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MInISTRY OF PRIMARY AnD SECOnDARY EDUCATIOn
AGRICULTURE SYLLABUS
FORM 1 - 4
2015-2022
Curriculum Development and Technical Services, P.O. Box MP 133, Mount Pleasant, Harare
© All Rights ReservedRevised 2015
ZIMBABWE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education wishes to acknowledge the followin
for their valued contribution in the production of this syllabus:
Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education Science and Technology
Development
l Representatives from Teachers` Colleges
l Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC)
l University of Zimbabwe
l Publishers
l United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
l United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
l Chibero College of Agriculture
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TABLE OF CONTENTS1.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................1
1.0 PREAMBLE......................................................................................................21.1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................21.2 RATIONALE...... ................................................................................................21.3 SUMMARY OF CONTENT ...............................................................................21.4 METHODOLOGY AND TIME ALLOCATION ....................................................21.5 ASSUMPTIONS................................................................................................31.6 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES ............................................................................3
2.0 PRESENTATION OF THE SYLLABUS............................................................3
3.0 AIMS................ .................................................................................................3
4.0 SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES...............................................................................4
5.0 TOPICS................... ..........................................................................................4
6.0 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE................................................................................5
7.0 COMPETENCY MATRIX ..................................................................................5
8.0 ASSESSMENT MODEL ...............................................................................113
ASSESSMENT..............................................................................................114
8.3 SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT .......................................................................114
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AGRICULTURE SYLLABUS
FORM 1 - 4
2015-2022
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1.0 PREAMBLE
1.1 IntroductionAgriculture is an applied science learning area thatinvolves theory and practical activities in soil, water,plant and animal management, farm tools andmachinery as well as agri-business. This four-yearlearning phase (Forms 1 - 4) will provide learnerswith opportunities to identify, investigate and solveproblems, carry out agricultural activities andassess their viability in a sustainable manner. Thelearners will be assessed through continuous andsummative assessments.
1.2 RationaleZimbabwe’s economy is agro-based. The nationembarked on an agrarian land reform and thereforeit is imperative that learners, in their diversity,acquire necessary agricultural knowledge, skillsand positive attitudes from grassroots level. Thiswould enable all learners to be proactive,productive and to add value to the community andnational economy. Learners should value thedignity of labour and harness availableopportunities for enterprise development. Learnersare expected to exhibit skills in:
l Problem solvingl Critical thinkingl Decision makingl Conflict managementl Leadershipl Self-managementl Communicationl Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)and innovationl Enterprise development
1.3 Summary of ContentThe Form 1 – 4 Agriculture syllabus will cover
theory and practical activities in areas of soil, water,plant and animal management, farm tools andmachinery and agri-business. This four-yearlearning phase seeks to develop skills insustainable soil, water, plant and animalmanagement, farm tools and machinery as well asproduction of agricultural commodities. Thesyllabus will help all learners to acquire marketingand value addition skills.
1.4 Methodology and time allocation
MethodologyLearner centred and hands on approachesshould be used in the development of conceptsand skills. These approaches should beinclusive and should encourage curiosity andpromote practical-oriented learning. Learnersshould apply their experiences, knowledge,skills and attitudes independently. Linkagebetween theory and practice should beimplemented in the teaching and learning ofagriculture.
The following are suggested methods of teaching and learning of Agriculture:
Discussionsl Demonstrationsl Experimentationl Problem-solvingl Discovery methodl Collectionsl Project-based learningl Research l Educational tours l E-learningl Debatel Design-based learningl Dramatization/role-playl Case studies
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l Gallery walkl Resource person(s)l Simulationsl Song and Dancel Surveyl Exhibitions
NB. The above suggested methods should be enhancedby the application of orthodidactic principles and multi-sensory approaches to teaching. These include tactility,concreteness, individualisation, self-activity, totality andwholeness. Teachers are encouraged to address thelearners’ residual senses.
1.5 Assumptions
It is assumed that all learners have practical skillsand knowledge of:
l agrarian land reforml growing plants and rearing of animalsl the use of farm tools, implements and machineryl marketing of agricultural producel the use of different natural resources
1.6 Cross-Cutting Themes
This phase will develop, in learners, an appreciation of:
l Gender equity l Teamwork l Safety l Health issuesl Food securityl Technologyl Environmental issuesl Disaster and risk managementl Enterprise
l Children’s rights and responsibilitiesl Heritage
2.0 PRESENTATION OF THE SYLLABUSThe Agriculture syllabus is a single documentcovering Forms 1 - 4. The syllabus also suggests alist of resources to be used during teaching andlearning.
3.0 AimsThe syllabus aims to help learners to:
3.1 appreciate the socio-economic importance ofagriculture to the country
3.2 develop a positive attitude towards Agriculture andits study as a science
3.3 develop positive attitude towards the country`snatural resources so as to conserve and use themsustainably within the school and in the community
3.4 apply psychomotor and communication skills inagriculture
3.5 develop enterprise, leadership and agri-businessskills
3.6 develop the ability to solve agricultural problemsthrough the application of indigenous knowledge,scientific skills and new technology
3.7 develop innovativeness in agricultural practiceincluding value addition
3.8 lay a foundation for advanced studies and a careerin the field of agriculture
3.9 contribute to the improvement of nutritional needsand food security for the country
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4.0 SYLLABUS OBJECTIVESBy the end of this learning phase learners should be ableto:
4.1 relate the socio-economic importance of agriculture to the country
4.2 select suitable techniques, equipment and materials for safe and correct use
4.3 relate the environment and climatic conditions toagricultural activities
4.4 plan, implement and manage an agricultural enterprise
4.5 design and carry-out experimental or investigativeactivities using appropriate techniques
4.6 present and interpret information in the form of graphs, diagrams and tables
4.7 solve agricultural problems theoretically and practically
4.8 carry out relevant estimations, measurements andcalculations
4.9 design agricultural equipment and structures using local materials
4.10 select appropriate techniques to add value to agricultural produce
4.11 demonstrate the ability to conserve natural resources sustainably
4.12 apply scientific principles and indigenous knowledge systems to improve nutritional value and food security
4.13 practice conservation techniques to protect the environment
4.14 select an agricultural career using the knowledgeand skills acquired
Time AllocationEight periods of 35 minutes per week should beallocated for adequate coverage of the syllabus.Two double periods for theory and a block of fourperiods for practicals should be allocated.Learners should be engaged in at least oneeducational tour and one seminar per year.
5.0 TOPICS
5.1 General Agriculture5.2 Soil and water5.3 Crop husbandry 5.4 Animal husbandry5.5 Farm structures and machinery5.6 Agri-business
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6.0 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
6.1 TOPIC 1: GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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6.3 TOPIC 3: CROP HUSBANDRY
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6.3 TOPIC 3:ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
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6.5 TOPIC 5: FARM STRUCTURES AND MACHINERY
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6.6 TOPIC 6: AGRI - BUSINESS
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7.0 COMPETENCY MATRIX
TOPIC 1: GENERAL AGRICULTURE
SUB TOPIC: LAND USE
KEY
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houl
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of la
nd
use
ex
plai
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ctor
s lim
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la
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id
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area
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Zi
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Fo
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of la
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and
lives
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hu
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dry
Fa
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s lim
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land
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Prot
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d ar
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C
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out c
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la
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de
term
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the
mai
n ag
ricul
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l act
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D
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e fo
rms
of
land
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in th
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fact
ors
affe
ctin
g la
nd u
se
Id
entif
ying
pro
tect
ed
area
s in
Zim
babw
e
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Land
tenu
re
expl
ain
land
tenu
re
de
scrib
e ea
ch la
nd te
nure
sy
stem
La
nd te
nure
: -fre
ehol
d,
-le
ase
hold
, -
com
mun
al -
rese
ttlem
ent
D
iscu
ssin
g la
nd te
nure
sy
stem
s
C
arry
ing
out s
urve
ys o
n la
nd te
nure
sys
tem
s in
th
e co
mm
unity
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on
H
isto
rical
bac
kgro
und
to la
nd te
nure
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
la
nd a
s a
natio
nal
herit
age
Pr
e-co
loni
al, c
olon
ial
and
post
-inde
pend
ence
la
nd te
nure
, 3rd
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of la
nd a
s a
natio
nal h
erita
ge
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
ex
plai
n ow
ners
hip
durin
g pr
e-co
loni
al p
erio
d
disc
uss
the
effe
cts
of
colo
nial
rule
on
land
ow
ners
hip
ju
stify
land
refo
rm
prog
ram
me
durin
g 3rd
C
him
uren
ga/U
mvu
kela
outli
ne re
settl
emen
t m
odel
s ad
opte
d du
ring
the
agra
rian
land
refo
rm
Chi
mur
enga
/Um
vuke
la
land
tenu
re
R
eset
tlem
ent m
odel
s:
A1 a
nd A
2
D
iscu
ssin
g hi
stor
ical
land
ow
ners
hip
syst
ems
in
Zim
babw
e
Invi
ting
reso
urce
per
sons
in
volv
ed in
the
2nd a
nd 3
rd
Chi
mur
enga
/Um
vuke
la to
ex
plai
n th
e ra
tiona
le o
f un
derta
king
land
refo
rm
Vi
sitin
g na
tiona
l m
useu
ms
and
mon
umen
ts
D
iscu
ssin
g re
settl
emen
t m
odel
s ad
opte
d du
ring
the
agra
rian
land
refo
rm
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Res
ourc
e pe
rson
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SU
GG
ESTE
D N
OTE
S A
ND
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Envi
ronm
enta
l fac
tors
outli
ne e
nviro
nmen
tal
fact
ors
influ
enci
ng
agric
ultu
ral a
ctiv
ities
disc
uss
the
effe
cts
of
envi
ronm
enta
l fac
tors
on
agric
ultu
ral a
ctiv
ities
expl
ain
effe
cts
of
tem
pera
ture
on
wat
er lo
ss
di
scus
s va
rious
form
s of
w
iltin
g
expl
ain
the
caus
es o
f w
iltin
g
expl
ain
effe
cts
of
tem
pera
ture
on
agric
ultu
ral a
ctiv
ities
outli
ne m
easu
res
that
can
be
take
n to
min
imis
e ef
fect
s of
adv
erse
te
mpe
ratu
re
En
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs:
w
ind,
ligh
t, te
mpe
ratu
re,
rain
fall
and
hum
idity
Effe
cts
of e
nviro
nmen
tal
fact
ors
on a
gric
ultu
ral
activ
ities
Loss
of w
ater
thro
ugh
evap
orat
ion
Ev
apo-
trans
pira
tion
and
wilt
ing
of c
rops
Tem
pora
ry a
nd
perm
anen
t wilt
ing
Fr
ost d
amag
e
Fros
t pro
tect
ion
Sh
ade
D
iscu
ssin
g en
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs
and
thei
r effe
cts
on
agric
ultu
ral a
ctiv
ities
Mea
surin
g en
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs
Vi
sitin
g w
eath
er
stat
ions
for
mea
sure
men
ts o
f en
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs
C
onst
ruct
ing
win
d br
eaks
and
fros
t ba
rrie
rs
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
W
eath
er s
tatio
n
SUB TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Nat
ural
farm
ing
regi
ons
of Z
imba
bwe
ex
plai
n th
e im
porta
nce
of
natu
ral f
arm
ing
regi
ons
de
scrib
e su
itabl
e fa
rmin
g sy
stem
s fo
r eac
h fa
rmin
g re
gion
N
atur
al fa
rmin
g re
gion
s:
-Nat
ural
regi
on 1
-N
atur
al re
gion
2
-Nat
ural
regi
on 3
-N
atur
al re
gion
4
-Nat
ural
regi
on 5
C
arry
ing
out a
sur
vey
to
dete
rmin
e fa
rmin
g ac
tiviti
es w
ithin
thei
r lo
calit
y
disc
ussi
ng th
e im
porta
nce
of
dem
arca
ting
Zim
babw
e in
to fa
rmin
g re
gion
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
ap te
mpl
ates
Pict
ures
SUB TOPIC: NATURAL FARMING REGIONS
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Fore
sts
ex
plai
n so
cial
, eco
nom
ic,
cultu
ral a
nd e
colo
gica
l im
porta
nce
of fo
rest
s
iden
tify
maj
or fo
rest
s in
Zi
mba
bwe
id
entif
y in
dige
nous
tim
ber
trees
and
exo
tic ti
mbe
r tre
es g
row
n in
Zim
babw
e
Fo
rest
s
Indi
geno
us a
nd e
xotic
tre
es
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of
fore
sts
Id
entif
ying
indi
geno
us a
nd
exot
ic tr
ees
in th
eir l
ocal
ity
usin
g co
mm
on n
ames
Labe
lling
iden
tifie
d in
dige
nous
an
d ex
otic
tree
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
te
xt b
ooks
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
so
ftwar
e/ J
aw
softw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on
Pi
ctur
es
SUB TOPIC: FORESTRY
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Wild
life
ex
plai
n so
cio-
econ
omic
, cu
ltura
l and
eco
logi
cal
impo
rtanc
e of
wild
life
id
entif
y flo
ra a
nd fa
una
foun
d in
Zim
babw
e
clas
sify
wild
life
acco
rdin
g to
feed
ing
habi
ts
id
entif
y w
ild a
nim
als
clas
sifie
d as
the
big
five
Va
lue
of w
ildlif
e
Faun
a an
d flo
ra
C
lass
ifica
tion:
-fe
edin
g ha
bits
-b
ig fi
ve
D
iscu
ssin
g so
cio-
econ
omic
, cul
tura
l and
ec
olog
ical
val
ue o
f w
ildlif
e
Surv
eyin
g on
wild
life
reso
urce
s in
Zim
babw
e
Iden
tifyi
ng fl
ora
and
faun
a w
ithin
thei
r loc
ality
Cla
ssify
ing
anim
als
acco
rdin
g to
feed
ing
habi
ts a
nd n
amin
g th
e bi
g fiv
e an
imal
s
Educ
atio
nal t
ourin
g
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
W
ildlif
e
Pict
ures
SUB TOPIC: WILDLIFE
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Wild
life
ex
plai
n so
cio-
econ
omic
, cu
ltura
l and
eco
logi
cal
impo
rtanc
e of
wild
life
id
entif
y flo
ra a
nd fa
una
foun
d in
Zim
babw
e
clas
sify
wild
life
acco
rdin
g to
feed
ing
habi
ts
id
entif
y w
ild a
nim
als
clas
sifie
d as
the
big
five
Va
lue
of w
ildlif
e
Faun
a an
d flo
ra
C
lass
ifica
tion:
-fe
edin
g ha
bits
-b
ig fi
ve
D
iscu
ssin
g so
cio-
econ
omic
, cul
tura
l and
ec
olog
ical
val
ue o
f w
ildlif
e
Surv
eyin
g on
wild
life
reso
urce
s in
Zim
babw
e
Iden
tifyi
ng fl
ora
and
faun
a w
ithin
thei
r loc
ality
Cla
ssify
ing
anim
als
acco
rdin
g to
feed
ing
habi
ts a
nd n
amin
g th
e bi
g fiv
e an
imal
s
Educ
atio
nal t
ourin
g
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
W
ildlif
e
Pict
ures
TOPIC 2: SOIL AND WATER
SUB TOPIC: SOIL FORMATION
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Text
ure
and
stru
ctur
e
iden
tify
soil
parti
cles
ac
cord
ing
to in
crea
sing
or
der o
f siz
e
expl
ain
the
sign
ifica
nce
of
soil
text
ure
to p
lant
gro
wth
desc
ribe
soil
stru
ctur
e
dist
ingu
ish
sing
le g
rain
fro
m c
rum
b st
ruct
ure
di
stin
guis
h be
twee
n so
il st
ruct
ure
and
soil
text
ure
So
il te
xtur
e
Soil
stru
ctur
e
Fe
elin
g di
ffere
nt s
oil
sam
ples
to d
eter
min
e te
xtur
e
Car
ryin
g ou
t se
dim
enta
tion
expe
rimen
ts
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
soi
l te
xtur
e an
d st
ruct
ure
to
plan
t gro
wth
Con
duct
ing
expe
rimen
ts
to d
eter
min
e th
e ef
fect
s of
text
ure
on e
mer
genc
e of
see
ds
Ex
perim
entin
g on
the
char
acte
ristic
s of
soi
ls
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
So
il sa
mpl
es
Pi
ctur
es
Se
dim
enta
tion
appa
ratu
s
SUB TOPIC: SOIL TEXTURE, STRUCTURE AND PROFILE
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Plan
t nut
rient
s
expl
ain
the
func
tions
of
maj
or a
nd m
inor
pla
nt
nutri
ents
to c
rop
grow
th
de
scrib
e th
e ef
fect
s of
un
der a
nd o
ver s
uppl
y of
nu
trien
ts o
n pl
ant g
row
th
M
ajor
and
min
or
nutri
ents
List
ing
maj
or a
nd m
inor
nu
trien
ts
Id
entif
ying
sym
ptom
s of
nu
trien
t def
icie
ncie
s an
d ov
er s
uppl
y
Fe
rtiliz
ers
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sa
mpl
es o
f affe
cted
pla
nts
SUB TOPIC: SOIL FERTILITY
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Soil
eros
ion
id
entif
y ty
pes
of s
oil
eros
ion
de
scrib
e th
e ca
uses
and
co
nseq
uenc
es o
f soi
l er
osio
n
desc
ribe
the
prev
entio
n an
d co
ntro
l of s
oil e
rosi
on
So
il er
osio
n
Iden
tifyi
ng s
igns
and
ty
pes
of s
oil e
rosi
on
Ex
perim
entin
g th
e ef
fect
s of
soi
l ero
sion
on
diffe
rent
soi
l typ
es
D
escr
ibin
g th
e pr
even
tion
and
cont
rol m
easu
res
of
soil
eros
ion
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ex
perim
ent a
ppar
atus
ero
ded
plac
es
Pi
ctur
es s
how
ing
diffe
rent
ty
pes
of e
rosi
on
SUB TOPIC: SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Wat
er c
onse
rvat
ion
ex
plai
n th
e im
porta
nce
of
wat
er c
onse
rvat
ion
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f co
nser
ving
wat
er o
n ar
able
land
s
W
ater
con
serv
atio
n
Dis
cuss
ing
the
impo
rtanc
e of
wat
er
cons
erva
tion
on a
rabl
e la
nds
Im
plem
entin
g w
ater
co
nser
vatio
n m
easu
res
on a
rabl
e la
nd
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on
EMA/
AGR
ITEX
SUB TOPIC: WATER CONSERVATION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Cla
ssifi
catio
n of
pla
nts
cl
assi
fy p
lant
s ac
cord
ing
to e
dibl
e pa
rts
cl
assi
fy p
lant
s ac
cord
ing
to li
fe c
ycle
ed
ible
pla
nt p
arts
: lea
f, ro
ot, t
uber
, bul
b, fr
uit,
stem
, see
d
Life
cyc
le: a
nnua
l, bi
enni
al, p
eren
nial
C
olle
ctin
g sa
mpl
es o
f par
ts
eate
n
Iden
tifyi
ng c
rops
acc
ordi
ng to
th
eir c
lass
es
C
olle
ctin
g sa
mpl
es, p
ress
ing
and
past
ing
onto
a fo
lder
ac
cord
ing
to th
eir c
lass
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
te
xt b
ooks
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
so
ftwar
e/ J
aw
softw
are
Pl
ant s
ampl
es a
nd
spec
imen
s TOPIC 3: CROP HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Exte
rnal
str
uctu
re o
f a
plan
t
iden
tify
the
exte
rnal
pa
rts o
f a fl
ower
ing
plan
t
stat
e fu
nctio
ns o
f eac
h pa
rt of
a fl
ower
ing
plan
t
Ex
tern
al p
arts
of a
pla
nt
Fu
nctio
ns o
f pla
nt p
arts
Col
lect
ing
mai
ze a
nd b
ean
plan
ts
Id
entif
ying
ext
erna
l pla
nt p
arts
Dra
win
g an
d la
belli
ng e
xter
nal p
arts
of
a fl
ower
ing
plan
t
Tabu
latin
g pa
rts a
nd fu
nctio
ns o
f a
flow
erin
g pl
ant
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
te
xt b
ooks
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
so
ftwar
e/ J
aw
softw
are
Pl
ant s
ampl
es a
nd
spec
imen
s SUB TOPIC: STRUCTURE OF FLOW
ERING PLANTS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Hor
ticul
ture
iden
tify
bran
ches
of
horti
cultu
re
ex
plai
n th
e im
porta
nce
of h
ortic
ultu
re
Br
anch
es o
f hor
ticul
ture
Impo
rtanc
e of
hor
ticul
ture
Iden
tifyi
ng h
ortic
ultu
ral
activ
ities
in th
e lo
cal
com
mun
ity a
nd re
late
them
to
thei
r bra
nche
s
Dis
cuss
ing
the
impo
rtanc
e of
ho
rticu
lture
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Plan
t sam
ples
and
sp
ecim
ens
Land
pre
para
tion
st
ate
reas
ons
for l
and
prep
arat
ion
pr
epar
e se
ed b
eds
Se
ed-b
ed p
repa
ratio
n
D
iscu
ssin
g re
ason
s fo
r lan
d pr
epar
atio
n
Prep
arin
g a
seed
-bed
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Land
pre
para
tion
tool
s
Cro
p m
anag
emen
t
esta
blis
h an
d m
anag
e ve
geta
ble
crop
s
Sow
ing/
plan
ting
M
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
M
arke
ting
NB:
one
veg
etab
le c
rop
to b
e gr
own
in e
ach
of th
e fo
llow
ing
grou
ps:
leaf
/root
/legu
me/
bulb
s/tu
bers
/frui
t cro
ps a
ccor
ding
to
reco
mm
ende
d sp
acin
g
G
row
ing
le
af/ro
ot/le
gum
e/bu
lbs/
tube
rs/fr
uit c
rops
acc
ordi
ng to
re
com
men
ded
spac
ing
M
anag
ing
a ve
geta
ble
crop
up
to m
atur
ity
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
SUB TOPIC: CROP PRODUCTION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Pest
s
expl
ain
the
effe
cts
of
pest
s on
cro
ps
cl
assi
fy p
ests
acc
ordi
ng to
th
eir f
eedi
ng h
abits
Ef
fect
s of
pes
ts o
n cr
ops
C
lass
ifica
tion
of p
ests
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ef
fect
s of
pe
sts
on c
rops
Obs
ervi
ng n
atur
e of
cro
p da
mag
e in
the
gard
en
Sc
outin
g in
the
gard
en/fi
eld
to id
entif
y pe
sts
C
lass
ifyin
g pe
sts
acco
rdin
g to
thei
r fee
ding
ha
bits
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sa
mpl
es a
nd S
peci
men
s
Dis
ease
s
clas
sify
pla
nt d
isea
ses
acco
rdin
g to
cau
sal
orga
nism
s
desc
ribe
the
effe
cts
of
plan
t dis
ease
s on
cro
ps
Pl
ant d
isea
ses
Ef
fect
s of
pla
nt
dise
ases
Id
entif
ying
cro
p da
mag
es
by d
isea
ses
D
iscu
ssin
g ca
uses
and
ef
fect
s of
pla
nt d
isea
ses
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sa
mpl
es a
nd S
peci
men
s
Wee
ds
di
scus
s th
e ha
rmfu
l and
be
nefic
ial e
ffect
s of
w
eeds
diffe
rent
iate
ann
ual f
rom
pe
renn
ial w
eeds
Ef
fect
s of
wee
ds
C
lass
ifica
tion
of w
eeds
Col
lect
ing
wee
d sa
mpl
es
in th
e lo
cal a
rea
by
clas
ses
Pr
eser
ving
sam
ples
of
wee
ds
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sa
mpl
es a
nd S
peci
men
s
SUB TOPIC: CROP PROTECTION
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Type
s of
live
stoc
k
nam
e ty
pes
of li
vest
ock
ex
plai
n th
e im
porta
nce
of
lives
tock
Po
ultry
Fish
Rum
inan
ts
N
on ru
min
ants
Impo
rtanc
e of
ani
mal
s
Id
entif
ying
the
type
s of
liv
esto
ck
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of li
vest
ock
C
ompi
ling
a lis
t of
prod
ucts
and
by-
prod
ucts
of
live
stoc
k
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f liv
esto
ck a
nd
lives
tock
pro
duct
s
Live
stoc
ks
TOPIC 4: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: TYPES OF LIVESTOCK
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Bro
iler p
rodu
ctio
n
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
re
arin
g br
oile
rs
stat
e th
e br
eeds
of
broi
lers
desc
ribe
the
hous
ing
requ
irem
ents
for b
roile
rs
re
ar b
roile
rs
Im
porta
nce
of b
roile
rs
Br
eeds
of b
roile
rs
H
ousi
ng
Ty
pes
of b
rood
ers
D
ebat
ing
on th
e ad
vant
ages
of k
eepi
ng
broi
ler c
hick
ens
C
ompa
ring
the
char
acte
ristic
s of
diff
eren
t br
eeds
Des
igni
ng a
bro
oder
and
de
ep li
tter
R
earin
g br
oile
rs
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es
Br
oile
rs
SUB TOPIC: SMALL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Sign
s of
hea
lth a
nd il
l-he
alth
defin
e an
imal
hea
lth
di
stin
guis
h be
twee
n he
alth
and
unh
ealth
y fa
rm
lives
tock
An
imal
hea
lth
Si
gns
of h
ealth
and
ill-
heal
th
O
bser
ving
sig
ns o
f ill-
heal
th in
farm
ani
mal
s
Com
parin
g he
alth
y an
d un
heal
thy
anim
als
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es
Ve
t offi
cer
An
imal
s
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL HEALTH
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Impl
emen
ts
lis
t 5 ti
llage
impl
emen
ts
dr
aw a
nd la
bel t
he p
arts
of
a m
ould
boa
rd p
loug
h
expl
ain
func
tions
of p
arts
of
a m
ould
boa
rd p
loug
h
M
ould
boa
rd p
loug
h
Cul
tivat
or
H
arro
w
Pl
ante
r
Rid
ger
Id
entif
ying
the
tilla
ge
impl
emen
ts
D
raw
ing
and
labe
lling
a
mou
ld b
oard
plo
ugh
D
escr
ibe
the
func
tions
of
parts
of a
mou
ld b
oard
pl
ough
Tour
ing
a fa
rm w
ith
tilla
ge im
plem
ents
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f im
plem
ents
tilla
ge im
plem
ents
TOPIC 5: FARM STRUCTURES AND MACHINERY
SUB TOPIC: FARM IMPLEMENTS
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Type
s of
fenc
es
ex
plai
n th
e re
ason
s fo
r fe
ncin
g
iden
tify
diffe
rent
type
s of
fe
nces
Pu
rpos
e of
fenc
ing
Ty
pes
of fe
nces
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e re
ason
s fo
r fen
cing
Iden
tifyi
ng d
iffer
ent t
ypes
of
fenc
es w
ithin
the
loca
lity
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f typ
es o
f fen
ce
Ty
pes
of fe
nce
SUB TOPIC: FENCING
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Har
ness
es
lis
t tw
o ty
pes
of y
okes
desc
ribe
type
s of
yok
es
dr
aw a
nd la
bel
parts
of
yoke
s
desc
ribe
cha
ract
eris
tics
of w
ood
used
in m
akin
g yo
kes
Yo
kes
C
hara
cter
istic
s of
woo
d fo
r mak
ing
yoke
s
D
escr
ibin
g ty
pes
and
char
acte
ristic
s of
yok
es
D
esig
ning
har
ness
es fo
r ca
ttle
Con
stru
ctin
g yo
ke
mod
els
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f yok
es
Yo
kes
SUB TOPIC: HARNESSING
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Farm
reco
rds
de
scrib
e th
e im
porta
nce
of fa
rm re
cord
s
diffe
rent
iate
phy
sica
l fro
m
finan
cial
reco
rds
Fa
rm re
cord
s
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of fa
rm
reco
rds
C
ompi
ling
reco
rds
for
agric
ultu
re p
roje
cts
at th
e sc
hool
Educ
atio
nal t
ourin
g of
lo
cal f
arm
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Fa
rm re
cord
s
TOPIC 6: AGRI-BUSINESS
SUB TOPIC: FARM RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Prin
cipl
es o
f co
oper
ativ
es
ex
plai
n th
e pr
inci
ples
of
agric
ultu
ral c
oope
rativ
es
di
scus
s ho
w c
o-op
erat
ives
are
form
ed
C
o-op
erat
ives
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e pr
inci
ples
of
coop
erat
ives
Dis
cuss
ing
how
co
oper
ativ
es a
re
form
ed
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on fr
om
coop
erat
ive
offic
er
TYPE
S O
F C
OO
PER
ATIV
ES
ex
plai
n th
e ty
pes
of
agric
ultu
ral c
o-op
erat
ives
Type
s of
co-
oper
ativ
es
in a
gric
ultu
re
D
iscu
ssin
g va
rious
ty
pes
of c
oope
rativ
es in
th
e fa
rmin
g se
ctor
Te
xtbo
ok/ T
alki
ng te
xt
book
s
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
sof
twar
e/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
SUB TOPIC: AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Popu
latio
n gr
owth
and
la
nd u
se
ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of
po
pula
tion
on la
nd u
se
La
nd p
ress
ure
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ef
fect
s of
po
pula
tion
on la
nd u
se
C
alcu
latin
g po
pula
tion
dens
ity in
thei
r loc
al
com
mun
ity
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
D
emog
raph
ic m
aps
Fa
rmin
g sy
stem
s
desc
ribe
diffe
rent
farm
ing
syst
ems
M
ixed
farm
ing
M
onoc
ultu
re
In
terc
ropp
ing
D
iscu
ssin
g fa
rmin
g sy
stem
Educ
atio
nal t
ourin
g of
lo
cal f
arm
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
lo
cal f
arm
s
FORM 2
TOPIC 1: GENERAL AGRICULTURE
SUB TOPIC: LAND USE
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Mod
ifica
tion
of a
dver
se
envi
ronm
enta
l fac
tors
de
scrib
e w
ays
of re
duci
ng
effe
cts
of e
nviro
nmen
tal
fact
ors
on a
gric
ultu
ral
activ
ities
W
ays
of re
duci
ng
adve
rse
env
ironm
enta
l fa
ctor
s
Pr
actis
ing
shad
ing,
m
ulch
ing,
pot
hol
ing,
m
anur
ing,
tie
ridgi
ng,
wat
erin
g, g
row
ing
drou
ght t
oler
ant p
lant
s,
cove
r cro
ps, w
ind
brea
ks
and
cons
erva
tion
tilla
ge
Vi
sitin
g gr
een
hous
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Lo
cal m
odifi
catio
ns s
uch
as w
ind
brea
ks, m
ulch
es,
man
ure
SUB TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Soft
and
hard
woo
d
dist
ingu
ish
betw
een
soft
and
hard
woo
d
Soft
and
hard
woo
d
Iden
tifyi
ng s
oft a
nd h
ard
woo
d tim
ber s
peci
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on fr
om
Fore
stry
Soft
and
hard
woo
d tre
es
Tree
nur
sery
desc
ribe
fact
ors
influ
enci
ng c
hoic
e of
a
nurs
ery
site
esta
blis
h tr
ee
seed
lings
in a
nur
sery
m
anag
e tre
e se
edlin
gs in
a n
urse
ry
Fa
ctor
s in
fluen
cing
cho
ice
of a
nur
sery
site
Tree
nur
sery
es
tabl
ishm
ent a
nd
man
agem
ent
Se
lect
ing
a nu
rser
y si
te
for r
aisi
ng s
eedl
ings
Rai
sing
tree
see
dlin
gs
Vi
sitin
g es
tabl
ishe
d nu
rser
ies
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on fr
om
Fore
stry
Pict
ures
Nur
sery
site
Tree
pla
ntin
g an
d m
anag
emen
t
esta
blis
h a
tree
plan
tatio
n
disc
uss
the
man
agem
ent
prac
tices
of a
tree
pl
anta
tion
Tr
ee p
lant
atio
n:
-est
ablis
hmen
t -m
anag
emen
t
D
iscu
ssin
g es
tabl
ishm
ent
and
man
agem
ent o
f tre
e pl
anta
tion
D
emon
stra
ting
prop
er tr
ee
plan
ting
and
man
agem
ent
skills
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on
W
oodl
ot p
lant
atio
n
SUB TOPIC: FORESTRY
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Sust
aina
ble
utili
satio
n of
wild
life
reso
urce
s
expl
ain
sust
aina
ble
met
hods
of w
ildlif
e ut
ilisat
ion
W
ildlif
e re
sour
ces:
Sust
aina
ble
utilis
atio
n
D
iscu
ssin
g su
stai
nabl
e m
etho
ds o
f wild
life
utilis
atio
n
Wat
chin
g do
cum
enta
ries
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pr
otec
ted
area
s
Sp
ecia
lly p
rote
cted
pl
ants
and
ani
mal
s
iden
tify
spec
ially
pr
otec
ted
plan
ts a
nd
anim
als
in Z
imba
bwe
En
dang
ered
pla
nt a
nd
anim
al s
peci
es
Li
stin
g sp
ecia
lly
prot
ecte
d pl
ants
and
an
imal
s
Wat
chin
g do
cum
enta
ries
Te
xtbo
oks
IC
T to
ols
Pr
otec
ted
area
s
Pict
ures
of s
peci
ally
pr
otec
ted
plan
t and
ani
mal
sp
ecie
s D
ange
rous
and
pro
blem
an
imal
s
iden
tify
dang
erou
s an
d pr
oble
m a
nim
als
in
Zim
babw
e
desc
ribe
way
s of
dea
ling
with
dan
gero
us a
nd
prob
lem
ani
mal
s in
Zi
mba
bwe
D
ange
rous
and
pr
oble
m a
nim
als
Su
rvey
ing
on lo
cal
dang
erou
s an
d pr
oble
m
anim
als
D
emon
stra
ting
way
s of
de
alin
g w
ith d
ange
rous
an
d pr
oble
m a
nim
als
in
Zim
babw
e
Wat
chin
g do
cum
enta
ries
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pr
otec
ted
area
s
Pict
ures
of d
ange
rous
and
pr
oble
m a
nim
als
SUB TOPIC: WILDLIFE
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Soil
prof
ile
de
scrib
e so
il pr
ofile
with
the
aid
of a
dia
gram
desc
ribe
the
appe
aran
ce
and
com
posi
tion
of e
ach
horiz
on
di
scus
s th
e si
gnifi
canc
e of
ea
ch h
oriz
on to
cro
p gr
owth
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
so
il pr
ofile
So
il pr
ofile
Soil
prof
iling
D
escr
ibin
g so
il pr
ofile
w
ith th
e ai
d of
a
diag
ram
Dra
win
g an
d la
belli
ng
a so
il pr
ofile
Dig
ging
a p
rofil
e pi
t
Iden
tifyi
ng th
e ho
rizon
s up
to th
e m
axim
um d
epth
of
1.5m
Te
xtbo
ok/ T
alki
ng te
xt
book
s
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
sof
twar
e/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Roa
d si
de e
xcav
atio
ns
G
ullie
s
Ope
n pi
ts
R
iver
bed
s
Valle
y si
des
TOPIC 2: SOIL AND WATER
SUB TOPIC: SOIL TEXTURE, STRUCTURE AND PROFILE
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Com
posi
tion
and
prop
ertie
s
iden
tify
diffe
rent
soi
l typ
es
ex
plai
n th
e co
mpo
sitio
n of
ea
ch s
oil t
ype
co
mpa
re th
e co
mpo
sitio
n of
soi
l typ
es
co
mpa
re th
e pr
oper
ties
of
diffe
rent
soi
l typ
es
So
il ty
pes:
Sand
soi
l
Loam
soi
l
Cla
y so
il
Com
posi
tion
and
prop
ertie
s
C
olle
ctin
g di
ffere
nt s
oil
sam
ples
Iden
tifyi
ng th
e so
il ty
pes
C
arry
ing
out e
xper
imen
ts
to v
erify
diff
eren
t pr
oper
ties
of s
oil t
ype
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
So
il sa
mpl
es
So
il ex
perim
ent a
ppar
atus
SUB TOPIC: SOIL TYPES
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Org
anic
and
in
orga
nic
fert
ilise
rs
di
stin
guis
h be
twee
n or
gani
c an
d in
orga
nic
ferti
liser
s
desc
ribe
type
s of
org
anic
ferti
liser
s
desc
ribe
type
s of
inor
gani
c fe
rtilis
ers
di
ffere
ntia
te c
ompo
und
from
st
raig
ht fe
rtilis
ers
O
rgan
ic fe
rtilis
ers
In
orga
nic
ferti
liser
s
Exam
inin
g or
gani
c an
d in
orga
nic
ferti
lizer
s
Iden
tifyi
ng o
rgan
ic a
nd
inor
gani
c fe
rtilis
ers
di
scus
sing
diff
eren
ces
betw
een
stra
ight
and
co
mpo
und
ferti
liser
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Ferti
liser
s
agro
nom
ist
SUB TOPIC: SOIL FERTILITY
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Impo
rtan
ce o
f irr
igat
ion
di
scus
s th
e im
porta
nce
of
irrig
atio
n
Im
porta
nce
of ir
rigat
ion
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of ir
rigat
ion
To
urin
g an
irrig
atio
n sc
hem
e
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
boo
ks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Jaw
so
ftwar
e
irrig
atio
n eq
uipm
ent a
nd
syst
ems
Sour
ces
of w
ater
for
irrig
atio
n
list s
ourc
es o
f wat
er
suita
ble
for i
rrig
atio
n
dete
rmin
e th
e su
itabi
lity
of w
ater
for
irrig
atio
n
S
ourc
es o
f irr
igat
ion
w
ater
Wat
er q
ualit
y
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e di
ffere
nt
sour
ces
of w
ater
for
irrig
atio
n
Test
ing
for i
mpu
ritie
s in
w
ater
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
boo
ks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Jaw
so
ftwar
e
Loca
l wat
er s
ourc
es
Irr
igat
ion
wat
er
SUB TOPIC: IRRIGATION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
ab
le to
:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SU
GG
ESTE
D N
OTE
S A
ND
A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Bot
anic
al
clas
sific
atio
n of
pl
ants
di
ffere
ntia
te
mon
ocot
yled
onou
s fro
m d
icot
yled
onou
s pl
ants
stat
e bo
tani
cal
clas
ses
of c
rops
M
onoc
otyl
edon
ous
and
dico
tyle
dono
us p
lant
s
Bota
nica
l cla
sses
: -
Legu
min
ous
- Br
assi
ca
- So
lana
ceou
s -
Gra
min
ae (C
erea
ls)
- C
ucur
bits
D
iffer
entia
ting
mon
ocot
yled
onou
s fro
m
dico
tyle
dono
us p
lant
s
Cat
egor
isin
g cr
ops
acco
rdin
g to
bot
anic
al
clas
ses
C
arry
ing
out f
ield
tour
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Plan
t sam
ples
and
sp
ecim
ens
TOPIC 3: CROP HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Stru
ctur
e of
a fl
ower
draw
the
stru
ctur
e of
m
aize
and
bea
n flo
wer
s
labe
l the
par
ts o
f a fl
ower
stat
e fu
nctio
ns o
f flo
wer
pa
rts
M
aize
and
bea
n flo
wer
s -S
truct
ure
of a
flow
ers
-Fun
ctio
ns o
f flo
wer
pa
rts
C
olle
ctin
g m
aize
and
be
an fl
ower
s
Iden
tifyi
ng p
arts
of t
he
flow
ers
D
raw
ing
and
labe
lling
pa
rts o
f a fl
ower
desc
ribin
g fu
nctio
ns o
f a
flow
er p
arts
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Fl
ower
sam
ples
sp
ecim
ens
SUB TOPIC: STRUCTURE OF FLOW
ERING PLANTS
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Rep
rodu
ctio
n
diffe
rent
iate
bet
wee
n se
xual
and
ase
xual
re
prod
uctio
n
stat
e ad
vant
ages
and
di
sadv
anta
ges
of s
exua
l an
d as
exua
l rep
rodu
ctio
n
desc
ribe
polli
natio
n of
m
aize
and
bea
n flo
wer
s
desc
ribe
ferti
lisat
ion
proc
ess
in p
lant
s
expl
ain
diffe
rent
met
hods
of
ase
xual
repr
oduc
tion
R
epro
duct
ion
Po
llina
tion
and
ferti
lisat
ion
D
iscu
ssin
g of
sex
ual a
nd
asex
ual r
epro
duct
ion
D
iscu
ssin
g ad
vant
ages
an
d di
sadv
anta
ges
of
sexu
al a
nd a
sexu
al
repr
oduc
tion
D
iscu
ssin
g po
llina
tion
and
ferti
lisat
ion
in p
lant
s
Obs
ervi
ng a
nd
diffe
rent
iatin
g m
aize
and
be
an fl
ower
s
Wat
chin
g vi
deo
sim
ulat
ions
on
ferti
lisat
ion
proc
ess
in
plan
ts
D
emon
stra
ting
met
hods
of
ase
xual
repr
oduc
tion
such
as
budd
ing,
la
yerin
g, c
uttin
gs a
nd
graf
ting
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sa
mpl
es a
nd S
peci
men
s of
repr
oduc
tive
orga
ns
Ger
min
atio
n
stat
e re
quire
men
ts fo
r se
ed g
erm
inat
ion
di
ffere
ntia
te b
etw
een
seed
ger
min
atio
n an
d em
erge
nce
iden
tify
exte
rnal
and
in
tern
al p
arts
of a
mai
ze
and
bean
see
d
G
erm
inat
ion
C
ondu
ctin
g ex
perim
ents
on
see
d ge
rmin
atio
n
Dra
win
g di
agra
ms
to
illust
rate
ger
min
atio
n an
d em
erge
nce
D
isse
ctin
g m
aize
and
be
an s
eeds
to o
bser
ve
inte
rnal
par
ts
Id
entif
ying
the
parts
of a
m
aize
and
bea
n se
eds
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
aize
and
bea
n se
eds
SUB TOPIC: PLANT PROCESSES
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Orc
hard
est
ablis
hmen
t
Expl
ain
the
fact
ors
whi
ch in
fluen
ce s
ite
sele
ctio
n
Des
crib
e or
char
d la
nd
prep
arat
ion
Expl
ain
the
usef
ulne
ss
of d
iffer
ent p
lant
ing
patte
rns
Pe
g pl
antin
g st
atio
ns
Pr
epar
e a
plan
ting
hole
Plan
t fru
it tre
es c
alcu
late
am
ount
s of
ferti
liser
s re
quire
d fo
r orc
hard
cro
ps
de
sign
an
irrig
atio
n sc
hedu
le
di
scus
s th
e re
ason
s fo
r pr
unin
g
prep
are
fire
guar
ds
id
entif
y si
gns
of m
atur
ity
m
arke
t orc
hard
frui
ts
Si
te s
elec
tion
Land
pre
para
tion
Plan
ting
patte
rns
Orc
hard
peg
ging
Plan
ting
hole
s
Plan
ting
man
agem
ent p
ract
ices
harv
estin
g
mar
ketin
g
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e fa
ctor
s in
fluen
cing
site
se
lect
ion
Pr
epar
ing
land
for a
n or
char
d
Dis
cuss
ing
the
usef
ulne
ss o
f diff
eren
t pl
antin
g pa
ttern
s
Layi
ng o
ut p
lant
ing
stat
ions
Dig
ging
out
pla
ntin
g ho
les
Pl
antin
g fru
it tre
es
G
row
ing
and
man
agin
g on
e fru
it tre
e fro
m a
ny o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
grou
ps:
Gro
up A
: Dec
iduo
us fr
uits
, ap
ples
and
gra
pes
Gro
up B
: Tro
pica
l fru
its:
bana
nas,
gua
vas,
man
goes
G
roup
C: S
ub-T
ropi
cal C
itrus
fru
its: o
rang
es, n
aartj
ies
Pr
epar
ing
fire
guar
ds
Id
entif
ying
sig
ns o
f m
atur
ity
M
arke
ting
orch
ard
fruits
IC
T to
ols
with
JAW
S so
ftwar
e
Frui
t tre
es
Se
edlin
gs
Pl
antin
g bo
ards
Pegs
Line
s
Dig
ging
tool
s
Org
anic
mat
ter
Fe
rtiliz
ers
SUB TOPIC: CROP PRODUCTION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Pest
s
desc
ribe
one
pest
with
a
com
plet
e m
etam
orph
osis
desc
ribe
one
pest
with
an
inco
mpl
ete
met
amor
phos
is
Li
fe c
ycle
of p
ests
:
Com
plet
e an
d in
com
plet
e m
etam
orph
osis
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e lif
e cy
cles
of
a p
ests
with
a c
ompl
ete
and
inco
mpl
ete
met
amor
phos
is
D
raw
ing
and
labe
lling
di
agra
m to
illu
stra
te
com
plet
e an
d in
com
plet
e m
etam
orph
osis
Col
lect
ing
and
pres
ervi
ng
pest
s sp
ecim
ens
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Pest
sam
ples
and
sp
ecim
ens
Pi
ctur
es o
f pes
ts
Dis
ease
s
disc
uss
how
pla
nt d
isea
ses
are
spre
ad
id
entif
y sy
mpt
oms
of n
amed
gr
oups
of d
isea
ses
D
isea
se tr
ansm
issi
on
G
ener
al s
ympt
oms
of:
Fu
ngal
Bact
eria
Vira
l dis
ease
s
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e sp
read
of
plan
t dis
ease
s
Obs
ervi
ng s
ympt
oms
of
plan
t dis
ease
s
Wat
chin
g vi
deo
clip
s an
d ph
otos
of v
ario
us p
lant
di
seas
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Dis
ease
d P
lant
sp
ecim
ens
and
sam
ples
Pict
ures
of d
isea
sed
plan
ts
Wee
ds
cl
assi
fy w
eeds
as
gras
ses,
se
dges
and
bro
ad le
aved
w
eeds
iden
tify
the
mod
e of
spr
ead
of
com
mon
wee
ds
C
lass
es o
f Wee
ds
M
ode
of s
prea
d
Cla
ssify
ing
wee
ds
Id
entif
ying
the
mod
es o
f sp
read
of c
omm
on w
eeds
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Wee
ds s
ampl
es a
nd
spec
imen
s
Wee
d ha
ndbo
ok
SUB TOPIC: CROP PROTECTION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Rum
inan
ts a
nd n
on-
rum
inan
ts
id
entif
y ru
min
ant a
nd n
on-
rum
inan
t ani
mal
s
dist
ingu
ish
rum
inan
ts
from
non
-rum
inan
ts
R
umin
ants
:
Cat
tle, s
heep
and
go
ats
N
on-r
umin
ants
:
Hor
ses,
don
keys
, pig
s,
rabb
its, p
oultr
y
D
iscu
ssin
g ch
arac
teris
tics
of
rum
inan
ts a
nd n
on-
rum
inan
ts
O
bser
ving
ani
mal
s to
di
stin
guis
h ru
min
ants
fro
m n
on-r
umin
ants
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
liv
esto
ck
TOPIC 4: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: TYPES OF LIVESTOCK
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TO
PIC
O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Rep
rodu
ctio
n in
pou
ltry
dr
aw a
nd la
bel
repr
oduc
tive
syst
ems
of a
he
n an
d co
ck
de
scrib
e th
e pr
oces
s of
eg
g fo
rmat
ion
st
ate
func
tions
of e
ach
part
of a
n eg
g
draw
and
labe
l par
ts o
f an
egg
R
epro
duct
ive
parts
Egg
O
bser
ving
the
mal
e an
d fe
mal
e or
gans
from
sla
ught
ered
hen
or
cock
Dra
win
g an
d la
belli
ng
repr
oduc
tive
syst
ems
of a
hen
an
d co
ck
Ta
bula
ting
the
repr
oduc
tive
parts
an
d th
eir f
unct
ions
Obs
ervi
ng a
nd id
entif
ying
par
ts o
f a
boile
d eg
g
Te
xtbo
oks/
Ta
lkin
g te
xt b
ooks
ICT
tool
s
/ Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
eg
gs
s
ampl
es a
nd
spec
imen
s of
ch
icke
n
repr
oduc
tive
syst
ems
UB TOPIC: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Live
stoc
k nu
trie
nts
na
me
the
mai
n nu
trien
ts
requ
ired
by fa
rm li
vest
ock
ex
plai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f eac
h nu
trien
t
desc
ribe
defic
ienc
y sy
mpt
oms
of e
ach
nutri
ent
id
entif
y so
urce
s of
mai
n nu
trien
ts
Li
vest
ock
nutri
ents
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e fu
nctio
ns
of n
utrie
nts
in li
vest
ock
C
arry
ing
out s
impl
e te
sts
for n
utrie
nts
in f
eeds
tuffs
Col
lect
ing
and
iden
tifyi
ng
sam
ples
of f
eeds
tuffs
rich
in
car
bohy
drat
es, f
ats
and
prot
eins
iden
tifyi
ng s
ympt
oms
of
mal
nutri
tion
in li
vest
ock
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Fe
edst
uffs
Anim
als
with
nut
rient
de
ficie
ncy
sym
ptom
s
SUB TOPIC: NUTRITION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Bro
iler m
anag
emen
t
sele
ct ty
pe o
f fee
ds
from
day
old
to
slau
ghte
r
rear
bro
ilers
asse
ss g
row
th ra
tes
of
broi
ler c
hick
ens
ke
ep p
hysi
cal a
nd
finan
cial
reco
rds
Br
oile
r fee
ds
M
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
Pr
epar
ing
ratio
ns fo
r bro
iler
chic
kens
of d
iffer
ent a
ges
Br
oodi
ng a
nd re
arin
g br
oile
rs
W
eigh
ing
broi
lers
regu
larly
an
d pl
ottin
g g
row
th ra
te
curv
es
C
ompi
ling
phys
ical
and
fin
anci
al re
cord
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sc
ale/
bala
nce
Br
oile
r Fee
ds
Br
oile
rs
Slau
ghte
ring,
pr
oces
sing
and
m
arke
ting
de
mon
stra
te th
e sl
augh
terin
g an
d dr
essi
ng o
f bro
ilers
calc
ulat
e dr
essi
ng/k
illing
out
pe
rcen
tage
iden
tify
mar
ket f
or
broi
lers
Sl
augh
terin
g
Pros
sesi
ng
M
arke
ting
Sl
augh
terin
g an
d pr
osse
sing
br
oile
rs u
sing
diff
eren
t m
etho
ds
C
alcu
latin
g dr
essi
ng/k
illing
ou
t per
cent
age
C
arry
ing
out m
arke
t re
sear
ch a
nd m
arke
ting
br
oile
rs
C
alcu
latin
g pr
ofit
and
loss
fo
r a b
roile
r ent
erpr
ise
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Br
oile
rs
SUB TOPIC: SMALL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Live
stoc
k di
seas
es
and
hygi
ene
ex
plai
n ca
uses
of d
isea
ses
ex
plai
n th
e m
odes
of
lives
tock
dis
ease
tra
nsm
issi
on
ju
stify
the
impo
rtanc
e of
hy
gien
e
disc
uss
met
hods
of d
isea
se
cont
rol
Pa
thog
ens
and
othe
r ca
uses
of d
isea
ses
Tr
ansm
issi
on o
f di
seas
es
Sa
nita
tion,
hyg
iene
and
ot
her c
ontro
l met
hods
Su
rvey
ing
on c
ause
s an
d tra
nsm
issi
on o
f dis
ease
s in
an
imal
s
Dis
cuss
ing
the
impo
rtanc
e of
hyg
iene
Inve
stig
atin
g th
e re
med
ies
to p
reve
nt a
nd c
ontro
l di
seas
es
C
lean
ing
and
disi
nfec
ting
poul
try h
ouse
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Vet o
ffice
r
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL HEALTH
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Adj
ustm
ents
of a
nim
al
draw
n im
plem
ents
carr
y ou
t adj
ustm
ents
on
anim
al d
raw
n im
plem
ents
Adju
stm
ents
: -
Dep
th
- W
idth
Ad
just
ing
the
dept
hs a
nd
wid
th o
f the
mou
ld b
oard
pl
ough
and
cul
tivat
or
Ad
just
ing
dept
h of
the
harr
ow
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
ould
boa
rd p
loug
h
Cul
tivat
or
H
arro
w
TOPIC 5: FARM STRUCTURES AND MACHINERY
SUB TOPIC: FARM IMPLEMENTS
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Fenc
ing
mat
eria
ls a
nd
tool
s
iden
tify
mat
eria
ls a
nd
tool
s us
ed in
fenc
ing
di
scus
s ad
vant
ages
and
di
sadv
anta
ges
of d
iffer
ent
fenc
ing
mat
eria
ls
Fe
ncin
g m
ater
ials
and
to
ols
Se
lect
ing
suita
ble
fenc
ing
mat
eria
ls
U
sing
tool
s sa
fely
and
co
rrec
tly
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es
Fe
ncin
g to
ols
SUB TOPIC: FENCING
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Sitin
g of
farm
road
s
disc
uss
fact
ors
to b
e co
nsid
ered
whe
n si
ting
a fa
rm ro
ad
lis
t equ
ipm
ent n
eede
d w
hen
sitin
g fa
rm ro
ads
de
scrib
e ch
arac
teris
tics
of
wel
l site
d fa
rm ro
ads
Si
ting
a fa
rm ro
ad
Si
ting
equi
pmen
t
D
iscu
ssin
g fa
ctor
s co
nsid
ered
in s
iting
farm
ro
ads
D
escr
ibin
g eq
uipm
ent
need
ed fo
r siti
ng a
farm
ro
ad
Si
ting
a fa
rm ro
ad
Mai
ntai
ning
road
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on
Fa
rm ro
ads
Si
ting
equi
pmen
t
SUB TOPIC: FARM ROADS
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Har
ness
es
di
ffere
ntia
te b
reas
t ban
d fro
m c
olla
r har
ness
es
id
entif
y an
d la
bel t
he p
arts
of
bre
ast b
and
and
colla
r ha
rnes
ses
de
scrib
e m
ater
ials
use
d fo
r har
ness
es
ha
rnes
s sp
ecifi
c a
nim
als
br
east
ban
d an
d co
llar
harn
esse
s
Mat
eria
ls fo
r mak
ing
harn
esse
s
Har
ness
ing
anim
als
D
raw
ing
and
labe
lling
br
east
ban
d an
d co
llar
harn
esse
s
Mak
ing
harn
esse
s us
ing
loca
lly a
vaila
ble
mat
eria
ls
H
arne
ssin
g sp
ecifi
c an
imal
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
brea
st
band
s an
d co
lor
harn
esse
s
SUB TOPIC: HARNESSING
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Agriculture (Form1 - 4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Prof
it an
d lo
ss A
ccou
nt
ex
plai
n th
e fu
nctio
ns o
f pr
ofit
and
loss
acc
ount
desi
gn a
pro
fit a
nd lo
ss
acco
unt
id
entif
y th
e in
com
e an
d ex
pend
iture
of a
farm
en
terp
rise
ca
lcul
ate
the
inco
me
from
an
agr
icul
ture
ent
erpr
ise
Pr
ofit
and
loss
or
Inco
me
and
expe
nditu
re a
ccou
nts
D
iscu
ssin
g ro
le o
f a p
rofit
an
d lo
ss a
ccou
nt in
ag
ricul
ture
Prep
arin
g a
prof
it an
d lo
ss a
ccou
nt o
f a s
choo
l ag
ricul
tura
l ent
erpr
ise
C
alcu
latin
g in
com
e an
d ex
pend
iture
of f
arm
en
terp
rises
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Fa
rm re
cord
s
TOPIC 6: AGRI-BUSINESS
SUB TOPIC: FARM RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Type
s of
m
arke
ts
di
stin
guis
h be
twee
n co
ntro
lled
and
unco
ntro
lled
mar
kets
desc
ribe
form
al a
nd in
form
al
mar
kets
for m
ajor
cro
ps a
nd
lives
tock
in Z
imba
bwe
C
ontro
lled
and
unco
ntro
lled
mar
kets
Form
al a
nd in
form
al
mar
kets
Su
rvey
ing
on m
arke
ting
of a
gric
ultu
ral p
rodu
cts
D
iscu
ssin
g fo
rmal
and
in
form
al m
arke
ts fo
r ag
ricul
tura
l pro
duct
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Lo
cal a
gric
ultu
ral m
arke
ts
SUB TOPIC: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
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Agriculture (Form 1 -4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Coo
pera
tives
expl
ain
bene
fits
of
agric
ultu
ral c
oope
rativ
es
id
entif
y pr
oble
ms
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
agric
ultu
ral c
oope
rativ
es
Ag
ricul
tura
l co
-ope
rativ
es
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e be
nefit
s of
ag
ricul
tura
l co-
oper
ativ
es
R
esea
rchi
ng o
n th
e pr
oble
ms
linke
d of
ag
ricul
tura
l co-
oper
ativ
es
D
ram
atiz
ing
prob
lem
s of
co
-ope
rativ
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
C
o-op
erat
ives
offi
cer
SUB TOPIC: AGRICULTURAL CO- OPERATIVES
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Phys
ical
farm
pla
nnin
g
disc
uss
the
impo
rtanc
e of
ph
ysic
al fa
rm p
lann
ing
Ph
ysic
al fa
rm p
lann
ing
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of p
hysi
cal
farm
pla
nnin
g
Sket
chin
g fa
rm la
yout
s w
ith s
ugge
sted
farm
ing
activ
ities
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
ap te
mpl
ates
Cro
p ro
tatio
n
outli
ne p
rinci
ples
of c
rop
rota
tion
de
sign
a fo
ur c
rop
rota
tion
cycl
e
disc
uss
the
adva
ntag
es o
f cr
op ro
tatio
n
Pr
inci
ples
of c
rop
rota
tion
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e pr
inci
ples
of
a fo
ur c
rop
rota
tion
de
sign
ing
a fo
ur c
rop
rota
tion
cycl
e
Pr
actis
ing
crop
rota
tion
in
the
scho
ol g
arde
n
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
FORM 3
TOPIC 1: GENERAL AGRICULTURE
SUB TOPIC: LAND USE
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Agriculture (Form 1 -4) Syllabus
KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Rai
nfal
l
de
scrib
e di
strib
utio
n,
effe
ctiv
enes
s, re
liabi
lity
and
inte
nsity
of r
ainf
all i
n Zi
mba
bwe
ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of
di
strib
utio
n an
d in
tens
ity
of ra
infa
ll on
agr
icul
tura
l ac
tiviti
es
D
istri
butio
n
Effe
ctiv
enes
s
Rel
iabi
lity
In
tens
ity o
f rai
nfal
l
Agric
ultu
re a
ctiv
ities
in
rela
tion
to d
istri
butio
n an
d in
tens
ity o
f rai
nfal
l
D
iscu
ssin
g ho
w
agric
ultu
ral a
ctiv
ities
in
Zim
babw
e ar
e in
fluen
ced
by ra
infa
ll
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
ap o
f Zim
babw
e sh
owin
g ra
infa
ll di
strib
utio
n
SUB TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Tim
ber h
arve
stin
g an
d m
arke
ting
desc
ribe
met
hods
of
harv
estin
g tre
es
di
scus
s m
etho
ds o
f tre
atin
g tim
ber
id
entif
y po
ssib
le m
arke
ts
H
arve
stin
g
Tr
eatin
g
M
arke
ting
D
escr
ibin
g m
etho
ds o
f ha
rves
ting
trees
Har
vest
ing
trees
Trea
ting
timbe
r
Mar
ketin
g tim
ber
C
ompi
ling
prod
uctio
n re
cord
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
C
reos
ote
C
arbo
liniu
m
Ti
mbe
r
Def
ores
tatio
n
de
scrib
e ca
uses
of
defo
rest
atio
n
expl
ain
effe
cts
of
defo
rest
atio
n
sugg
est p
ossi
ble
solu
tions
to
def
ores
tatio
n
expl
ain
impo
rtanc
e of
af
fore
stat
ion
and
refo
rest
atio
n
D
efor
esta
tion
Af
fore
stat
ion
R
efor
esta
tion
D
iscu
ssin
g ef
fect
s of
de
fore
stat
ion
Su
rvey
ing
on th
e ex
tent
of
def
ores
tatio
n w
ithin
the
loca
lity
Iden
tifyi
ng p
ossi
ble
solu
tions
to d
efor
esta
tion
in th
e lo
calit
y
Plan
ting
trees
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es
SUB TOPIC: FORESTRY
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Indi
geno
us k
now
ledg
e sy
stem
s in
m
anag
emen
t of n
atur
al
reso
urce
s
ex
plai
n ho
w c
ultu
ral
valu
es a
nd b
elie
fs a
ffect
th
e m
anag
emen
t of
natu
ral r
esou
rces
expl
ain
how
prin
cipl
es o
f co
nser
vatio
n an
d pr
eser
vatio
n af
fect
wild
life
tradi
ng
de
scrib
e ef
fect
s of
po
achi
ng
di
scus
s bi
odiv
ersi
ty in
re
latio
n to
gen
etic
s,
spec
ies
and
ecos
yste
m
dive
rsity
desc
ribe
habi
tats
of w
ild
anim
als
C
onse
rvat
ion
and
pres
erva
tion
Po
achi
ng
Bi
odiv
ersi
ty
G
enet
ic, s
peci
es a
nd
ecos
yste
m d
iver
sity
Ecol
ogy
D
iscu
ssin
g ho
w c
ultu
ral
valu
es a
nd b
elie
fs a
ffect
th
e m
anag
emen
t of
natu
ral r
esou
rces
C
ondu
ctin
g cl
ass/
scho
ol
cens
us b
ased
on
tote
ms
that
rela
te to
ani
mal
s
Visi
ting
prot
ecte
d ar
eas
D
ebat
ing
on w
ildlif
e tra
de
at lo
cal a
nd in
tern
atio
nal
leve
ls
Es
tabl
ishi
ng a
nat
ure
rese
rve
to e
ncou
rage
bi
odiv
ersi
ty
Fi
eld
stud
ying
of a
hab
itat
to d
eter
min
e an
imal
and
pl
ant s
peci
es
com
posi
tion
Pr
otec
ted
area
s
Res
ourc
e pe
rson
Text
book
s/ T
alki
ng te
xt
book
s
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
sof
twar
e/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
SUB TOPIC: WILDLIFE
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Wea
ther
ing
di
scus
s va
rious
form
s of
w
eath
erin
g
Form
s of
wea
ther
ing
D
iscu
ssin
g va
rious
form
s of
wea
ther
ing
O
bser
ving
wea
ther
ing
D
emon
stra
ting
wea
ther
ing
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
ro
cks
TOPIC 2: SOIL AND WATER
SUB TOPIC: SOIL FORMATION
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Soil
text
ural
cla
sses
list t
he e
ight
text
ural
cl
asse
s
dete
rmin
e te
xtur
al c
lass
of
a so
il us
ing
text
ural
tri
angl
e
Ei
ght t
extu
ral c
lass
es
in Z
imba
bwe
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ei
ght
text
ural
cla
sses
C
arry
ing
an e
xper
imen
t on
soi
l tex
ture
usi
ng th
e Si
eve
met
hod
to
dete
rmin
e so
il cl
asse
s
Si
eves
of v
aryi
ng s
izes
ICT
tool
s/ T
alki
ng te
xt
book
s
Text
book
s/ T
alki
ng te
xt
book
s
Soil
stru
ctur
e
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
so
il st
ruct
ure
expl
ain
fact
ors
affe
ctin
g so
il st
ruct
ure
id
entif
y m
etho
ds o
f im
prov
ing
and
mai
ntai
ning
go
od s
truct
ure
So
il st
ruct
ure
Ex
plai
ning
the
impo
rtanc
e of
soi
l st
ruct
ure
Dis
cuss
ing
fact
ors
affe
ctin
g so
il st
ruct
ure
Des
crib
ing
met
hods
of
impr
ovin
g an
d m
aint
aini
ng g
ood
stru
ctur
e
C
arry
ing
out f
ield
ob
serv
atio
ns o
f diff
eren
t so
il st
ruct
ures
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
So
il sa
mpl
es
SUB TOPIC: SOIL TEXTURE, STRUCTURE AND PROFILE
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Impr
ovem
ent o
f ph
ysic
al c
hara
cter
istic
s of
soi
ls
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f im
prov
ing
diffe
rent
soi
l ty
pes
So
il im
prov
emen
t:
Sand
and
cla
y so
ils
D
escr
ibin
g m
etho
ds o
f im
prov
ing
diffe
rent
soi
l ty
pes
M
anur
ing
soils
Addi
ng a
nthi
ll so
il to
san
d so
il
Lim
ing
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Li
me
O
rgan
ic m
atte
r
SUB TOPIC: SOIL TYPES
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Impo
rtan
ce o
f soi
l co
mpo
nent
s
desc
ribe
the
com
posi
tion
of
an a
gric
ultu
rally
via
ble
soil
ex
plai
n th
e im
porta
nce
of
soil
com
pone
nt
de
scrib
e th
e ty
pes
of s
oil
wat
er
ex
plai
n m
ovem
ent o
f wat
er
in th
e so
il
expl
ain
field
cap
acity
expl
ain
the
role
of l
ivin
g or
gani
sms
in th
e so
il
So
il co
mpo
nent
s
Type
s of
soi
l wat
er
M
ovem
ent o
f wat
er
Fi
eld
capa
city
Soil
mac
ro a
nd m
icro
or
gani
sms
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of s
oil
com
pone
nts
Ex
perim
entin
g on
the
perc
enta
ge
com
posi
tion
of a
ir,
wat
er, o
rgan
ic a
nd
inor
gani
c m
atte
r in
the
soil
C
olle
ctin
g so
il or
gani
sms
and
iden
tifyi
ng th
em
So
il sa
mpl
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
So
il sa
mpl
es
SUB TOPIC: SOIL CONSTITUENTS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Influ
ence
of s
oil
tem
pera
ture
on
plan
t gr
owth
and
soi
l or
gani
sms
ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of
soi
l te
mpe
ratu
re o
n pl
ant g
row
th
and
soil
orga
nism
s
expl
ain
effe
cts
of e
xtre
me
tem
pera
ture
s on
var
ious
st
ages
of c
rop
grow
th
ou
tline
mea
sure
s th
at c
an b
e ta
ken
to re
duce
the
effe
cts
of
extre
me
soil
tem
pera
ture
s
So
il te
mpe
ratu
re
di
scus
sing
the
effe
cts
of s
oil t
empe
ratu
re o
n pl
ant g
row
th a
nd s
oil
orga
nism
s
Expe
rimen
ting
on th
e ef
fect
s of
tem
pera
ture
on
see
d ge
rmin
atio
n
Con
duct
ing
field
ex
perim
ents
on
mul
chin
g, s
hedd
ing
and
wat
erin
g
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Fert
ilise
r ap
plic
atio
n
desc
ribe
diffe
rent
met
hods
of f
ertil
iser
ap
plic
atio
n
calc
ulat
e fe
rtilis
er a
pplic
atio
n qu
antit
ies
per g
iven
are
a
diffe
rent
iate
bas
al fr
om to
p dr
essi
ng
Ap
plic
atio
n m
etho
ds
C
alcu
latio
ns
Ti
me
of a
pplic
atio
n
D
escr
ibin
g di
ffere
nt
met
hods
of f
ertil
iser
ap
plic
atio
n
Cal
cula
ting
ferti
lizer
qu
antit
ies
Ap
plyi
ng o
rgan
ic
and
inor
gani
c fe
rtilis
ers
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
O
rgan
ic a
nd in
orga
nic
ferti
liser
s
Agro
nom
ist
Soil
sam
plin
g
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
soi
l sa
mpl
ing
ex
plai
n th
e pr
inci
ples
of s
oil s
ampl
ing
sa
mpl
e so
il us
ing
at le
ast o
ne m
etho
d
Pr
inci
ples
Met
hods
of s
oil
sam
plin
g
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of s
oil
sam
plin
g
Expl
aini
ng th
e pr
inci
ples
of s
oil
sam
plin
g
Sam
plin
g so
ils
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
So
il sa
mpl
ing
equi
pmen
t
Soil
pH a
nd
limin
g
desc
ribe
how
soi
ls a
re te
sted
for p
H
di
scus
s th
e in
fluen
ce o
f soi
l pH
desc
ribe
met
hods
of c
orre
ctin
g so
il pH
iden
tify
type
s of
lim
e
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
lim
ing
mat
eria
ls
ex
plai
n th
e di
ffere
nce
betw
een
lime
and
ferti
liser
inte
rpre
t the
sig
nific
ance
of p
H v
alue
s
So
il pH
Lim
ing
Dis
cuss
ing
the
influ
ence
of s
oil p
H
on c
rop
prod
uctio
n
D
eter
min
ing
soil
pH
valu
es u
sing
pH
m
eter
and
uni
vers
al
indi
cato
r
Dem
onst
ratin
g lim
e ap
plic
atio
n
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
pH
met
er
U
nive
rsal
indi
cato
r
Soil
sam
ples
SUB TOPIC: SOIL FERTILITY
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Con
serv
atio
n m
etho
ds
and
stru
ctur
es
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f soi
l co
nser
vatio
n on
ara
ble
and
graz
ing
land
s
desc
ribe
the
cons
truct
ion
of
basi
c co
nser
vatio
n st
ruct
ures
to s
tand
ard
dim
ensi
ons
So
il co
nser
vatio
n m
etho
ds
C
onse
rvat
ion
stru
ctur
es
de
scrib
ing
met
hods
of
soil
cons
erva
tion
on
arab
le a
nd g
razi
ng
land
s
C
onst
ruct
ing
and
mai
ntai
ning
co
nser
vatio
n st
ruct
ures
Mea
surin
g di
men
sion
s of
m
echa
nica
l co
nser
vatio
n st
ruct
ures
Rec
laim
ing
erod
ed
area
s in
and
aro
und
the
scho
ol
Pr
actis
ing
biol
ogic
al
cons
erva
tion
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es
SUB TOPIC: SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Dra
inag
e an
d w
ater
lo
ggin
g
desc
ribe
drai
nage
and
w
ater
logg
ing
ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of
w
ater
logg
ed s
oils
on
crop
gr
owth
desc
ribe
met
hods
of
impr
ovin
g dr
aina
ge
D
rain
age
and
wat
er
logg
ing
D
escr
ibin
g dr
aina
ge
and
wat
er lo
ggin
g
Expl
aini
ng th
e ef
fect
s of
w
ater
logg
ed s
oils
on
crop
gro
wth
Dis
cuss
ing
met
hods
of
impr
ovin
g dr
aina
ge
Fi
eld
tour
ing
to id
entif
y si
gns
of w
ater
logg
ing
Id
entif
ying
dra
inag
e st
ruct
ures
on
the
land
Con
stru
ctin
g an
d m
aint
aini
ng d
rain
age
stru
ctur
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Leac
hing
expl
ain
the
caus
es o
f le
achi
ng in
ara
ble
land
s
expl
ain
the
effe
cts
of
drai
nage
on
loss
of p
lant
nu
trien
ts
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f co
ntro
lling
leac
hing
in
arab
le la
nds
Le
achi
ng
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ca
uses
of
leac
hing
in a
rabl
e la
nds
Ex
perim
entin
g to
sho
w
leac
hing
leve
ls o
f di
ffere
nt s
oils
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
So
il sa
mpl
es
SUB TOPIC: WATER LOSS AND SOIL DRAINAGE
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Rai
n w
ater
har
vest
ing
and
stor
age
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f ha
rves
ting
and
stor
ing
wat
er
de
scrib
e di
ffere
nt g
roun
d w
ater
sou
rces
R
ain
wat
er h
arve
stin
g an
d st
orag
e
Gro
und
wat
er s
ourc
es
H
arve
stin
g ra
in w
ater
us
ing
vario
us m
etho
ds
M
aint
aini
ng w
ater
ha
rves
ting
stru
ctur
es
Id
entif
ying
gro
und
wat
er
sour
ces
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
W
ater
rese
rvoi
rs
SUB TOPIC: WATER CONSERVATION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Met
hods
and
type
s of
irr
igat
ion
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f irr
igat
ion
ex
plai
n di
ffere
nt ty
pes
of
irrig
atio
n
expl
ain
the
adva
ntag
es
and
disa
dvan
tage
s of
ea
ch m
etho
d of
irrig
atio
n
M
etho
ds o
f irr
igat
ion
Ty
pes
of ir
rigat
ion
D
escr
ibin
g m
etho
ds
and
type
s of
irrig
atio
n
Appl
ying
wat
er to
cro
ps
usin
g at
leas
t one
m
etho
d of
irrig
atio
n
Visi
ting
irrig
atio
n sc
hem
es in
the
loca
lity
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
odel
s
Irrig
atio
n sc
hem
es
Cho
ice
of a
n irr
igat
ion
syst
em
di
scus
s th
e fa
ctor
s af
fect
ing
choi
ce o
f an
irrig
atio
n sy
stem
Fa
ctor
s af
fect
ing
choi
ce o
f an
irrig
atio
n sy
stem
Dem
onst
ratin
g di
ffere
nt
met
hods
of i
rrig
atio
n
Des
igni
ng a
n irr
igat
ion
syst
em
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
SUB TOPIC: IRRIGATION
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Plan
t ana
tom
y an
d ph
ysio
logy
iden
tify
parts
of t
he
inte
rnal
stru
ctur
e of
a
root
, ste
m a
nd le
af
ex
plai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f tis
sues
in a
root
, ste
m
and
leaf
Ti
ssue
dis
tribu
tion
in a
:
root
stem
leaf
Id
entif
ying
the
inte
rnal
st
ruct
ure
of a
root
, ste
m
and
leaf
on
a m
icro
scop
e
Dra
win
g cr
oss
sect
iona
l di
agra
ms
of s
tem
, roo
t an
d le
af
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e fu
nctio
ns o
f roo
t, st
em
and
leaf
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
icro
scop
es
R
oot,
stem
and
leaf
sa
mpl
es
TOPIC 3: CROP HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: STRUCTURE OF FLOW
ERING PLANTS
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NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Wat
er a
nd n
utrie
nt
upta
ke
de
scrib
e th
e ab
sorp
tion
of
wat
er b
y pl
ants
thro
ugh
osm
osis
expl
ain
nutri
ent a
bsor
ptio
n by
root
s th
roug
h ac
tive
upta
ke
de
scrib
e ab
sorp
tion
of
wat
er b
y se
eds
O
smos
is
D
iffus
ion
Ac
tive
upta
ke
Im
bibi
tion
D
iscu
ssin
g pr
oces
ses
of
osm
osis
, diff
usio
n ac
tive
upta
ke a
nd im
bibi
tion
Ex
perim
entin
g os
mos
is
D
emon
stra
ting
imbi
bitio
n by
m
eans
of e
xper
imen
ts
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Expe
rimen
tal a
ppar
atus
Seed
pota
to s
ampl
es
Tran
spira
tion
di
scus
s th
e ro
le o
f tra
nspi
ratio
n st
ream
desc
ribe
the
role
of
stom
ata
ex
plai
n ho
w w
iltin
g oc
curs
outli
ne fa
ctor
s af
fect
ing
rate
of t
rans
pira
tion
Tr
ansp
iratio
n
Tran
spira
tion
stre
am
R
ole
of s
tom
ata
in
trans
pira
tion
Im
porta
nce
of
trans
pira
tion
W
iltin
g
D
iscu
ssin
g fa
ctor
s af
fect
ing
rate
of t
rans
pira
tion
C
arry
ing
out f
ield
ex
perim
ents
to d
emon
stra
te
trans
pira
tion
Id
entif
ying
pla
nts
that
are
un
der w
ater
stre
ss
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Pict
ures
Expe
rimen
t app
arat
us
Phot
osyn
thes
is
de
scrib
e ho
w p
lant
s ph
otos
ynth
esis
e
stat
e th
e ch
emic
al a
nd
wor
d eq
uatio
n fo
r ph
otos
ynth
esis
G
aseo
us e
xcha
nge
R
oles
of c
hlor
ophy
ll,
carb
on d
ioxi
de, w
ater
an
d lig
ht
W
ord
and
chem
ical
eq
uatio
n fo
r ph
otos
ynth
esis
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e pr
oces
s of
ph
otos
ynth
esis
Con
duct
ing
expe
rimen
ts to
de
mon
stra
te th
e ne
ed fo
r ca
rbon
dio
xide
, lig
ht, w
ater
an
d ch
loro
phyl
l
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Expe
rimen
t app
arat
us
Tran
sloc
atio
n an
d fo
od s
tora
ge
ex
plai
n th
e pr
oces
s of
tra
nslo
catio
n
iden
tify
plan
t foo
d st
orag
e or
gans
stat
e th
e na
ture
of f
ood
stor
ed b
y pl
ants
Tr
ansl
ocat
ion
Food
sto
rage
org
ans
D
escr
ibin
g th
e pr
oces
s of
tra
nslo
catio
n
Dem
onst
ratin
g th
e pr
oces
s of
tran
sloc
atio
n th
roug
h th
e rin
g ba
rkin
g ex
perim
ent
Se
lect
ing
plan
ts a
vaila
ble
in
the
loca
lity
iden
tifyi
ng p
lant
sto
rage
or
gans
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Plan
t sto
rage
org
ans
SUB TOPIC: PLANT PROCESSES
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OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Cro
p br
eedi
ng (M
aize
)
stat
e th
e im
porta
nce
of
crop
bre
edin
g
expl
ain
hete
rosi
s
diffe
rent
iate
bet
wee
n op
en p
ollin
atio
n an
d co
ntro
lled
pollin
atio
n
stat
e th
e th
ree
type
s of
cr
op h
ybrid
s
desc
ribe
the
prod
uctio
n of
si
ngle
, dou
ble
and
thre
e w
ay h
ybrid
s
C
rop
bree
ding
Hyb
rids
H
eter
osis
in p
lant
br
eedi
ng
O
pen
and
cont
rolle
d po
llina
tion
Si
ngle
, dou
ble
and
thre
e w
ay h
ybrid
s
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of c
rop
bree
ding
Iden
tifyi
ng c
rop
hybr
ids
grow
n in
the
loca
lity
Vi
sitin
g a
plan
t bre
edin
g st
atio
n an
d ob
serv
e ho
w h
ybrid
s ar
e pr
oduc
ed
D
emon
stra
ting
mai
ze
bree
ding
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pl
ant b
reed
er
SUB TOPIC: CROP IMPROVEMENT
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NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Land
pre
para
tion
st
ate
reas
ons
for l
and
prep
arat
ion
de
scrib
e st
eps
take
n du
ring
land
pre
para
tion
de
scrib
e pr
imar
y an
d se
cond
ary
tilla
ge m
etho
ds
de
scrib
e co
nser
vatio
n or
m
inim
um ti
llage
te
chni
ques
R
easo
ns fo
r lan
d pr
epar
atio
n
Land
pre
para
tion
proc
edur
es
Ti
llage
met
hods
D
iscu
ssin
g re
ason
s fo
r la
nd p
repa
ratio
n
Car
ryin
g ou
t tilla
ge
oper
atio
ns
D
escr
ibin
g th
e til
lage
pr
actic
es
Id
entif
ying
impl
emen
ts
and
tool
s us
ed
To
urin
g fa
rmin
g ar
eas
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ti
llage
impl
emen
ts a
nd
tool
s
Legu
me
and
cere
al
prod
uctio
n
grow
one
cer
eal a
nd o
ne
legu
me
crop
carr
y ou
t man
agem
ent
prac
tices
on
sele
cted
cr
ops
de
scrib
e ha
rves
ting
of th
e cr
op
st
ore
harv
este
d cr
ops
m
arke
t cro
ps
Su
itabl
e cu
ltiva
rs fr
om:
C
erea
ls:-m
aize
, so
rghu
m, w
heat
Legu
mes
:-gro
undn
uts,
fie
ld b
eans
, soy
a be
ans
Se
ed ra
tes
M
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
St
orag
e st
ruct
ures
Mar
ketin
g
Se
lect
ing
crop
cul
tivar
s
Car
ryin
g ou
t cro
p m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
on s
elec
ted
crop
s
Iden
tifyi
ng s
igns
of c
rop
mat
urity
Stor
ing
harv
este
d cr
ops
M
arke
ting
crop
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ag
ritex
ofic
er
SUB TOPIC: CROP PRODUCTION
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NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Pest
s
ex
plai
n m
etho
ds o
f pes
ts
cont
rol
de
scrib
e th
e ad
vant
ages
an
d di
sadv
anta
ges
of
met
hod
de
scrib
e th
e si
gnifi
canc
e if
IPM
in p
est c
ontro
l
desc
ribe
mod
e of
act
ion
of th
e m
ain
grou
ps o
f pe
stic
ides
Pe
st c
ontro
l met
hods
Pest
icid
es
D
iscu
ssin
g m
etho
ds o
f pe
st c
ontro
l
Des
crib
ing
adva
ntag
es
and
disa
dvan
tage
s of
pe
st c
ontro
l met
hods
desc
ribin
g th
e si
gnifi
canc
e if
IPM
in
pest
con
trol
D
escr
ibin
g th
e m
ode
of
actio
n of
the
mai
n gr
oups
of p
estic
ides
Con
trollin
g pe
sts
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Em
pty
pest
icid
es
cont
aine
rs
pe
stic
ides
spra
ying
equ
ipm
ent
Dis
ease
s
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f di
seas
e co
ntro
l
iden
tify
the
corr
ect
chem
ical
s us
ed to
con
trol
crop
dis
ease
s
D
isea
se c
ontro
l met
hods
Des
crib
ing
met
hods
of
dise
ase
cont
rol
Sc
outin
g fo
r cro
p di
seas
es
C
olle
ctin
g sa
mpl
es o
f cr
ops
dam
aged
by
crop
di
seas
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
di
seas
ed c
rops
fung
icid
es
Wee
ds
de
scrib
e m
etho
ds o
f wee
d co
ntro
l
diffe
rent
iate
her
bici
des
as
sele
ctiv
e an
d no
n-se
lect
ive
di
ffere
ntia
te h
erbi
cide
s on
th
e ba
sis
of ti
min
g of
ap
plic
atio
n
com
pare
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
di
ffere
nt w
eed
cont
rol
met
hods
calib
rate
a k
naps
ack
spra
yer
W
eed
cont
rol
H
erbi
cide
s
Des
crib
ing
met
hods
of
wee
d co
ntro
l
Dis
cuss
ing
the
basi
s of
he
rbic
ides
sel
ectiv
ity
Id
entif
ying
ty
pes
of
herb
icid
es
Ex
perim
entin
g on
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
di
ffere
nt m
etho
ds o
f w
eed
cont
rol
ca
libra
ting
a kn
apsa
ck
spra
yer
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Em
pty
herb
icid
e co
ntai
ners
Her
bici
des
Sp
rayi
ng e
quip
men
t
SUB TOPIC: CROP PROTECTION
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EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Dig
estiv
e sy
stem
of a
ru
min
ant a
nd n
on-
rum
inan
t
id
entif
y pa
rts o
f the
di
gest
ive
syst
em o
f a
rum
inan
t and
non
-ru
min
ant
ex
plai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f par
ts
of th
e di
gest
ive
syst
ems
di
stin
guis
h th
e di
ffere
nce
betw
een
dige
stiv
e sy
stem
s of
a ru
min
ant
and
non-
rum
inan
t
An
atom
y an
d ph
ysio
logy
of
the
dige
stiv
e sy
stem
s
Ex
plai
ning
func
tions
of
parts
of t
he d
iges
tive
syst
ems
D
raw
ing
and
labe
lling
di
gest
ive
syst
em o
f a
nam
ed ru
min
ant a
nd
non-
rum
inan
t
Des
crib
ing
the
di
gest
ive
syst
ems
Ex
amin
ing
the
dige
stiv
e sy
stem
s fro
m a
sl
augh
tere
d an
imal
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sp
ecim
ens
of d
iges
tive
syst
ems
TOPIC 4: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Type
s of
feed
s
clas
sify
feed
stu
ffs
id
entif
y fe
ed s
tuffs
for
each
cla
ss o
f liv
esto
ck
R
ough
ages
Con
cent
rate
s
St
raig
ht fe
eds
C
lass
ifyin
g fe
ed s
tuffs
Prep
arin
g ba
lanc
ed
ratio
n
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Sam
ples
of f
eeds
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL NUTRITION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Rea
ring
of e
ither
rabb
its
or la
yers
or i
ndig
enou
s ch
icke
ns
id
entif
y br
eeds
of a
na
med
ani
mal
choo
se a
sui
tabl
e ho
usin
g si
te fo
r a n
amed
an
imal
desi
gn a
nd c
onst
ruct
ho
usin
g fo
r a n
amed
an
imal
desc
ribe
nutri
tiona
l re
quire
men
ts o
f a n
amed
an
imal
man
age
the
youn
g on
e of
a
nam
ed a
nim
al
Br
eeds
Hou
sing
Nut
ritio
nal r
equi
rem
ents
Man
agem
ent p
ract
ices
C
ompa
ring
char
acte
ristic
s of
di
ffere
nt b
reed
s
Cho
osin
g an
app
ropr
iate
br
eed
D
esig
ning
a p
lan
of a
n an
imal
hou
se
D
esig
ning
a fe
edin
g pr
ogra
mm
e fo
r a n
amed
an
imal
Broo
ding
and
rear
ing
anim
als
C
arry
ing
out n
eces
sary
m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
te
xt b
ooks
ICT
tool
s/ B
raille
so
ftwar
e/ J
aw
softw
are
Sm
all l
ives
tock
Feed
s sa
mpl
es
H
ousi
ng p
lans
SUB TOPIC: SMALL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Rea
ring
of N
on-
rum
inan
ts: P
igs
or
donk
eys
id
entif
y th
e br
eeds
of a
na
med
ani
mal
desc
ribe
hous
ing
syst
ems
man
age
the
nam
ed
anim
al to
mat
urity
An
imal
bre
eds
H
ousi
ng s
yste
ms
M
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
D
iscu
ssin
g m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es o
f a n
amed
an
imal
Rea
ring
a na
med
ani
mal
Res
earc
hing
on
bree
ds
of p
igs
or d
onke
ys
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
R
esou
rce
pers
on
Pi
gs/d
onke
ys
SUB TOPIC: NON-RUMINANTS
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Not
ifiab
le li
vest
ock
dise
ases
reco
gnis
e si
gns
and
sym
ptom
s of
not
ifiab
le
dise
ases
desc
ribe
the
cont
rol
met
hods
for n
otifi
able
di
seas
es
N
otifi
able
dis
ease
s
Dis
cuss
ing
one
dise
ase
from
the
follo
win
g gr
oups
: a)
Ba
cter
ial d
isea
ses:
- an
thra
x
b)
Vira
l dis
ease
s:- f
oot
and
mou
th o
r new
ca
stle
c)
Pr
otoz
oan
dise
ases
:- try
pano
som
iasi
s,
d)
Dis
cuss
ing
and
adm
inis
terin
g
dise
ase
prev
entio
n an
d co
ntro
l m
easu
res
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ve
t offi
cer
SUB
TO
PIC
: AN
IMA
L IM
PRO
VEM
ENT
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL HEALTH
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Gen
etic
s
ex
plai
n th
e st
ages
in
mito
sis
and
mei
osis
outli
ne th
e ef
fect
s of
the
envi
ronm
ent o
n ge
nes
M
itosi
s an
d m
eios
is
D
escr
ibin
g m
itosi
s an
d m
eios
is
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ef
fect
s of
th
e en
viro
nmen
t on
gene
s
Obs
ervi
ng s
lides
on
stag
es o
f mito
sis
and
mei
osis
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
M
icro
scop
e
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Mai
nten
ance
desc
ribe
rout
ine
mai
nten
ance
of f
arm
im
plem
ents
R
outin
e m
aint
enan
ce:
- plo
ugh,
-c
ultiv
ator
-h
arro
w
de
scrib
ing
rout
ine
mai
nten
ance
of f
arm
im
plem
ents
Usi
ng a
nd m
aint
aini
ng
farm
impl
emen
ts
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
pi
ctur
es
TOPIC 5: FARM STRUCTURES AND MACHINERY
SUB TOPIC: FARM IMPLEMENTS
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Trea
tmen
t of f
enci
ng
mat
eria
ls
de
scrib
e th
e tre
atm
ent o
f w
oode
n fe
ncin
g m
ater
ials
desc
ribe
treat
men
t of m
etal
fe
ncin
g m
ater
ials
treat
fenc
ing
mat
eria
l
Fe
ncin
g m
ater
ials
tre
atm
ent
D
escr
ibin
g ch
emic
als
used
in tr
eatin
g w
oode
n an
d m
etal
lic fe
ncin
g m
ater
ial
D
iscu
ssin
g tre
atm
ent o
f fe
ncin
g m
ater
ials
Trea
ting
fenc
ing
mat
eria
ls
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
Tr
eatin
g ch
emic
als
Fenc
ing
spec
ifica
tions
Des
crib
e th
e st
anda
rd
spec
ifica
tions
of f
enci
ng o
n fa
rms
Fe
nce
to s
peci
ficat
ions
Fe
ncin
g sp
ecifi
catio
ns:
-spa
cing
of p
oles
-s
paci
ng o
f stra
nds
D
iscu
ssin
g fe
ncin
g sp
ecifi
catio
ns
Fe
ncin
g to
spe
cific
atio
ns
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
fe
ncin
g po
les
and
stra
nds
SUB TOPIC: FENCING
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SU
GG
ESTE
D N
OTE
S A
ND
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Farm
bui
ldin
gs
id
entif
y m
ater
ials
use
d fo
r th
e co
nstru
ctio
n of
farm
bu
ildin
gs
de
scrib
e th
e pr
oper
ties
of
build
ing
mat
eria
ls
Fa
rm b
uild
ing
mat
eria
ls
Pr
oper
ties
of b
uild
ing
mat
eria
ls s
uch
as:
Q
ualit
y
Dur
abilit
y
Stre
ngth
Fire
resi
stan
ce
Te
rmite
resi
stan
ce
Te
mpe
ratu
re re
sist
ance
D
iscu
ssin
g bu
ildin
g m
ater
ials
Tour
ing
farm
bu
ildin
gs
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f far
m b
uild
ings
Farm
bui
ldin
gs
SUB TOPIC: FARM BUILDINGS
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Feat
ures
of f
arm
road
s
desc
ribe
feat
ures
of a
fa
rm ro
ad
st
ate
the
dim
ensi
ons
of
diffe
rent
feat
ures
on
a fa
rm ro
ad
re
pair
a fa
rm ro
ad
Fa
rm ro
ad fe
atur
es a
nd
dim
ensi
ons
R
epai
rs
D
iscu
ssin
g fe
atur
es o
f a
farm
road
Rep
airin
g fa
rm ro
ads
To
urin
g fa
rm ro
ads
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f far
m ro
ads
R
oad
repa
ir im
plem
ents
SUB TOPIC: FARM ROADS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Irrig
atio
n pu
mps
iden
tify
parts
of a
han
d or
po
wer
ope
rate
d irr
igat
ion
pum
p
disc
uss
the
wor
king
pr
inci
ples
of a
n irr
igat
ion
pum
p
desc
ribe
the
rout
ine
mai
nten
ance
of a
pum
p
Pa
rts o
f han
d or
pow
er
oper
ated
pum
ps
Pu
mp
wor
king
pr
inci
ples
Mai
nten
ance
Id
entif
ying
pum
p pa
rts
D
iscu
ssin
g w
orki
ng
prin
cipl
es o
f a p
ump
M
aint
aini
ng p
umps
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pu
mps
Pict
ures
of p
umps
SUB TOPIC: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Opp
ortu
nity
cos
t and
ch
oice
s
expl
ain
the
oppo
rtuni
ties
avai
labl
e fo
r the
farm
er in
ag
ricul
ture
indu
stry
desc
ribe
the
fact
ors
influ
enci
ng fa
rmer
s`
choi
ces
in a
gric
ultu
ral
ente
rpris
es
ex
plai
n th
e co
ncep
t of
oppo
rtuni
ty c
ost
O
ppor
tuni
ties
avai
labl
e to
the
farm
er
Fa
rmer
s ch
oice
s
Opp
ortu
nity
cos
t
Id
entif
ying
agr
icul
ture
op
portu
nitie
s av
aila
ble
for
ente
rpris
ing
at th
e sc
hool
Cho
osin
g ap
prop
riate
ag
ricul
tura
l ent
erpr
ises
for
the
scho
ol
Si
mul
atin
g th
e co
ncep
t of
oppo
rtuni
ty c
ost
Id
entif
ying
opp
ortu
nity
co
sts
in re
al li
fe s
ituat
ions
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Dem
and,
sup
ply
and
pr
ice
de
scrib
e th
e la
ws
of
dem
and
and
supp
ly
in
terp
ret d
eman
d an
d su
pply
cur
ves
and
sche
dule
s
desc
ribe
dete
rmin
ants
of
mar
ket p
rice
for
agric
ultu
ral c
omm
oditi
es
D
eman
d an
d su
pply
Mar
ket p
rice
de
scrib
ing
the
law
s of
de
man
d an
d su
pply
inte
rpre
ting
dem
and
and
supp
ly c
urve
s an
d sc
hedu
les
D
emon
stra
ting
effe
cts
of
pric
e ch
ange
on
dem
and
and
supp
ly
Su
rvey
ing
on d
eman
d an
d su
pply
leve
ls o
f far
m
prod
uce
at a
loca
l mar
ket
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Mon
ey
Lo
cal m
arke
ts
TOPIC 6: AGRI-BUSINESS
SUB TOPIC: PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Bud
gets
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
bu
dget
ing
in fa
rmin
g
iden
tify
sour
ces
of
info
rmat
ion
for b
udge
ting
ca
lcul
ate
the
gros
s m
argi
n fo
r an
agric
ultu
ral e
nter
pris
e
prep
are
parti
al a
nd c
ompl
ete
budg
ets
Bu
dget
ing
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ro
le o
f bu
dget
s in
farm
ing
Su
rvey
ing
on fa
rm
budg
ets
D
raw
ing
up g
ross
m
argi
n, p
artia
l and
w
hole
farm
bud
gets
fro
m s
ourc
ed
info
rmat
ion
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Mon
ey
So
urce
doc
umen
ts
SUB TOPIC: FARM BUDGETING
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Func
tions
and
fa
ctor
s of
mar
ketin
g
expl
ain
the
func
tions
of
mar
ketin
g in
agr
icul
ture
stat
e fa
ctor
s af
fect
ing
mar
ketin
g of
agr
icul
tura
l pr
oduc
e
M
arke
ting
func
tions
Fact
ors
affe
ctin
g ag
ricul
tura
l mar
ketin
g
Pr
epar
ing
agric
ultu
re
prod
uce
for m
arke
ting
Se
lling
agr
icul
tura
l pro
duce
to
the
mar
ket
D
iscu
ssin
g fu
nctio
ns o
f m
arke
ting
in a
gric
ultu
re
Id
entif
ying
fact
ors
affe
ctin
g ag
ricul
tura
l mar
ketin
g
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Agric
ultu
re p
rodu
ce
Lo
cal m
arke
ts
SUB TOPIC: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Nat
ural
dis
aste
rs
ex
plai
n th
e ef
fect
s of
na
tura
l dis
aste
rs o
n ag
ricul
ture
H
ails
torm
Floo
ds
C
yclo
nes
W
hirl
win
d
Veld
fire
Dro
ught
Hea
t wav
e
D
iscu
ssin
g ef
fect
s of
na
tura
l dis
aste
rs o
n ag
ricul
ture
Wat
chin
g vi
deos
of
natu
ral d
isas
ters
Visi
ting
Met
Sta
tions
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f nat
ural
di
sast
ers
Wea
ther
sta
tion
Dis
aste
r ris
k m
anag
emen
t str
ateg
ies
ou
tline
pre
caut
iona
ry
mea
sure
s to
gua
rd
agai
nst n
atur
al d
isas
ters
W
eath
er fo
reca
st
D
isas
ter p
repa
redn
ess
C
onse
rvat
ion
stru
ctur
es
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e m
easu
res
that
can
be
used
to g
uard
aga
inst
na
tura
l dis
aste
rs
C
onst
ruct
ing
cons
erva
tion
stru
ctur
es
arou
nd th
eir c
omm
unity
List
enin
g to
wea
ther
re
ports
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
FORM 4
TOPIC 1: GENERAL AGRICULTURE
SUB TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Agr
o-fo
rest
ry
di
scus
s th
e im
porta
nce
of
agro
-fore
stry
pra
ctic
es
iden
tify
agro
-fore
stry
co
mpo
nent
s
esta
blis
h ag
ro-fo
rest
ry p
lots
Ag
ro-fo
rest
ry p
ract
ices
Dis
cuss
ing
the
impo
rtanc
e of
agr
o-fo
rest
ry p
ract
ices
Id
entif
ying
agr
o-fo
rest
ry
com
pone
nts
Des
igni
ng a
nd
impl
emen
ting
an a
gro-
fore
stry
pro
ject
at
scho
ol
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Fo
rest
ry o
ffice
r
SUB TOPIC: FORESTRY
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Hum
an a
nd w
ildlif
e co
nflic
ts
di
scus
s po
ssib
le c
onfli
cts
betw
een
hum
ans
and
wild
life
ex
plai
n th
e ex
istin
g le
gisl
atio
n in
man
agin
g w
ildlif
e re
sour
ces
in Z
imba
bwe
di
scus
s th
e ro
le o
f G
over
nmen
t and
vol
unta
ry
orga
nisa
tions
in w
ildlif
e m
anag
emen
t
disc
uss
the
role
of
inte
rnat
iona
l con
vent
ions
in
wild
life
man
agem
ent
H
uman
and
wild
life
conf
licts
Prot
ectio
n of
reso
urce
s
Legi
slat
ion
G
over
nmen
t and
vo
lunt
ary
orga
nisa
tions
Inte
rnat
iona
l co
nven
tions
D
iscu
ssin
g po
ssib
le
conf
licts
bet
wee
n hu
man
s an
d w
ildlif
e
Rol
e pl
ayin
g de
pict
ing
conf
licts
bet
wee
n hu
man
s an
d w
ildlif
e
Col
lect
ing
rele
vant
in
form
atio
n on
G
over
nmen
t Pol
icy
as
rega
rds
to w
ildlif
e m
anag
emen
t
Deb
atin
g th
e ro
le o
f G
over
nmen
t and
vo
lunt
ary
orga
nisa
tions
in
wild
life
man
agem
ent
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
N
atio
nal P
arks
War
dene
r
SUB TOPIC: WILDLIFE
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Nitr
ogen
cyc
le
de
scrib
e th
e ni
troge
n cy
cle
with
the
aid
of a
di
agra
m
N
itrog
en c
ycle
Des
crib
ing
the
nitro
gen
cycl
e
Illus
tratin
g th
e ni
troge
n cy
cle
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
TOPIC 2: SOIL AND WATER
SUB TOPIC: SOIL FERTILITY
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Wat
er p
ollu
tion
ex
plai
n ca
uses
of w
ater
po
llutio
n
disc
uss
way
s of
redu
cing
w
ater
pol
lutio
n
de
scrib
e th
e ef
fect
s of
wat
er
pollu
tion
on a
gric
ultu
ral
prod
uctio
n
W
ater
pol
lutio
n
Dis
cuss
ing
caus
es o
f w
ater
pol
lutio
n
Col
lect
ing
wat
er s
ampl
es
to d
eter
min
e le
vels
of
pollu
tion
D
iscu
ssin
g w
ays
of
redu
cing
wat
er p
ollu
tion
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Wat
er le
gisl
atio
n
disc
uss
wat
er u
se le
gisl
atio
n
disc
uss
wat
er m
anag
emen
t in
Zim
babw
e
M
anag
emen
t of
natio
nal w
ater
(ZIN
WA)
Iden
tific
atio
n of
wat
er
bodi
es
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
SUB TOPIC: WATER CONSERVATION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Irrig
atio
n eq
uipm
ent
id
entif
y irr
igat
ion
equi
pmen
t
desc
ribe
the
stru
ctur
es
and
func
tions
of i
rrig
atio
n eq
uipm
ent
Irr
igat
ion
equi
pmen
t:
Stru
ctur
es a
nd
func
tions
As
sem
blin
g of
irrig
atio
n eq
uipm
ent
D
iscu
ssin
g st
ruct
ures
an
d fu
nctio
ns o
f irr
igat
ion
equi
pmen
t
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
SUB TOPIC: IRRIGATION
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Res
pira
tion
st
ate
the
wor
d an
d ch
emic
al e
quat
ion
for
aero
bic
resp
iratio
n
dist
ingu
ish
betw
een
aero
bic
and
anae
robi
c re
spira
tion
id
entif
y si
tes
of re
spira
tion
de
scrib
e th
e im
porta
nce
of re
spira
tion
ex
plai
n th
e di
ffere
nces
be
twee
n ph
otos
ynth
esis
an
d re
spira
tion
R
espi
ratio
n
Illus
tratin
g er
obic
re
spira
tion
usin
g w
ord
equa
tion
Expe
rimen
ting
on re
spira
tion
C
ompa
ring
aero
bic
and
anae
robi
c re
spira
tion
Id
entif
ying
site
s of
re
spira
tion
D
escr
ibin
g im
porta
nce
of
resp
iratio
n
Com
parin
g re
spira
tion
and
phot
osyn
thes
is
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ex
perim
enta
l app
arat
us
Plan
t tro
pism
s
desc
ribe
each
of t
he
tropi
sms
de
mon
stra
te th
e re
spon
ses
of p
lant
par
ts
to tr
opis
ms
ev
alua
te th
e im
porta
nce
of p
lant
trop
ism
s
Pl
ant t
ropi
sms
R
espo
nses
to li
ght,
touc
h, g
ravi
ty a
nd w
ater
D
escr
ibin
g th
e pl
ant
tropi
sms
D
emon
stra
ting
each
tro
pism
thro
ugh
expe
rimen
ts
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of p
lant
re
spon
ses
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ex
perim
enta
l app
arat
us
TOPIC 3: CROP HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: PLANT PROCESSES
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Agr
o-ch
emic
als
expl
ain
the
prec
autio
nary
m
easu
res
take
n w
hen
usin
g an
d st
orin
g ch
emic
als
de
scrib
e th
e to
xici
ty le
vels
of
agr
o-ch
emic
als
ca
lcul
ate
the
mix
ing
ratio
s of
che
mic
als
used
in
spra
ying
draw
and
labe
l par
ts o
f a
knap
sack
spr
ayer
Ag
ro-c
hem
ical
s
Toxi
city
leve
ls
Kn
ap s
ack
spra
yer
R
eadi
ng in
stru
ctio
ns o
n ch
emic
al la
bels
Iden
tifyi
ng th
e fo
rmul
atio
n of
pes
ticid
e
Det
erm
inin
g th
e st
reng
ths
of fo
rmul
atio
n
Iden
tifyi
ng p
arts
of a
kn
ap s
ack
spra
yer
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ag
ro-c
hem
ical
s sa
mpl
es
Kn
apsa
ck s
pray
ers
Pi
ctur
es s
how
ing
Agro
-ch
emic
als
SUB TOPIC: CROP PROTECTION
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Rep
rodu
ctiv
e sy
stem
of a
ru
min
ant
id
entif
y th
e pa
rts o
f the
re
prod
uctiv
e sy
stem
s of
the
mal
e an
d fe
mal
e ru
min
ant
ex
plai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f par
ts o
f th
e re
prod
uctiv
e sy
stem
s
draw
and
labe
l the
re
prod
uctiv
e pa
rts o
f mal
e an
d fe
mal
e ru
min
ant
R
epro
duct
ive
syst
ems
of m
ale
and
fem
ale
rum
inan
ts
D
raw
ing
and
labe
lling
re
prod
uctiv
e sy
stem
s of
a
nam
ed m
ale
and
fem
ale
rum
inan
t
Dis
cuss
ing
func
tions
of
parts
of t
he re
prod
uctiv
e sy
stem
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sp
ecim
ens
of m
ale
and
fem
ale
rum
inan
t re
prod
uctiv
e sy
stem
s
Pict
ures
of m
ale
and
fem
ale
rum
inan
t re
prod
uctiv
e sy
stem
s TOPIC 4: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
SUB TOPIC: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D A
CTI
VITI
ES
SUG
GES
TED
RES
OU
RC
ES
Mai
nten
ance
and
pr
oduc
tion
ratio
ns
ca
lcul
ate
mai
nten
ance
an
d pr
oduc
tion
ratio
ns
pr
epar
e ra
tions
for b
oth
rum
inan
ts a
nd n
on-
rum
inan
ts
M
aint
enan
ce a
nd
prod
uctio
n ra
tions
Cal
cula
ting
prod
uctio
n ra
tion
usin
g Pe
arso
n Sq
uare
met
hod
M
ixin
g ra
tions
to
prod
uce
a ba
lanc
ed d
iet
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
An
imal
nut
ritio
nist
Anim
al fe
eds
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL NUTRITION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Slau
ghte
ring,
pr
oces
sing
and
m
arke
ting
sl
augh
ter a
nd d
ress
ra
bbits
or o
ff-la
yers
or
indi
geno
us c
hick
ens
pr
epar
e pe
lts o
r egg
s fo
r m
arke
t
com
pile
fina
ncia
l and
pr
oduc
tion
reco
rds
Sl
augh
terin
g an
d m
arke
ting
of
rabb
its/la
yers
/ in
dige
nous
chi
cken
s
Sl
augh
terin
g an
d dr
essi
ng
rabb
its o
r off-
laye
rs
Pa
ckag
ing
and
refri
gera
ting
rabb
its o
r off-
laye
rs o
r ind
igen
ous
chic
kens
Ide
ntify
ing
suita
ble
mar
ket
C
ompi
ling
finan
cial
and
pro
duct
ion
reco
rds
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Slau
ghte
ring
mat
eria
ls
sm
all l
ives
tock
SUB TOPIC: SMALL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
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EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Man
agem
ent o
f cat
tle o
r sh
eep
or g
oats
list e
xotic
and
indi
geno
us
bree
ds in
Zim
babw
e
desc
ribe
char
acte
ristic
s of
ex
otic
and
indi
geno
us
bree
ds
de
scrib
e m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es
Ex
otic
and
indi
geno
us
bree
ds
M
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es
D
iscu
ssin
g ch
arac
teris
tics
of e
xotic
an
d in
dige
nous
bre
eds
D
iscu
ssin
g m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es
R
esea
rchi
ng o
n an
imal
br
eeds
Con
duct
ing
a to
ur o
f an
imal
rear
ing
farm
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es o
f bre
eds
R
esou
rce
pers
onV
et
offic
er
liv
esto
ck
SUB TOPIC: RUMINANTS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Ani
mal
par
asite
s an
d im
mun
isat
ion
Id
entif
y in
tern
al a
nd e
xter
nal
para
site
s of
live
stoc
k
desc
ribe
the
life
cycl
es o
f on
e in
tern
al a
nd o
ne e
xter
nal
para
site
prev
ent a
nd c
ontro
l par
asite
s
Expl
ain
the
Anim
al H
ealth
Ac
t
desc
ribe
the
type
s of
im
mun
ity in
live
stoc
k
Pa
rasi
tes:
Life
cyc
le
S
ympt
oms
Pr
even
tion
Tr
eatm
ent
C
ontro
l
The
Anim
al H
ealth
Act
Imm
unity
Id
entif
ying
inte
rnal
and
ex
tern
al p
aras
ites
of
lives
tock
Dis
cuss
ing
the
life
cycl
e of
one
hos
t tic
k an
d a
roun
dwor
m
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e pr
even
tion
and
cont
rol o
f in
tern
al a
nd e
xter
nal
para
site
s
Expl
aini
ng th
e A
nim
al
Hea
lth A
ct
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ty
pes
of
imm
unity
in li
vest
ock
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Pi
ctur
es
Ve
t offi
cerS
peci
men
s of
pa
rasi
tes
An
imal
Hea
lth A
ct
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL HEALTH
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D
RES
OU
RC
ES
Bre
edin
g
ex
plai
n th
e im
porta
nce
of
bree
ding
expl
ain
the
effe
cts
of th
e en
viro
nmen
t on
bree
ding
dist
ingu
ish
cros
s-br
eedi
ng fr
om
in-b
reed
ing
se
lect
ani
mal
s fo
r bre
edin
g
Li
vest
ock
bree
ding
Effe
cts
of th
e en
viro
nmen
t on
bree
ding
Type
s of
bre
edin
g
Impo
rtanc
e of
arti
ficia
l se
lect
ion
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
of b
reed
ing
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ef
fect
s of
the
envi
ronm
ent o
n br
eedi
ng
D
raw
ing
gene
tic d
iagr
ams
in
test
cro
ss p
robl
ems
Se
lect
ing
aani
mal
s fo
r br
eedi
ng
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille
softw
are/
Jaw
sof
twar
e
Anim
al b
reed
er
SUB TOPIC: ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT
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CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Anc
hors
and
fenc
ing
calc
ulat
ions
expl
ain
the
role
of
anch
ors
ou
tline
the
adva
ntag
es
and
disa
dvan
tage
s of
di
ffere
nt a
ncho
rs
de
term
ine
the
quan
titie
s of
mat
eria
ls re
quire
d pe
r gi
ven
perim
eter
Con
stru
ct a
ncho
rs
An
chor
s
Fenc
ing
calc
ulat
ions
Expl
aini
ng th
e ro
le o
f an
chor
s
Cal
cula
ting
quan
titie
s of
m
ater
ials
requ
ired
per
give
n pe
rimet
er
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e ad
vant
ages
and
di
sadv
anta
ges
of
diffe
rent
anc
hors
Con
stru
ctin
g an
chor
s
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
A
ncho
rs
TOPIC 5: FARM STRUCTURES AND MACHINERY
SUB TOPIC: FENCING
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Des
igni
ng li
vest
ock
build
ings
draw
pla
ns o
f bui
ldin
gs
suita
ble
for l
ives
tock
calc
ulat
e co
sts
of
cons
truct
ion
de
term
ine
the
cost
ef
fect
iven
ess
of e
ach
mat
eria
l
Li
vest
ock
build
ing
desi
gns
C
ostin
g
D
esig
ning
and
dra
win
g liv
esto
ck h
ouse
s
Cal
cula
ting
cost
s
Cos
ting
build
ing
mat
eria
ls
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Bu
ildin
g pl
ans
SUB TOPIC: FARM BUILDINGS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Roa
d co
nstr
uctio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce
id
entif
y m
ater
ials
requ
ired
for t
he c
onst
ruct
ion
of a
fa
rm ro
ad
de
scrib
e th
e co
nstru
ctio
n of
a fa
rm ro
ad
m
aint
ain
loca
l far
m ro
ads
R
oad
cons
truct
ion
Fa
rm ro
ad
mai
nten
ance
M
obilis
ing
mat
eria
ls
requ
ired
for c
onst
ruct
ion
of a
farm
road
Dis
cuss
ing
the
cons
truct
ion
of a
farm
ro
ad
M
aint
aini
ng fa
rm ro
ads
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
SUB TOPIC: FARM ROADS
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KEY
CO
NC
EPT
OB
JEC
TIVE
S Le
arne
rs s
houl
d be
abl
e to
: C
ON
TEN
T (A
TTIT
UD
ES,
SKIL
LS A
ND
K
NO
WLE
DG
E)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Shel
lers
iden
tify
parts
of a
mai
ze
and
grou
ndnu
t she
ller
ex
plai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f eac
h pa
rt
ex
plai
n op
erat
iona
l pr
inci
ples
of s
helle
rs
Pa
rts o
f she
llers
Ope
ratio
n pr
inci
ples
Des
crib
ing
func
tions
of
mai
ze/g
roun
dnut
she
ller
parts
Dis
cuss
ing
the
oper
atio
nal p
rinci
ples
of a
sh
elle
r
Usi
ng s
helle
rs
appr
opria
tely
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Sh
elle
rs
SUB TOPIC: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Dim
inis
hing
retu
rns
ex
plai
n th
e la
w o
f di
min
ishi
ng re
turn
s
inte
rpre
t the
law
of
dim
inis
hing
retu
rns
desc
ribe
the
impl
icat
ions
of
dim
inis
hing
retu
rns
in
agric
ultu
re
La
w o
f dim
inis
hing
re
turn
s
Agric
ultu
re im
plic
atio
ns
of d
imin
ishi
ng re
turn
s
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e la
w o
f di
min
ishi
ng re
turn
s
Inte
rpre
ting
the
law
of
dim
inis
hing
retu
rns
from
gr
aphs
Wat
chin
g vi
deo
sim
ulat
ions
on
the
effe
cts
of in
crea
sed
inpu
ts o
n ou
tput
s w
hile
oth
er
fact
ors
are
held
con
stan
t
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Ris
k an
d un
cert
aint
y
Out
line
risks
and
un
certa
intie
s th
at c
an b
e en
coun
tere
d in
Ag
ricul
ture
dist
ingu
ish
betw
een
risks
an
d un
certa
intie
s
expl
ain
way
s of
m
inim
isin
g th
e ef
fect
s of
ris
ks a
nd u
ncer
tain
ties
D
iffer
ence
s be
twee
n ris
ks a
nd u
ncer
tain
ties
Av
oidi
ng ri
sks
and
unce
rtain
ties
D
iscu
ssin
g ris
ks a
nd
unce
rtain
ties
C
ondu
ctin
g a
surv
ey to
as
sess
risk
s an
d un
certa
intie
s on
the
scho
ol o
r co
mm
unity
fa
rms
D
iscu
ssin
g w
ays
of
min
imis
ing
the
effe
cts
of
risks
and
unc
erta
intie
s id
entif
ied
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
Dec
isio
n m
akin
g
expl
ain
the
impo
rtanc
e of
de
cisi
on m
akin
g in
ag
ricul
ture
outli
ne th
e ec
onom
ic
fact
ors
influ
enci
ng
deci
sion
mak
ing
O
utlin
e th
e st
eps
to
follo
w w
hen
mak
ing
deci
sion
s on
a fa
rm
Im
porta
nce
of d
ecis
ion
mak
ing
Ec
onom
ic fa
ctor
s in
de
cisi
on m
akin
g
Dec
isio
n m
akin
g pr
oces
s
D
iscu
ssin
g th
e im
porta
nce
and
step
s of
de
cisi
on m
akin
g in
ag
ricul
ture
ent
erpr
ises
Iden
tifyi
ng e
cono
mic
fa
ctor
s in
fluen
cing
de
cisi
on m
akin
g
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
TOPIC 6: AGRI-BUSINESS
SUB TOPIC: PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
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K
EY C
ON
CEP
T O
BJE
CTI
VES
Lear
ners
sho
uld
be a
ble
to:
CO
NTE
NT
(ATT
ITU
DES
, SK
ILLS
AN
D
KN
OW
LED
GE)
SUG
GES
TED
NO
TES
AN
D
AC
TIVI
TIES
SU
GG
ESTE
D R
ESO
UR
CES
Mar
ketin
g le
gisl
atio
n
expl
ain
the
mar
ketin
g le
gisl
atio
n fo
r agr
icul
tura
l pr
oduc
e an
d co
mm
oditi
es
C
hang
es in
mar
ketin
g le
gisl
atio
n on
ag
ricul
tura
l pro
duct
s
Id
entif
ying
cro
p an
d an
imal
pro
duct
s th
at a
re
cont
rolle
d by
mar
ketin
g le
gisl
atio
n in
Zim
babw
e
Te
xtbo
oks/
Tal
king
text
bo
oks
IC
T to
ols/
Bra
ille s
oftw
are/
Ja
w s
oftw
are
N
ewsp
aper
s
Mag
azin
es
Pi
ctur
es
Fl
yers
Broc
hure
s
SUB TOPIC: MARKETING
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8.0 ASSESSMENT MODEL
The Agriculture learning area will be assessed through continuous and summative assesse-ments as illustrated in the assessment model
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ASSESSMENT COMPONENT WEIGHTING
Continuous assessment 30%
Summative 70%
ASSESSMENT
Learners will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, applicationof knowledge and experimental skills
Knowledge and understanding
• discuss, describe, identify and demonstrate specific animal science facts, principles, relationships, concepts, practical techniques and terminology• summarise and explain any given animal science information Application of knowledge• illustrate, interpret, solve and criticize specific phenomena of animal science• schedule, test and experiment, using animal science facts and principles• compare, contrast and criticise any procedures, processes and techniques employed in animalscience
Experimental skills
• design and develop experimental activities in animal science• report, illustrate and interpret observations correctly• assess and justify methods of production employed in animal science• compose, construct and organise given animal science facts into diagrams, tables and graphs• analyse, interpret and evaluate results from any given animal science activity
8.2 SKILLS SPECIFICATION GRID
Skill Weighting
Knowledge and understanding 40% Application of knowledge with understanding 35% Practical skills and investigation 25% Total 100%
Arrangements, accommodations and modifications must be visible in both
c
A learner is expected to produce a project portfolio at each of the following levels:
The syllabus scheme of assessment is grounded on the principle of inclusivity. Arrangements, accommodations and modifications must be visible in both continuous and summative assessmentto enable candidates with special needs to also access assessment.
8.3 SCHEME OF ASSESSMENT
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Skill Weighting
Knowledge and understanding 40% Application of knowledge with understanding 35% Practical skills and investigation 25% Total 100%
Arrangements, accommodations and modifications must be visible in both
c
A learner is expected to produce a project portfolio at each of the following levels:
8.4 CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (30%)
Continuous assessment shall involve projects, theory tests and practical tests.A learner is expected to produce a project portfolio at each of the following levels:
• Form 1• Form 2• Form 3• Form 4
NOTE: A profile system has to be developed for every learner to capture those attributes thatcannot be measured such as the soft skills. A folio comprises test results throughout the sec-ondary school on an annual basis and marks collected from the four prescribed projects. Obser-vation schedules, checklists, tests and project tasks are to be set at district level andstandardised nationally.
8.5 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (70%)
Learners are required to take papers 1 to 3.
PAPER DESCRIPTION
DURATION MARKS WEIGHTING
Paper 1 1 hour 40 20%
Paper 2 2 hours 100 35%
Paper 3 5 Terms 100 15%
S
Candidates must answer t
Description of the Summative assessment structure
The Summative assessment comprises two components as follows:
Paper 1 (1hr – 40 marks) 20%There are 40 Objective type questions and candidates are required to answer all.
Paper 2 (2hrs – 100 marks) 35%Paper 2 consists of two sections.Section A: Six compulsory structured questions based on the whole syllabus -60Marks.Section B: Six questions will be set: three on Crop Production and three on Animal Husbandry.Candidates must answer twoquestions only: one from Crop Production and one from Animal
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Husbandry.
Each question carries (20) marks. Candidates are expected to show thorough understanding ofpractical skills involved in the studied areas.
Paper 3 Coursework 15%This is a practical coursework paper marked by the teacher and moderated by ZIMSEC. Detailsare available from ZIMSEC.
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