AG80273: Basics Agricultural Sciences

The module aims at describing factors of soil formation and soil properties; explaining the principles and processes of crop production; introducing students to forestry science and basics of livestock production globally and nationally.

Intended learning outcomes

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1. Concepts of soil, its formation, components and properties; soil profile description; physical and chemical analysis of soil.
2. Principles of crop husbandry, different processes of crop production, plant nutrition and fertilization and different cropping systems 
3. Concepts and Principles of forestry and agroforestry and various management practices.
4. Knowledge on main breeds of livestock, management and productions aspects; social-economical and environmental impact of livestock. 

Intellectual skills/Application knowledge

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

1. Apply soil properties to describe a soil profile
2. Use different basics of crop husbandry in crop production.
3. Apply significance of forestry and criteria for typologies for a case study
4. Describe different breeds of livestock in Rwanda and elsewhere
5. Do a critical analysis of an animal house
6. Differentiate different feed stuff used in animal feeding