Agricultural Science Curriculum for SS3

NERDC Senior Secondary Education Curriculum Agriculture SS3. Agricultural Science Curriculum for SSS 3. –Schemeofwork.com

Table of Contents

THEME 1: CROP PRODUCTION Crop Improvement THEME 2: ANIMAL SCIENCE Animal Improvement Animal Health Management Aquaculture Apiculture or Bee Keeping THEME 3: AGRIC ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION Agricultural Finance Farm Records and Accounts Marketing of Agricultural Produce Agricultural Insurance Agricultural Extension

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SSS 3

THEME 1: CROP PRODUCTION

Week 1

Topic:

Crop Improvement

Performance objectives

Enumerate the aims of crop improvement.
Explain the methods of crop improvement
State Mendel’s 1^st law of segregation of genes.
State Mendel’s 2^nd law of independent assortment of genes.
List the advantages and disadvantages of crop improvement

Contents

Aims of crop improvement
- To increase Yield,
- Improve quality of produce, etc.
Method of crop improvement
proper timing of planting;
Adoption of better cultivation methods; Etc.
Mendel’s law of inheritance
Definition of some genetic terms
Characters or traits, chromosomes, genes, etc.
Mendel’s 1st law of segregation of genes
Mendel’s 2^nd law of independents assortment of genes (give examples).
Advantages and Disadvantages of crop Improvement

Teacher’s Activities

Guides class discussion.

Student’s Activities

Participate actively in class discussion

Teaching &Learning Material

Charts showing Mendel’s law of inheritance

Evaluation Guide

Enumerate 5 aims of crop improvement.
Explain the method of crop improvement.
State and briefly explain Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Mention 5 each of advantages and disadvantages of crop improvement.

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SSS 3

THEME 2: ANIMAL SCIENCE

Week 1

Topic:

Animal Improvement

Performance objectives

Explain the meaning of animal improvement.
State the aims of animal improvement.
Describe the various methods of animal improvement.
State the effects of each method or process on animal improvement.
Explain the term artificial insemination as an instrument of breeding
State the advantages and disadvantages artificial insemination

Contents

Meaning of animal improvement.
Aims of animal improvement.
Method of animal improvement.
Introduction
Selected-types of selection.
Breeding-Types.
Meaning of artificial insemination
Methods of collecting semen.
Advantages and Disadvantages of artificial insemination.

Teacher’s Activities

Presents Pictures of different types of breed to show differences and similarities between the breeds.
Illustration using concepts map

Student’s Activities

Observes differences and similarities between the breeds.

Teaching &Learning Material

Pictures of local and exotic breeds
Concept map of animal improvement

Evaluation Guide

Define animal improvement.
Mention 5 aims of animal improvement.
List the various methods of animal improvement.
Explain the term artificial insemination?
5 state 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of artificial insemination.

Week 2

Topic:

Animal Health Management

Performance objectives

Define Diseases.
State the causal organisms of animal diseases.
State and discuss factors that could predispose animals to disease and reaction of animals to diseases.
Name some important diseases of livestock and their causal organism.
Describe the life cycle and mode of transmission of selected livestock parasites.
Identify some eco and endo parasites of livestock.
Describe the life cycle and mode of transmission of selected livestock parasites
Discuss preventive, control and curative methods of important animal diseases important diseases.

Contents

Meaning of diseases
Casual organisms: Viruses, Bacteria, fungi, protozoa

A). factors that control predispose animals to diseases:

-Health status of animals

-Nutrition

-Management etc.

b) Reactions of animals to diseases: susceptibility and resistance to diseases.

Symptoms, effects and mode of transmission of selected diseases e.g.

i).Viral diseases- foot and mouth, rinderpest, Newcastle etc. ii).Bacterial – anthrax, brucellosis, tuberculosis etc.

iii) protozoa- trypano somiasis, coccidiosis etc.

vi. fungal-scabies, ring worm.

Parasites:
meaning of parasites:
Mode of transmission and life cycles of some selected livestock parasites.
General methods of prevention and control of diseases and parasites:
Quarantine, inoculation, etc.
Control of parasites: Dipping, drenching, spraying and deworming.

Teacher’s Activities

Assists the students to collect insect pests like lice from the body of animals for identification.
Displays specimen s of common endo- parasites and ecto-parasites.
Charts for life cycles of selected endo- parasites and ecto-parasites.
Demonstrates dipping and spraying.
Guide field trip to a livestock farm in their locality.
Uses concept map on animal health management to illustrate key concept and their relationships.

Student’s Activities

Students collect insects, ticks and lice for observation.
Draw and label one example from each group.
Draw the life cycle in their note books.
Record observations in their farm record books during field trip or visit to their school ranch or poultry.
Observe the illustrations.

Teaching &Learning Material

School Ranch and poultry. Or visit to a livestock farm.
Concept map on animal health and management.

Evaluation Guide

Explain the meaning of diseases.
State the causal organisms of diseases.
State factors that could pre dispose animals to diseases.
Name some important diseases of livestock.
Give 3 examples of ecto and endo parasites.
Give four preventive measures of diseases
List 2 ways of controlling ecto parasites

Week 3

Topic:

Aquaculture

Performance objectives

Define aquaculture and name different types of aquaculture.
Explain the meaning of fish farming.
State importance of fish farming.
State the conditions necessary for siting a fish pond
Establish and maintain a fish pond.
State the basic laws and regulations on fishing.
Identify different fishing tools and their uses

Contents

Meaning of Aquaculture.
Different types of Aquaculture:
Fish farming.
shrimp farming
Crab farming etc.
Meaning of fish farming.
Importance of fish farming.
Conditions necessary for siting a fish pond: Adequate water supply, soil, vegetation etc.
Establishment and maintenance of fish pond.
Fishery regulations meaning and regulations like close season, catch quota, regular stocking etc.
Fishing Methods and tools.

Teacher’s Activities

Maintains a fish pond where the students can learn the topic practically.
Assists the students at every stage of study.
Use concept map for class illustrations.

Student’s Activities

Visit to the school pond or excursion to a fish farm.
Participates in all the practices involves in maintaining a pond.
Keep records of all their observation.

Teaching &Learning Material

School Fish pond or fish farm.
Concept map on fish production.

Evaluation Guide

Define
Aquaculture?
Explain fish farming
State conditions necessary for fish farming.
State the basic laws and regulations on fishing.
Briefly discuss how to establish a fish pond in a school farm.
List the maintenance methods for the fish pond.

Week 4

Topic:

Apiculture or Bee Keeping

Performance objectives

State the meaning of apiculture.
List different types of bees.
State importance of bee keeping.
State various methods of bee keeping and their equipment.
State precautionary measures in bee keeping.
Prepare equipment for bee keeping and produce quality honey

Contents

Meaning of Apiculture or bee keeping
Types of bees;
- Indigenous bees
- Exotic bees
Importance of bee keeping:
- Job/wealth creation
- Bees and bee products are medicinal etc.
Methods of bee keeping:
Traditional method
Modern bee keeping.
Bee-keeping equipment i.e. Bee Hives, Hive tools like suits, smokers, jungle boots, brushes etc.
Precautionary measures in bee keeping:
Locate apiaries far from human dwellings
Put warning symbols near your apiary etc.

Teacher’s Activities

Displays charts or pictures of bee in the class
Organisms Visit to bee farmers.
Displays bee equipment.
Keep bees within the school.

Student’s Activities

Participate in the activities.

Teaching &Learning Material

Charts and pictures of bees.
Bee equipment.
Concept map on apiculture production.

Evaluation Guide

State the Meaning of Apiculture.
List different types of bee.
State importance of bee keepings.
State various methods of bee- keeping.
State 4 precautionary measures in bee keeping.
Prepare or assemble equipment and carry out bee keeping for quality honey production.
Prepare records of bee keeping activities.

NERDC Senior Secondary Education Curriculum Agriculture SS3. Agricultural Science Curriculum for SSS 3. –Schemeofwork.com

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SSS 3

THEME 3: AGRIC ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION

Week 1

Topic:

Agricultural Finance

Performance objectives

Define agricultural Finance.
State and discuss the importance of agricultural finance.
Determine sources of farm financing.
Discuss sources of farm financing.
Classify Credit.
Mention types of credit based on periods and sources of credits.
Mention problems faced by farmers in procuring agricultural credit.
List and discuss problems faced by institutions in granting loans to farmers.
List and discuss problems faced by farmers in procuring agricultural credits.
State the meaning of capital market.
List institutions that are involved in capital market.
State sources of fund for the capital market.
State the meaning of agri-business
List and define the roles of capital market in the development of agri-business.

Contents

Meaning of agricultural finance.
Importance of agricultural Finance.
Sources of farm financing.
Personal savings.
Commercial banks, Cooperative societies.
Government ( local, state and federal)
-Non-Governmental Organizations, etc.

4. Classes of credit

a) Classification based on length of period (i.e. time period)

i. short-term credit

ii. Medium term credit Long term credit

b) Classification based on sources of credit. Institutional credit.

E.g. Banks, Cooperatives, Government, NGO’S.

ii. Non-institutional credit. E.g. personal savings, friends and relatives and money merchants.

c) Classification based on liquidity.

i. Loan in cash

ii. Loan in kind.

5 Problems faced by farmers in procuring agric-credit

a) High interest rate

b) Lack of or inadequate collateral, etc.

6 Problems faced by institutions in granting loans to farmers.

-Lack of farm records and accounts on the part of the farmers, etc.

7 a) Meaning of capital market institutions that deals with medium and long term loans for agric-business)

b) Institutions involved in the capital market.

-commercial Banks

-Mortgage Agric.

-Cooperative, and Rural development bank (NACRDB), etc.

c). Source of funds for the capital markets.

-Bonds

-Insurance companies

-Merchant banks.

-The stock exchange (sales & purchases of shares)

d) Roles of capital markets

-Funds for on-lending.

-Reduce over reliance on money market, etc

Teacher’s Activities

Guides Discussion
Guided Visit to Banks/Farm to inquire about their experiences (Field Survey.)
Discuss on the topics
Visit to NACRDB.
Use of concept map for illustrations.

Student’s Activities

Participation in Discussion.
Active participation in discussion.
Participation in Discussion
Discussion/Field Survey.
Observe the trends of illustration using concept map
Participate in the discussion.
Visit to NACRDB.

Teaching &Learning Material

Resource persons to give finance houses in Agricultural development.
Guest lecture.
Visit to some banks and NGO’S involved in Agricultural lending.
Guest lectures
Visit to Banks/farms.
Concept map on capital market.
Guest lecture e.g. Banker or stock broker.
Pamphlets & flyers from capital market institutions.

Evaluation Guide

Define Agricultural Finance.
List and explain five importance of Agricultural finance in Agricultural Development.
List and explain five sources of farm financing.
Name two classes of credit.
Name five sources of credit.
Discuss any three.
Mention two problems militating against farmers in securing loans.
Mention two problems militating against Banks and Organizations in Granting loans to farmers.
Concept map on capital market.
Definition for capital market.
Give examples of two capital markets
List five sources of fund for the capital markets.
State two roles which the capital market can play in Agric- business

NERDC Senior Secondary Education Curriculum Agriculture SS3. Agricultural Science Curriculum for SSS 3. –Schemeofwork.com

Week 2

Topic:

Farm Records and Accounts

Performance objectives

State the importance of farm records and account.
State important types of farm records.
Develop a farm record.
To design important farm records.
State the meaning of farm accounts.
Draw up a farm account e.g. preparation of profit and loss account.

Contents

Importance of farm records.
Performance evaluation of farms.
Farm management decisions. Etc.
Types of farm records.
Inventory Records.
Production records
Income and Expenditure Records.
Supplementary or special records.
Design farm records.
Farm Accounts:
Expenditure Account (purchases account).
Income/sales Account.
Profit & Loss account.
Balance sheet.

Teacher’s Activities

Class Discussion
Instruction on how to design farm records.

Student’s Activities

Illustrate the design of some farm records with the required materials.
Practice preparation of farm accounts i.e. Entries of Expenditures sales and other incomes into the various books of account.

Teaching &Learning Material

Models of some farm records.
Balance sheets and income statement of some Organizations.

Evaluation Guide

Design some production records.
Prepare balance sheet for a farm

Week 3

Topic:

Marketing of Agricultural Produce

Performance objectives

State the meaning and importance of agricultural marketing.
List the various marketing agents/channels.
State the advantages and disadvantages of various channels.
List the functions performed by marketing
Mention and list the types of crops that are commonly expected to other nations.
Rules that guide exportation of crops.
Importance of exports to agricultural development.

Contents

Meaning or importance of marketing.
Marketing agents e.g.
Retailers and wholesalers (middlemen)
Marketing Functions:
Assembling
Transportation
Processing, etc.
Marketing of export crops.
Export crops in Nigeria.
Cocoa, Cotton, Oil palm, Rubber etc.
Guidelines for Exporting crop in Nigeria.
Corporate Bodies, Cooperative societies and individuals engaged in exporting agricultural products e.g. ANCE- Association of Nigerian Cooperative Exporters. Etc.
Importance of exporting agricultural products
Foreign exchange earnings
Wealth creation for farmers, etc.
Problems of marketing agricultural products.
Inadequate road network
Inadequate processing and storage facilities, etc

Teacher’s Activities

Illustrate using concept map.
Discussion and demonstration of some of the functions marketing agents.
Visit to an agricultural exporting company/cooperative society in your locality.
Identification of marketing problems in and around their locality.

Student’s Activities

Participate in some of the functions being demonstrated.
Visit to an agricultural exporting company/agencies/cooperative societies in your locality.
Comments on the existing marketing facilities in their locality and suggestion of solution to these problems.

Teaching &Learning Material

Concept map of agricultural marketing
Guest lecture.
Export Guidelines for Agricultural products.
Guest Lecture
Visit to some selected markets and marketing boards if available.

Evaluation Guide

State the meaning of marketing
List the importance of marketing
List and explain five marketing functions performed by marketing agents.
Mention five crops that can be exported in Nigeria.
Mention two Guideline for exporting agricultural products.
Mention two corporate bodies engaged in export marketing.
List four importance of exporting agricultural products.
Mention two major problems of agric marketing in your locality

Week 4

Topic:

Agricultural Insurance

Performance objectives

Define agricultural insurance.
Name types of insurance that can be taken by agricultural operations.

Contents

Meaning of Agricultural Insurance.
Importance of agricultural Insurance.
Types of insurance policies for agricultural production
Specific enterprise insurance e.g. crop insurance, livestock insurance,
Farm vehicle insurance.
Fire disaster insurance or machines and buildings.
Life assurance (farmers, farm workers and farmers household).
Insurance Premiums.
Problems of agricultural insurance uncertainties of weather
Losses Due to natural disasters

Teacher’s Activities

Use concept map to illustrate relationships.
Discuss on the meaning importance and types of agricultural insurance with practical examples.

Student’s Activities

Observe illustrations on the importance and types of insurance

Teaching &Learning Material

Concept map of agricultural insurance.
Guest Lecturer from an agricultural insurance House.

Evaluation Guide

Definition of agricultural insurance.
Mention types of insurance policies that can be taken for agriculture.

Week 5

Topic:

Agricultural Extension

Performance objectives

State the meaning and importance of agricultural extension.
Describe various agricultural extension program in Nigeria.
State some methods of disseminating information to farmers.
List agricultural extension programs in Nigeria.
List problems faced by agricultural extension agents in Nigeria.

Contents

Agricultural extension as a teaching and learning process.
Agricultural extension program
Extension methods:
Individual contact methods
Group contact methods, etc.
Agricultural extension program in Nigeria, e.g. ADP, NDE, agro service centers, states ministries of agricultural and natural resources
Problem faced by agricultural extension in Nigeria e.g. illiteracy among framers.
Inadequate transport facilities. Etc.

Teacher’s Activities

Display and demonstrate the various teaching aids used in extension e.g. charts, GSM, radio, TV, Flyers etc.
Field visits with extension agents to farmers if possible.

Student’s Activities