WEEK TWO

TOPIC:  IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE (CONTD)

IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE (CONTD)

1.          Provision of employment:Agriculture and other agric based industries provide employment opportunities for a great number of the population.

2Source of foreign exchange:Through the export of agric produce like cocoa, kola, groundnut coffee, cotton etc., the country can earn foreign exchange.

3.             Generation of income: Agriculture generates income for farmers through sales of crops and products as well as animal and its products.

4.             Development of town:Development occur where Commercial Agriculture is practiced as social/ basic amenities like electricity, good road and pipe – borne water will be provided

5.             Provision of raw materials for industries: Agriculture supplies several industries with raw materials for their continuous existence e.g. beverage. Industries depending on cocoa, Textile industries, sugar industries, plywood and furniture industries, oil mill industries, Tobacco industries livestock food mill etc.

6.             Provision of facilities for recreation and tourism: It leads to the establishment of game reserve. It provides horse for racing and Polo-game

7.             Provision of market forindustrial goods:Agriculture provides market for industrial products such as farm machinery, chemicals,fertilizers etc.

EVALUATION

1.             What is agriculture?

2.             State seven (7) importance of Agriculture.

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. What is Agriculture?
2. List three basic necessities of man.
3. In what five ways is Agriculture important to man?
4. List three examples of food.
5. List three industries that make use of agricultural products.

READING ASSIGNMENT

Junior Secondary Agriculture For Nigerian Schools by Anthony Youdeowei, S.O.Adesiyan, J.N. Ogbazi, Terry Olowu; Chapter 3, pages 1-2.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1.          The following are career choices in agriculture except ____ (a) teaching (b) lumbering

(c) researching (d) tailoring

2.             Fibre is the raw material for ____ industries (a) drugs (b) food (c) beverages

                (d) textile

3.             Which of the following industries makes use of agricultural products? (a)Mining

(b) Transport (c) Beverage (d) Automobile

4          Thekind of Agriculture in which farmers produce enough to feed himselfand excess is sold is    called ____ A. Subsistence Agriculture B. Mixed Farming C. Crop rotation D. Commercial Agriculture.

5.         Which one of these tools did the early man use for his hunting expedition?

                (a) Harvester    (b) Bomb    (c) Gun    (d) Sticks

THEORY

1. What do you understand by the term ‘Agriculture’?
2. State eight importance of Agriculture.