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Nigeria · West Africa 🇳🇬WAEC WASSCE — English Language, Mathematics and 16 elective subjects, each with its own Beginner–Advanced track.
📏 WAEC grades A1–F9. A credit (C6 or better) in five subjects — including English Language and Mathematics — is the standard university entry requirement.
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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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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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Agricultural extension and credit, forestry and wildlife, and fisheries and farm management — the advanced topics separating top Agriculture scores.
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- Meaning and importance of agriculture; subsistence and commercial agricultureThe Meaning, Scope and Importance of Agriculture →Branches of Agriculture and Farming Systems →
- Problems of agricultural development and possible solutionsPractise →
- Roles of government and NGOs in agricultural development; agricultural laws and reformsPractise →
- Agricultural ecology; land and its uses; factors affecting land availabilityFactors of Agricultural Production →
- Agro-allied industries and the relationship between agriculture and industryPractise →
- Environmental factors affecting crop and animal production (climatic, biotic, edaphic)Practise →
- Rock formation; soil formation and profile developmentSoil Formation, Types and Properties →
- Soil: types, composition and properties (physical and chemical)Soil Formation, Types and Properties →
- Plant nutrients and nutrient cycles (carbon, nitrogen, water); soil fertility and fertilisersSoil Fertility and Methods of Maintaining It →
- Irrigation and drainagePractise →
- Agricultural pollutionPractise →
- Simple farm tools; farm machinery and implements; maintenance practicesSimple Farm Tools and Their Uses →Farm Machinery and Mechanisation →
- Agricultural mechanisation (advantages, limitations, prospects)Farm Machinery and Mechanisation →
- Farm power (human, animal, mechanical, electrical, solar, wind)Practise →
- Farm surveying, farm planning and farmstead planningFarm Planning and Management Decisions →
- Classification of cropsClassification of Crops and Their Cultivation →
- Husbandry of selected crops (cereals, legumes, tubers, vegetables, fruits, beverages, oil crops, fibres, latex)Practise →
- Pasture and forage cropsPractise →
- Crop improvement (plant breeding, selection, hybridisation)Practise →
- Forestry and forest management; agro-forestry practicesForestry: Importance and Conservation Practices →Wildlife Management and Conservation →
- Ornamental plants (types, uses, propagation, maintenance)Practise →
- Diseases of crops (causes, symptoms, control)Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control →Animal Diseases and Their Control →
- Pests of crops (types, damage, control)Crop Pests and Diseases and Their Control →
- Weeds (characteristics, effects, control)Practise →
- Types and classification of farm animalsClassification and Management of Farm Animals →
- Anatomy and physiology of farm animals (digestive, reproductive systems)Branches of Agriculture and Farming Systems →
- Animal reproduction (oestrous cycle, gestation, parturition, artificial insemination)Practise →
- Environmental physiology of farm animalsPractise →
- Livestock management (housing, feeding, hygiene of poultry, pigs, ruminants)Classification and Management of Farm Animals →
- Animal nutrition (feed classes, rations, deficiency symptoms)Practise →
- Rangeland and pasture managementWildlife Management and Conservation →
- Animal improvement (breeding methods, selection)Practise →
- Animal health management (diseases, parasites, prevention and control)Animal Diseases and Their Control →
- Aquaculture (fish farming) and apiculture (bee keeping)Fish Farming and Fisheries Management →
- Basic economic principles; factors of production in agricultureBranches of Agriculture and Farming Systems →Factors of Agricultural Production →
- Demand and supply and their implications for agricultural productionPractise →
- Farm management (functions and problems of farm managers)Wildlife Management and Conservation →Fish Farming and Fisheries Management →
- Agricultural finance (sources of credit, problems)Sources and Uses of Agricultural Credit →
- Farm records and accountsFarm Records and Agricultural Marketing →Farm Planning and Management Decisions →
- Marketing of agricultural produceFarm Records and Agricultural Marketing →
- Agricultural insurancePractise →
- Agricultural extension (methods, problems)Agricultural Extension Services →
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