A) DEFINITION

INTRODUCTION

agriculture is defined as the art and science of animal and crop production.

Reasons why agriculture is said to be an ART

  • Its an art because it entails activities such as:
    a)Tilling of land
    b)Construction of farm structures
    c)Harvesting of crops
    d)Measuring of distances
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    e)Handling and feeding of animals etc.FB_IMG_1492604295393.jpg
    f)Weeding of crops,to remove weed such as the above(striga hermotheca).

    reasons why agriculture is also term as a science.
    it involves the following branches of science;
  • pathology-the study of pathogens,effects and their control measures.
  • parasitology-the study of parasites,effects and their control measures.
  • entomology- the study of insects,effects and their control measures.
  • genetics-the study of genes,genetic variations,and heredity in living organism etc