Agricultural ScienceJSS3 First Term

1. Packaging of Agricultural produce

• Definition of packaging  - Types of packaging materials 
  e.g. Boxes, drums/barrels, 
  trays, cages, polythene bags, 
  baskets, sacks etc.

  2. Criteria for selecting packaging materials for agricultural produce

•  Nature of produce (either liquid or solid
• Shape of produce
• Size of produce
• Distance to the market
• Live or frozen especially livestock produce

3. Pricing of Agricultural produce 

• Definition of pricing
• Determinants of pricing of agricultural produce e.g. cost of production, quality of produce, quantity of produce, market forces (demand and supply) season of production

4. Farm Records and Book-keeping

• Definition and types of farm records e.g. farm diary, farm inventory, input record, production record, consumption record, sales records, profit and loss accounts.

5. Computer aided farm records 

• Journal preparation
• Types of journal e.g. sales journal and purchase journal.