INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
T he word Agriculture is derived from two Latin words Ager which means field and cultura that means cultivation. Therefore agriculture can be defined as field cultivation. Livestock are all the domesticated animals. Definition of agriculture: A griculture is defined as the art and science of crop and livestock production. As an art Involves use of learned skills and performing them manually (by hand). E.g. · Tilling of land. · Construction of farm structures. · Measuring distances. · Machine operations. · Harvesting of crops. · Feeding and handling animals. · Marketing of Agricultural produce. As a science It involves experimentation and application of scientific knowledge e.g. in areas such as: 1...