Agricultural Science revision notes

WAEC and JAMB · SS2 and SS3 · 8 topics

Every topic below is written for the WAEC and JAMB syllabus: what you need to know, the key terms, a worked example with the steps shown, and the mistake that costs candidates the mark.

• Agriculture: Meaning, Importance, Branches This is the opening topic of the syllabus and it supplies the first few objective questions and a…
• Soil Formation, Properties and Conservation Soil runs through the whole Agricultural Science syllabus, and the calculation questions on moisture content…
• Farm Tools, Machinery and Structures This is a recall and identification topic, and it is where careless candidates throw marks away by naming a…
• Crop Production: Propagation and Husbandry This topic produces the plant population and seed rate calculations as well as long questions on the…
• Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control Examiners want precision here: the exact pest, the exact crop, the exact damage and the exact control. A…
• Animal Production: Types, Systems and Feeds Livestock questions reward exact breed names and exact ration figures, and the Pearson square calculation…
• Animal Health: Diseases and Parasites This is the highest-scoring livestock topic for prepared candidates because the questions are predictable:…
• Agricultural Economics, Extension, Marketing This topic carries the money calculations of the syllabus, gross margin, net farm income and depreciation…