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
e)Handling and feeding of animals etc.
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