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Areas of knowledge and skills contributing to agricultural science and practices Flashcards

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Areas of knowledge and skills contributing to agricultural science and practices

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  1. Indigenous knowledge
  2. Biological Science
  3. Natural resources
  4. Economics and management
  5. Social and political sciences
  6. Animal science
  7. Crop science
  8. Agricultural economics
  9. Plant protection
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branches of Biological Science

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• Breeding and genetics
• physiology
• Nutrition
• Ecology

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branches of Natural resources

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• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Environmental science

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branches of Economics and management

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• Macro and micro - economics
• marketing
• Business and management

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branches of Social and political sciences

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• Behavioral science
• politics and government

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branches of Animal science

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• Animal breeding
• animal nutrition
• animal physiology

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branches of Crop science

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• Agronomy
• plant breeding
• horticulture
• floriculture
• pomology

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branches of Plant protection

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• Entomology
• plant pathology
• weed science

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Job Opportunities in agriculture

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  1. Agricultural extension worker
  2. Agricultural food technologist
  3. Sales representative
  4. Educator/professor/ scientists
  5. Consultant
  6. Researchers
  7. Farm manager
  8. Entrepreneur
  9. Non- traditional job
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Agriculturist - refer to a person who has the competence to:

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  1. Scientifically diagnose and pursue opportunities
  2. Design and implement appropriate strategies
  3. Manage resources and information for gainful and sustainable development of agricultural and food system resources
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Areas of knowledge and skills contributing to agricultural science and practices:

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  1. Indigenous knowledge
  2. Biological Science
  3. Natural and physical resources
  4. Economics and management
  5. Social and political sciences
  6. Animal science
  7. Crop science
  8. Agricultural economics
  9. Plant protection
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Branches of Biological Science

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• Breeding and genetics
• physiology
• nutrition
• ecology

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Branches of Natural and Physical resources

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• Chemistry
• physics
• mathematics
• environmental science

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Branches of Economics and management

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• Macro and micro-economics
• marketing
• business and management

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Branches of Social and political sciences

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• Behavioral science
• politics and government

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Branches of Animal science

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• Animal breeding
• animal nutrition
• animal physiology

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Branches of Crop science

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• Agronomy
• plant breeding
• horticulture
• floriculture
• pomology

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Branches of Plant protection

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• Entomology
• plant pathology
• weed science

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Job opportunities in agriculture

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  1. Agricultural extension workers
  2. Agricultural food technologist
  3. Sales Representative
  4. Educator/professor/scientists
  5. Consultant
  6. Researchers
  7. Farm manager
  8. Entrepreneur
  9. Non - traditional job
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Classification of agricultural practices

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  1. Primary agriculture
  2. Secondary agriculture
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Primary agriculture

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• This involves farming in all it’s branches.
• These include certain specific farming operation such as cultivation and tillage of soil, production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of any agricultural and horticultural commodity and the raising of livestock poultry and other animals.
• Other primary activities include dairying
(Including putting the milk in containers, cooling it, and storage on the farm.)
• The production, cultivation, growing and harvesting of trees or timber products by a farmer or on a farm
• The production and processing of crude gums(oleoresin), gum spirits of turpentine and gum resin from a living tree and by the producing farmer.
• The employment of man in any of these direct farming activities is called agriculture, irrespective of whether he is employed by a farmer or the activity takes place in enclosed houses( greenhouse or mushroom cellars) or on an open field in a village, city and industrial premises or non farm premises.

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Secondary agriculture

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• This include operation other than those which fall within the primary activities of agriculture.
• These are either farming or Non- farming practices performed either by a farmer or on a farm leading to, or in addition to, such farming or non farming operations

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Importance of agriculture to the economy

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  1. Agricultural sector provides food.
    * The Philippine soil is the best suited for root crops, rice , corn , sugar cane, potatoes and many others .
    * Mangoes, pineapples, coconuts, and bananas also abound.
    * Agricultural sector also provide seafood for mineral and protein needs.

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