MECHANISED FARMING

WEEK 10

Topic: MECHANISED FARMING

Subtitle:  PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE

Learning Objectives: At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. explain the concept of mechanized agriculture.

2 identify some agricultural machines.

3 explain the problems associated with mechanized agriculture.

4 explain how modern agricultural technology can be applied to fishing and farming.

5 list three advantages and three disadvantages of modern agricultural technology

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of charts

Content   

Meaning of mechanized agriculture

In the olden days, our people farmed with only cutlasses, sickles and hoes. They used small fish as bait to catch fish in small rivers and lakes around them. The food they produced was,…