Agriculture Grade 12 Study Notes

AGRICULTURE STUDENT TEXTBOOK GRADE 12 2023

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Authors and Contributors

  • Writers:   - Yohannes Batiso, MSc (Hawassa University)   - Haile Welearegay, PhD (Hawassa University)

  • Editors:   - Bimrew Asmare, PhD (Content Editor)   - Fetene Regassa, PhD (Curriculum and Instruction Editor)   - Tamene Kitila, PhD (Language Editor)

  • Illustrator: Yonas Azene, MSc

  • Designer: Ephrem Alamrew, MSc

  • Reviewers:   - Taye Tolemariam, Professor, PhD   - Teramage Tesfaye, PhD

  • Evaluators:   - Daniel Taddesse, PhD   - Serawit Handiso, PhD

Publication Details

  • Published in August 2023 by the Ethiopia Ministry of Education under the GEQIP-E Program, supported by international partners (World Bank, UK DFID, UNICEF, etc.).

  • All rights reserved. Contact the ministry for permissions regarding reproduction.

Table of Contents Summary

Unit 1: Vegetable Crops Production and Management (Page 5-45)

  1. Importance, problems, and prospects of vegetable crop production in Ethiopia

  2. Environmental factors influencing vegetable production

  3. Classifications of vegetable crops

  4. Types of vegetable crop production systems

  5. Principles of vegetable crops management

Unit 2: Fruit Crops Production and Management (Page 45-106)

  1. Common terms related to fruit crops

  2. Importance, problems, and prospects of fruit crops in Ethiopia

  3. Classification of fruit crops

  4. Principles and techniques of fruit propagation

  5. Establishing a nursery and orchard management

Unit 3: Root and Tuber Crops Production and Management (Page 106-128)

  1. Definitions and classifications

  2. Importance and prospects of root and tuber crops

  3. Problems associated with root and tubers production

  4. Management and protection strategies

Unit 4: Coffee, Tea, and Spices Production and Management (Page 128-150)

  1. History, origin, and economic importance

  2. Ecological and soil requirements

  3. Harvesting and processing practices

Unit 5: Introduction to Plant Biotechnology (Page 150-183)

  1. Tissue culture techniques

  2. Genetic engineering applications in crop production

Unit 6: Beef Cattle Production and Management (Page 183-202)

  1. Beef cattle breeds and selection methods

  2. Feeding and housing practices

  3. Major diseases and control methods

Unit 7: Sheep and Goat Production and Management (Page 202-243)

  1. Breeds and selection

  2. Feed resources and housing practices

  3. Major diseases and control methods

Unit 8: Camel Production and Management (Page 243-265)

  1. Camel breeds and selection

  2. Feed resources and housing

  3. Diseases and their control methodologies

Unit 9: Poultry Production and Management (Page 265-288)

  1. Poultry breeds and their classification

  2. Feeding and housing methods

  3. Incubation and hatching management

  4. Major poultry diseases

Unit 10: Fishery Production and Management (Page 288-306)

  1. Introduction to aquaculture

  2. Anatomy of bony fishes

  3. Fish feeds and feeding practices

  4. Fishing methods and fish processing techniques

Unit 11: Apiculture (Page 306-326)

  1. Honey bee management

  2. Biology and behavior of honey bees

  3. Types of honey bee colonies

  4. Hive products and processing methods.