LESSON-1 introduction in agriculture and fishery arts

Introduction in agriculture

1. LESSON 1:
INTRODUCTION
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY ARTS

2. What is
Agriculture?

3. comes from the Latin words ;
ager, agri - field
Cultura - growing, cultivation.
“growing and cultivating of the field.”
AGRICULTURE

4.  It embrace knowledge of the way to
perform the operations of the farm in a
skillful manner.
It involves physical and mental skills.
AGRICULTURE as an ART,

5. It utilizes all modern technologies
developed on scientific principles such as
crop improvement/breeding, crop
production, crop protection, economics
etc., to maximize the yield and profit.
hybridization, transgenic crop,
biotechnology etc.
AGRICULTURE as SCIENCE

6. agriculture as a business aims at maximum
net return through the management of
land, labor, water and capital, employing
the knowledge of various sciences for
production of food, feed, fiber and fuel. In
recent years, agriculture is
commercialized to run as a business
through mechanization.
AGRICULTURE as BUSINESS

7. the cultivation of land for the production
of crops, the raising of farm animals for
egg, milk and meat, the production of fruit
and other horticultural and agronomical
crops.
FARMING

8. What is the
Importance of
Agriculture?

9. 1.The key to economic
advancement
Importance of Agriculture

10. 2. The key to healthy
biosphere
Importance of Agriculture

11. 3. Production of raw
materials for industries
Importance of Agriculture

12. 4. Source of foreign
exchange (export &
import)
Importance of Agriculture

13. 5. Source of food
Importance of Agriculture

14. •Clothing
•Houses
•Industry
•Fuel
Other Importance of Agriculture
•Natural Beauty
•Environmental Balance

15. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture (Fishery)
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering

16. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering
propagation of fruits, vegetables and
ornamental plants
Divisions of Horticulture
✓Olericulture - growing of
vegetables
✓Pomology - planting of fruit trees
✓Floriculture - propagation of
flowering plants
✓ Landscape Horticulture - growing
of ornamental plants for mass
effects in garden.

17. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering
growing of plants that
are used for staple crops
and fiber crops.

18. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering
raising of animals for meat,
milk, and other raw product
for the industry.

19. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering
the farming of
freshwater and saltwater
organisms including
mollusks, crustaceans
and aquatic plants.

20. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering
Business aspects

21. Horticulture
Branches of Agriculture
Plant Industry
Animal Industry
Aquaculture
Agricultural Economies
Farm Engineering
application of
engineering techniques
to agriculture

22. THANK YOU!