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Agricultural stock exchange is a mutual organization which is engaged in agricultural commodities such as agricultural products and machines. It is very important for a number of reasons. Some of… Read More »STOCK EXCHANGE IN AGRICULTURE
The stock exchange (capital market) is divided into two types These are Primary market and secondary market. Primary Market This is also called new issue market (NIM) . it is… Read More »TYPES OF STOCK EXCHANGE
People involved in stock exchange are called stock traders, equity traders or share traders. They include stock brokers, investors, hedgers, speculators, dealers and arbitrageurs. Investor Dealers Stock brokers Arbitrageurs Speculators… Read More »PEOPLE INVOLVED IN STOCK EXCHANGE
A stock exchange is an organized market where the stock broker s and traders can buy and sell stocks (also called shares), bond and other securities. It is also called… Read More »AGRICULTURE IN STOCK EXCHANGE
There are many records that needs to be kept in a farm, some of which are Farm diary: This is a record of day to day records of everything that… Read More »Types of Farm Records
Book keeping is the recording, on a day-to-day basis, of the financial transactions and information pertaining to a business. It ensures that records of the individual financial transactions are correct,… Read More »BOOKKEEPING
Farm records are written account of work expenses and income in farming enterprises. Importance of Farm records Farm records enable the farmer to make proper return to the boards of… Read More »Farm Records
FACTORS OF SOIL FORMATION The factors that control soil formation include; climate, parent materials, topography, biotic factors (living organisms) and time. CLIMATE Climate refers to the average weather condition… Read More »FACTORS OF SOIL FORMATION
ROCK WEATHERING The process of soil formation is referred to as weathering. Weathering is defined as the disintegration of rocks into smaller particles to form soil. PROCESSES OF ROCK… Read More »ROCK WEATHERING
ROCK A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral elements such as silica (silica contain silicon and oxygen). TYPES OF ROCKS… Read More »ROCK FORMATION AND TYPES
MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY Agricultural Ecology is defined as the study of crop plants and farm animals in relation to their environment. Ecology is derived from a Greek word “Oikos”… Read More »AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY
CULTIVATION OF CEREALS MAIZE (Zeamays) RICE (Oryzasativa) Description Maize also called corn is a member of the grass family (Gramineae). It produces grains, use as food by human beings… Read More »HUSBANDRY AND CULTIVATION OF SOME SELECTED CROPS
Post planting operations are the operations carried out after planting. It creates a good condition and proper maintenance for plants growth. Post planting operations include the following: Thinning Supplying Irrigation/… Read More »POST – PLANTING OPERATIONS
PLANTING OPERATION These are the operations carried out when inserting the planting materials (cutting or seeds) into the soil. When seeds are sown in the soil, they develop root and… Read More »PLANTING OPERATIONS – DISTANCE, DATE, SEED RATE, NURSERY AND NURSERY PRACTICE
planting operations are the operations carried out before planting, while planting is the sowing of seeds and post-posting operations include thinning, supplying, irrigation, manuring, mulching and weeding. PRE-PLANTING OPERATIONS Landclearing:… Read More »CULTURAL PRACTICES
METHODS OF PEST CONTROL Crop pests can be prevented or controlled through the following methods: Physical control Cultural control Biological control Chemical control PHYSICAL CONTROL This involves the physical removal… Read More »PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CROP PESTS
MEANING OF CROP PEST A crop pest can be defined as any organism capable of causing damage to the crop. TYPES OF CROP PEST Important crop pest are grouped in… Read More »PESTS OF CROPS | MEANING, TYPES, CLASSIFICATION, IMPORTANT
MEANING AND CAUSES OF DISEASE A crop is a plant cultivated by man for a specific purpose. A plant disease is a deviation of the plant from the normal state… Read More »DISEASES OF CROPS | MEANING, CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONTROL
Floriculture: is a discipline of horticulture that is concerned with the production and management of ornamental plants. Ornamental plants are beautiful trees or shrubs which can be used to decorate… Read More »FLORICULTURE – ORNAMENTAL PLANTS | IMPORTANCE, SPECIES, CULTIVATION, SOURCES, MAINTENANCE
Forest can be defined as a large area of land covered with trees and bushes, either growing wild or planted for some purposes which serves as habitat to various kinds… Read More »FOREST MANAGEMENT