IMPROVING CROPS YIELD

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1. Food crops: These are crops that are eaten by man either cooked or raw.

Classes of food crops

1. cereal
2. legumes

iii. root and tuber

1. vegetable crops
2. fruit crops
3. beverage crops

Examples include: cowpea, rice, yam, potato, guinea corn, soya bean, oil palm and groundnut.

 

2. Cash crops: These are crops grown with the main purpose of export or import.

 

NOTE: Cash crops are grown for direct sale in the market.

Examples of cash crops include: coffee, cocoa, tea, sugarcane, cotton and spices.

Importance of Increased Labour on Crop Yield

1. Increase in crop yield and productivity
2. Low cost of cultivation
3. Quick response in harvest
4. Increase in crop intensity
5. Provides employment opportunity for the people.

 

Storage of Farm Produce

Storage is the safe keeping of harvested products in a special place to avoid getting spoilt and being attacked by pests and disease.

 

Methods of storage

1. Barns: yam tubers are kept there.
2. Cribs: this is where maize cobs are kept
3. Rhumbus: it is used mainly to store grains
4. Bins include: a. drums: for storing palm oil, groundnut oil, etc.
5. Baskets: for storing tomatoes, pepper,etc.
6. Sacks: for storing grains, garri, etc.
7. Silos: for storing grains in large quantity.

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. Identify the difference between food crops and cash crops
2. State importance of storage in agriculture.

 

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. What is the difference between food crop and cash crop?
2. List five examples each of food crops and cash crops.
3. What are the objectives of storage?
4. List five methods of storage and explain two.

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