Agricultural Cultural Practices (Meaning of Cultural Practices)

Agricultural Science JSS 2 First Term

WEEK  7

Agricultural Cultural Practices (Meaning of Cultural Practices)

Performance Objectives

Student should be able to:

     1. Define cultural practices.

     2. State the classes of cultural practices.

Content

Definition of Cultural Practice

Cultural practice is defined as all the activities or operations carried out on the farm by a farmer at a different time of the year for food and raw materials production for mankind. It can also be referred to as all the operations performed by a farmer in the farm before, during and after crops have been planted.

Classes of Cultural Practices

There are four classes of cultural practices and they include:

1. Pre-planting operations: These are operations carried out before planting.

2. Planting operations: These are operations carried out on the farm during planting.

3. Post-planting operations: These are operations carried out on the farm after planting has been done.

4. Post-harvesting operations: These are operations carried out on crops immediately after harvesting them from the field.