BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE

Four main branches of agriculture:

 Livestock Production
 Crop Production
 Agriculture Economics
 Agricultural Engineering

A. Livestock Production – commonly defined as domesticated

animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce labor and
commodities such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, and wool.
 Nomadic pastralism – this is the keeping of cattle while moving
from one region in search of pasture and clean water.
 Poultry farming – the rearing of poultry such as chicken,
goose, turkey, pigeon etc.
 Pig farming – rearing of pigs
 Apiculture – bee keeping
 Aquaculture – fish farming

B. Crop Production – other term is Arable Farming.

 Annual crops – like cereals and pulses garden peas

 Perennial crops – like coffee, tea, sugarcane
 Field crops – like growing of wheat.
 Horticulture crops – entails (i) Pomology, (ii) Olericulture, (iii)
Floriculture

I. Pomology – growing of fruits

II. Olericulture – growing of vegetables
III. Floriculture – growing of flowers
C. Agriculture Economics – is a branch of agriculture which deals
with the utilization of scarce resources. It aims at maximizing
output while minimizing costs. Example is marketing agriculture
produce.

D. Agriculture Engineering – is a branch of agriculture that deals

with use and maintenance of farm tools, machinery and structures.
 Cebu Technological University
Pinamungajan Extension
Campus
Pandacan Pinamungajan Cebu

Written Report
In
Introduction to Agriculture and
Fisheries

Submitted by: Alpha Jay G. Manijas

Submitted to: Mrs. Mary Grace Perez