Intro to Agri
Define agriculture
Agriculture is the science of growing and rearing of animals of human use.
What is field crop cultivation?
Field Crop cultivation consists of all the activities involved in growing on a large area of land.
What are micronutrients?
Micronutrients are chemicals or substances in small amounts for the proper growth and development of living things.
Name the types of soil
Loam, Sand and Clay
What are macronutrients?
Marconutrients are chemical elements that are needed in high concentrations for plant growth.
Fill in the blanks
Early people have been given the name ________
hunter gathers, as they lived by hunting animals and gathering wild fruits, roots, and berries.
Hunter
What does PPE stand for
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
List all the activities in order
1. Site selection
2. Land Clearing
3. Land preparation
4. Crop planting
5. Crop care and maintenance
WHAT IS CROP PLANTING, SITE SELECTION AND LAND CLEARING?
CROP PLANTING: The process in which seeds of direct-seeded crops are sown in a permanent place in the soil. Where they will germinate, grow, and develop.
SITE SELECTION: This is where you assess where you selected.
LAND CLEARING: The process by which selected sites, are devoured of trees, stones, and previous crops.
Early humans extracted what from the earth
Food, clothes and shelter