Forms or Branches of Agriculture

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In today’s class, we will be talking about ‘Forms or Branches of Agriculture’. Enjoy the class!

Forms or Branches of Agriculture

Forms or Branches of Agriculture consist of different ways in which Agriculture can be practised especially as it relates to other fields which are different from the regular Agriculture we are used to. We can also call it branches of Agriculture.

Let us explore some of them:

Horticulture
Fishery
Apiculture or bee farming
Snail farming
Livestock farming
Crop farming

The above listed are the generally accepted forms of Agriculture but what does each one mean? That is what we will be breaking down in the lines below:

Horticulture

This is the branch of Agriculture that deals with science, technology, and business of vegetable plant growing. It is also called gardening; the practice of garden cultivations and management. This also includes the cultivation of medicinal plants, vegetables, fruits, herbs, seeds, flowers and non-food crops such as ornamental trees, grasses, and plants.

Horticulture can be divided into three areas namely; pomology, olericulture, ornamentals horticulture. Pomology horticulture is the planting, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing of fruits and nut crops, examples include apples, peach, almonds, etc. Olericulture horticulture is the planting, harvesting, storing, processing and marketing of vegetable crops, examples include, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. Finally, ornamentals horticulture is the growth and use of plants for beauty.

Fishery

This is the branch of Agriculture that deals with the production of fish and other aquatic animals such as crab, sponges, shrimp, seals, etc. The act of catching fish is called fishing.

Fishery is also a specialized occupation, an industry that is dedicated to fishing and making a business out of it.

Apiculture

This is the branch of agriculture that deals with the rearing of honeybees for the production of honey and the wax.

Snail Farming

This is the branch of agriculture that deals with the rearing or production of snails.

Livestock Farming

This is the branch of agriculture that deals with the rearing of domesticated animals such as cow, hen, etc

Crop farming

This is a branch of agriculture that deals with the production or growing of plants.

This involves the production of different kinds of crop plants useful to man and animals. Crop plants are either called food or arable crops and cash crops.

Crops that are eaten by man either cooked or raw are referred to as food crops e.g. cassava, yam, vegetable, potatoes, bean, cowpea, soya bean, maize, guinea corn, etc. Crops cultivated with the aim of selling them either to our local industries or for export are called cash crops e.g cocoa, cotton, groundnut, oil palm, timber, coffee, etc.

In our next class, we will be talking about Types of Agriculture. We hope you enjoyed the class.

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Forms or Branches of Agriculture