AGRICULTURE SYLLABUS S.1-S.

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SOUTH SUDAN CURRICULUM
1. SOIL
 Soil formation
 Types of weathering
 Factors which influence soil formation
 Soil forming rocks
 Soil consitituents
 Phases of the soil
 Soil classification
 Soil properties
 Soil and Water conservation
 Soilo erosion
 Land reclamation
 Drainage
 Irrigation
 Soil sampling
 Soil profile
 Soil fertility and productivity
 Plant nutrients
 Fertilizers and Manures
 Organic fertilizers
 Inorganic fertilizers
2. FARMING SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES
 Local farming systems
 Traditional farming systems
 Cropping systems
 Mono cropping/ Sole cropping
 Inter cropping
 Crop rotation
 Sustainable Agriculture
 Crop propagation
 Types of propagation
 Vegetative propagation
 Sexual propagation
 Principles of cultivation
 Methods of land preparation
 Types of land preparation/Seedbed preparation
 Agronomic produces
 Post-harvest handling of crops
 Agroforestry
 Agroforestry systems
 Component interaction in agroforestry
 Sites for practicing agroforestry on the farm
 Agroforestry tress and shrubs
 Tree harvesting methods
 Conservation and utilization of forest (tree) resources
 Management practices for the trees
 Crop improvement
 Sources of germplasm for plant breeding
 Methods of crop improvement
 Weeds
 Crop pests
 Crop dieases
3. ANIMAL PRODUCTION
 Introduction to animal production

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 Breeds of cattle
 Animal Anatomy and physiology
 Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system of farm animals
 Physiology of the respiratory system
 Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system
 Conception/gestation in cattle
 Management of a cow( in-calf cow) during pregnancy
 Parturition(calving)
 Managing the cow lactation cycles
 Livestock improvement
 Methods of animal improvement
 Introduction
 Selection
 Breeding
 Breed efficiency
 Methods of servicing
 Infertility and sterility in farm animals
 Multiple ovulation embryo transfer(MOET)
 Livestock management practices
 Animal nutrition
 Composition of feeds
 Feeds and feed stuffs
 Principles of feeding animals
 Ration formulation and balancing
 Methods of ration formulation
 Nutritional and metabolic disorders in livestock
 Pasture management
 Natural pastures
 Ley pastures
 Pasture establishment and management
 Grazing management
 Grazing systems
 Herbage conservation
 Animal health
 Animal diseases
 Parasitism in livestock
 Diary production and management
 Beef production
 Hides and skins production
 Poultry production
 Small ruminant production
 Fish farming
 Pig production
 Bees keeping/Apiculture
 Livestock farming and the environment
4. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, POLICIES AND FARM MANAGEMENT
 Population economics
 Malthusian Population Theory
 Population pyramids
 Gender and Agriculture Production
 Famine and its control
 Agricultural policies
 Rural development programs
 Plan for modernization of Agriculture(PMA)
 National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)
 Agricultural development and Extension
 Policy recommendation for agriculture development

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 Agriculture research stations and extensions
 Agricultural extensions
 Education as a factor in development
 Farming organization
 Cooperatives
 Marketing Boards
 Farm management
 Farm records
 Categories of farm records
 Budget
 Profit and Loss Account
 Balance sheet
 Farm planning
 Farm enterprises
 Cross margins
 The business plan
 Farm Efficiency
 Principles of Agriculture Economics
 Economics principles
 Production Function
 Concept of Demand and Supply
 Demand
 Supply Theory
 Risk and Uncertianities
 Specialization
 Diversification
 Production
 Factors of Production
 Land
 Capital
 Labour
5. MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
 Agriculture Credits
 Economics Systems
 Marketing of agricultural commodities
 Types of market
 Market agencies, Institutions and Organizations
 Marketing Functions
 Price mechanism and allocation of resources
6. AGRICULTURAL MACHINES AND FARM STRUCTURES
 Simple machines
 Introduction to simple machines
 Forces
 Types of simple machines on the farm
 Work, Energy and Power
 Pressure
 Farm mechanization and power
 Farm mechanization
 Levels of Agriculture mechanization in South Sudan
 Sources of power on the farm
 Animal power
 Draught/draft/work animals
 Farm tools and Equipment
 Tillage Implements
 Farm buildings and Structures
 Farm structures
 Animal handling structures

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 Farm Buildings
 Construction Materials
 Farm water Supplies
 Land and Soil Surveying
 The farm
 Farm layout

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