AGRICULTURE - GENERAL AGRICULTURE (FAQs)
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General Agriculture
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Agriculture Terms - Introduction to Agriculture -
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Definitions of Terms – Agricultural Careers and Training
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Definitions of Terms – Food Production Situation In Botswana
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Definitions of Terms – Types and Levels of Farming in Botswana
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Definitions of Terms – Tools, Implements, and Machines
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Definitions of Terms - Farm Mechanisation
What is agriculture?
Agriculture is the science and practice of growing crops and rearing livestock.
List four ways that show the economic importance of agriculture to people.
Food,
Income,
Draught power,
Raw materials for industries,
Foreign exchange,
Employment, etc
Income,
Draught power,
Raw materials for industries,
Foreign exchange,
Employment, etc
Name four raw materials from agriculture needed by industries.
Meat,
Wool, cotton,
Timber,
Fruits,
Hides and skins
Wool, cotton,
Timber,
Fruits,
Hides and skins
Name four ways in which people get employment in agriculture.
Self-employment, in one’s farm,
Employment on other people’s farms,
Employment in agro-industries like BMC,
Employment in agricultural activities as an agricultural officer or teacher,
Employment in industries making pesticides and fertilizers,
Employment on other people’s farms,
Employment in agro-industries like BMC,
Employment in agricultural activities as an agricultural officer or teacher,
Employment in industries making pesticides and fertilizers,
Write down the meaning of the following terms. (Industry), (Raw material)
(a) Industry – A place where raw materials are changed into finished goods for direct use.
(b) Raw materials – Things needed to make an item that can be used directly.
(b) Raw materials – Things needed to make an item that can be used directly.
What is the difference between the social and the economic importance of agriculture in Botswana?
(a) Social importance – Use of agricultural products for social events and gatherings
(b) Economic importance – Ways of how people survive through agriculture in
terms of selling for money
(b) Economic importance – Ways of how people survive through agriculture in
terms of selling for money
State any two social importance of agriculture.
Weddings,
Payment for lobola
Payment for lobola
Explain any three ways in which HIV and AIDS affect agriculture.
Farmers become weak, failing to work,
Low yield due to low production,
Children forced to quit school to take care of sick parents,
Low yield due to low production,
Children forced to quit school to take care of sick parents,
List any two agricultural activities that destroy the environment.
Deforestation,
Overgrazing,
Cultivating wet soils,
Use of tractors
Overgrazing,
Cultivating wet soils,
Use of tractors
What is the difference between overstocking and overgrazing?
(a) Overstocking – Too many animals living in one small area.
(b) Overgrazing – Too many animals grazing pastures in a small area, depleting
the grass.
(b) Overgrazing – Too many animals grazing pastures in a small area, depleting
the grass.
Give two consequences of cultivating wet soil .
Cracking of the soil,
Soil sticking to the plough or hoe,
Compacting of the soil.
Soil sticking to the plough or hoe,
Compacting of the soil.
What is deforestation?
Deforestation is the cutting down of trees, leaving the land bare.
What do the following branches of agriculture deal with? (Agricultural Economics), (Agricultural Engineering), (Agronomy), (Forestry)
(a) Agricultural economics - Organization of agriculture as a business,
(b) Agricultural engineering - Caring for farm power, machinery and structures,
(c) Agronomy - Caring for crop plants,
(d) Forestry - Caring for trees and forests
(b) Agricultural engineering - Caring for farm power, machinery and structures,
(c) Agronomy - Caring for crop plants,
(d) Forestry - Caring for trees and forests
Write down which branch of horticulture deals with the following: (Soil maps), (Fertilizers and chemicals), (Soil water holding capacity)
(a) Soil survey,
(b) Soil chemistry,
(c) Soil physics
(b) Soil chemistry,
(c) Soil physics
Write down which branch of horticulture deals with the following: (Vegetables), (Fruits), (Flowers)
(a) Olericulture,
(b) Pomology
(c) Floriculture
(b) Pomology
(c) Floriculture
What is the meaning of the following terms? (Food production), (Food security), (Food self-sufficiency), (Food demand), (Food supply)
(a) Food production – To get food by engaging in raising crops and livestock
(b) Food security – To make sure that food is always available from both local production and food imports.
(c) Food self-sufficiency – Being able to satisfy local demand for food through local production only, without importing.
(d) Food demand – The total amount of food consumed in the country at any one
time.
(e) Food supply – The total amount of food available in the country at any one
time both from food imports and local production.
(b) Food security – To make sure that food is always available from both local production and food imports.
(c) Food self-sufficiency – Being able to satisfy local demand for food through local production only, without importing.
(d) Food demand – The total amount of food consumed in the country at any one
time.
(e) Food supply – The total amount of food available in the country at any one
time both from food imports and local production.
List five factors, which limit food production and security in Botswana.
unreliable rainfall,
lack of skills,
pests and diseases,
lack of capital,
poor tools
lack of skills,
pests and diseases,
lack of capital,
poor tools
Suggest any five ways of improving food production and security.
Providing irrigation facilities,
Training farmers,
Giving loans to farmers,
Having suitable incomes.
Training farmers,
Giving loans to farmers,
Having suitable incomes.
List any five strategies adopted by Botswana government in improving food production and security.
Government schemes such as ISPAAD,
Government financial assistance like Young Famers Fund,
Loan facilities from financial institutions like NDB and CEDA,
Drought relief projects,
Increased research,
Government financial assistance like Young Famers Fund,
Loan facilities from financial institutions like NDB and CEDA,
Drought relief projects,
Increased research,
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