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Nigeria 🇳🇬JAMB UTME — compulsory Use of English plus 14 subjects to choose from, each with its own Beginner–Advanced track.
📏 UTME is scored out of 400 (Use of English + 3 chosen subjects, 100 marks each). Most universities set 180+ as the general cut-off; competitive courses need 250+.
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Use of EnglishMathematicsPhysicsChemistryBiologyGovernmentEconomicsLiterature-in-EnglishChristian Religious StudiesIslamic Religious StudiesGeographyAccountingCommerceAgricultural ScienceFrench
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Beginner
Beginner skill
No prior knowledge assumed — the meaning of agriculture, soil science basics, and simple farm tools and machinery.
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StartThe Meaning, Scope and Importance of Agriculture
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Branches of Agriculture and Farming Systems
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🔒 After lessonsSoil Science Basics
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Soil Formation, Types and Properties
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Soil Fertility and Methods of Maintaining It
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Simple Farm Tools and Their Uses
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Farm Machinery and Mechanisation
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🔒 After lessonsAgricultural Science — Ecology, Genetics and Inputs
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Farm Ecology, Genetics and the Inputs That Answer Them
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🔒 After lessonsAgricultural Science — Development, Policy and Support
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Farming Systems, Research and the Public Role
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Intermediate
Intermediate skill
Crop production, animal production, and agricultural economics — the practical core of farming as a system.
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Classification of Crops and Their Cultivation
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Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control
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🔒 After lessonsAnimal Production
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Classification and Management of Farm Animals
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Animal Diseases and Their Control
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🔒 Module checkpoint · PremiumAgricultural Science — Soil, Plant and Propagation
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🔒 Module checkpoint · PremiumAgricultural Science — Crops, Pasture, Flowers and Weeds
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Advanced
Advanced skill
Agricultural extension and credit, forestry and wildlife, and fisheries and farm management — the advanced topics separating top Agriculture scores.
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Syllabus coverage · Agricultural Science
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- Meaning, scope and importance of agriculture (branches, subsistence and commercial agriculture)The Meaning, Scope and Importance of Agriculture →Branches of Agriculture and Farming Systems →
- Agricultural ecology (ecological zones of West Africa, their products, environmental factors)Farm Ecology, Genetics and the Inputs That Answer Them →
- Genetics (Mendel's laws, cell division, genetic terms)Farm Ecology, Genetics and the Inputs That Answer Them →
- Farm inputs (planting materials, agrochemicals)Farm Ecology, Genetics and the Inputs That Answer Them →
- History of agricultural development in West Africa (farming systems, problems, research institutes, national programmes)Farming Systems, Research and the Public Role →
- Roles of government and NGOs in agricultural development (policies, incentives, laws and reforms, infrastructure)Farming Systems, Research and the Public Role →
- Rocks and soil formation (weathering, soil profile, texture, structure, pH, components)Soil Formation, Types and Properties →
- Soil water and soil conservation (erosion, leaching, irrigation and drainage)Forestry: Importance and Conservation Practices →
- Soil fertility (plant nutrients, nutrient cycles, soil organisms, maintenance, deficiency symptoms, fertilisers)Soil Fertility and Methods of Maintaining It →
- Land preparation and soil tillage (methods, zero and minimum tillage)Tillage, the Plant, Propagation and Spacing →
- Plant forms and functions; growth, development and reproduction (pollination, fertilisation)Tillage, the Plant, Propagation and Spacing →
- Plant propagation methods (seeds and germination, vegetative propagation, nursery management)Tillage, the Plant, Propagation and Spacing →
- Cropping systems, planting patterns and plant densitiesTillage, the Plant, Propagation and Spacing →
- Crop husbandry (cereals, legumes, roots and tubers, vegetables, fruits, beverages, oils, fibres, latex, sugars, spices)Crop Husbandry, Pasture, Flowers, Weeds and Improvement →
- Pasture and forage crops (grasses and legumes, hay, silage, rangeland management)Crop Husbandry, Pasture, Flowers, Weeds and Improvement →
- Floriculture (ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers)Crop Husbandry, Pasture, Flowers, Weeds and Improvement →
- Weeds (characteristics, dispersal, effects, control methods)Crop Husbandry, Pasture, Flowers, Weeds and Improvement →
- Crop diseases (fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases; control)Classification of Crops and Their Cultivation →Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control →
- Crop pests (field and storage pests, life cycles, damage and control, pesticides)Classification of Crops and Their Cultivation →Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control →
- Forest management and silviculture (forest products, conservation, agroforestry, taungya)Forestry: Importance and Conservation Practices →Wildlife Management and Conservation →
- Crop improvement (introduction, selection, crossing, quarantine)Crop Husbandry, Pasture, Flowers, Weeds and Improvement →
- Forms and classification of major farm animals in West Africa (breeds, distribution, features) and general terminologyClassification of Crops and Their Cultivation →Classification and Management of Farm Animals →
- Anatomy and physiology of farm animals (body systems)Classification and Management of Farm Animals →
- Reproduction in farm animals (oestrus, gestation, parturition, lactation, egg formation)Farm Animals: Breeding, Feeding, Bees and the New Tools →
- Animal nutrition (feed nutrients, rations, deficiency symptoms)Farm Animals: Breeding, Feeding, Bees and the New Tools →
- Livestock management (housing, feeding, sanitation, management systems)Classification and Management of Farm Animals →
- Animal health (diseases, parasites, prevention and control)Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control →Animal Diseases and Their Control →
- Fisheries and wildlife (fish culture, harvesting, preservation, wildlife management)Wildlife Management and Conservation →Fish Farming and Fisheries Management →
- Bee-keeping (apiculture)Farm Animals: Breeding, Feeding, Bees and the New Tools →
- Animal improvement (breeding systems, artificial insemination, selection)Farm Animals: Breeding, Feeding, Bees and the New Tools →
- Factors of agricultural production and basic economic principles (demand and supply, production function, diminishing returns)Factors of Agricultural Production →
- Characteristic features of agricultural production and labour managementFactors of Agricultural Production →
- Farm management (role of the farm manager, farm records and accounts, depreciation, agricultural insurance)Farm Records and Agricultural Marketing →Farm Planning and Management Decisions →
- Marketing of agricultural produce (importance, channels, problems)Farm Records and Agricultural Marketing →Forestry: Importance and Conservation Practices →
- Agricultural extension (methods, agencies, problems)Agricultural Extension Services →
- Farm surveying and farmstead planningFarm Planning and Management Decisions →
- Simple farm tools, farm machinery and implements (uses and maintenance)Simple Farm Tools and Their Uses →Farm Machinery and Mechanisation →
- Mechanisation and sources of farm powerFarm Machinery and Mechanisation →Sources and Uses of Agricultural Credit →
- Processing and storage of farm produceSimple Farm Tools and Their Uses →Factors of Agricultural Production →
- Biotechnology, ICT in agriculture, and agricultural research and statisticsFarm Animals: Breeding, Feeding, Bees and the New Tools →
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