Agriculture

Weed is any plant that growsin a place where it is not expected to grow or a plant which grows out of place. Weed can also be defined as a…

Selection is the process of picking or selecting from a mixed population, those animals with bleeding value as parents. Selection is undertaking to maximize genetic gain. It helps to select…

Agro forestry is a collective name for land use system where woody perennial (tree, shrubs, and palm) are deliberately planted on the same land management units as agricultural crops and…

Agricultural producers have series of risks affecting the income and welfare of their households. These are mainly production risks in relation to weather conditions, pests and diseases and market conditions.…

Bee-keeping (or apiculture, from latin apis, bee)is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans for the purpose of producing honey and wax. In other words, bee-keeping…

Crop improvement is defined as the science that deals with the development of new crop varieties which superior policy and in other words, crop improvements refers to the ways of…

Animal improvement is simply defined as a process of producing animals with superior qualities to satisfy human needs. Animal improvements also refers to the ways of developing and breathing only…

Crop rotation is defined as a planting of different types of crops on the same piece of land in a definite sequence. In other words, it is a system that…

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…