Agriculture Science content introduces students to the broad topics related to the production and business of Agriculture. There are four strands and the strands are the divided into sub strands as shown on the table below
Strand 1 |
Agricultural Concepts |
Explores issues which affect agriculture and develops skills in evaluating possible solutions. |
Sub-Strand 1.1 |
General Agriculture |
Explore challenges facing agriculture and the solutions being implemented. |
Sub-Strand 1.2 |
Careers in Agriculture |
Relate the content of the subject to the real world of work and plan their pathways to future careers. |
Strand 2 |
Farm management |
Explores issues related to running agricultural enterprises as businesses and develops skills in managing time, records and finances. |
Sub-Strand 2.1 |
Physical capital |
Explore the issues related to managing tools, machines, fences, buildings and machines on farms |
Sub-Strand 2.2 |
Financial Capital |
Explore the issues related to managing the money involved with farming. |
Strand 3 |
Agronomy |
Explores issues related to producing crops while developing skills in crop production and soil conservation. |
Sub-Strand 3.1 |
Soils |
Explore the issues related to soil |
Sub-Strand 3.2 |
Horticulture |
Explore the issues related to producing crops and develop crop husbandry skills |
Strand 4 |
Livestock |
Explores issues related to producing livestock while developing skills in raising animals. |
Sub-Strand 4.1 |
Different Livestock at different year levels |
Explore the issues related to raising aqua stock and livestock and develops animal husbandry skills e.g. fisheries, poultry, pigs, sheep, goats, cattle and apiculture. |