitable storage systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 6. Introduction to biotechnology<\/td>\n | Tissue culture, anther culture, in-vitro fertilisation and genetic engineering.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 7. Application of ICT in agriculture<\/td>\n | Computers, forecasting, databases, simulation, phones and internet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| 8. Introduction to agricultural research and statistics<\/td>\n | Hypothesis, treatments, controls, errors and measures of central tendency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n |