Month: July 2025

Land tenure is defined as the system of land ownership or acquisition by individual, family, community or government agency either for temporary or permanent use. The land tenure system in…

Government plays an important role in the development of agriculture in Nigeria. This has helped to solve the numerous problems which resulted in the poor development of agriculture. The rules…

Pasture is a pieces of land on which forage crops or grasses or mixture of grasses and legumes grow. In other words, it refers to an area of land covered…

Soil can defined has unconsolidated, weathered materials found in the uppermost layer of the earth’s surface on which plant grow. In other word, soil refers to the uppermost layer of…

Many developing countries in West Africa include Nigeria are faced with numerous problems which militates against the development of agriculture. Some of these problems are: Solutions 2. Inadequate finance or…

The term “agriculture” is a derived from two Latin words: “ager” meaning field and “cultura” meaning cultivation. By this statement, agriculture means field cultivation. However, this is not a complete…

Subsistence agriculture is defined as a farming system whereby the Farmer uses traditional tools with poor inputs on a small piece of land to produce food for his family consumption.…

Climate is defined as the average weather condition of a place, measured over a long period of time (over 35 years) Factors of climate Factors or elements of climate include:…

Farm Mechanisation is defined as the use of farm machinery and equipment to perform farm operations. Farm mechanisation in other words is the application of engineering principles and technology in…

Agricultural extension is a non-formal educational system which assists farmers in improving farming techniques, increasing production efficiency and income, and improving their standards of living. Agricultural extension is a process…