AGRICULTURE

is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops and raising
livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people
to use and their distribution to markets. Agriculture provides most of the
world's food and fabrics.

BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE
HORTICULTURE

is the only plant science that incorporates both the science and aesthetics of
plants. It is the science and art of producing edible fruits, vegetables, flowers,
herbs, and ornamental plants, improving and commercializing them.It deals
with the art,science,technology,and bussines of plant cultivation.

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

is the study of how societies use available resources to meet the needs of
people. Agriculture represents the single largest use of the earth's resources—
a major driving force in the world's economy.

FORESTRY

encompasses the science and practice of establishing, managing, using, and

conserving forests, trees and associated resources in a sustainable manner to
meet desired goals, needs, and values.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat,
fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care.It also refers
livestock raising and selective breeding. It is the management and care of
animals in which the genetic qualities and behavior of animals are further
developed for profit. A large number of farmers depend upon animal
husbandry for their livelihood.

AGRONOMY

is the application of science and technology from the fields of biology,

chemistry, economics, ecology, soil science, water science, pest management
and genetics to the improvement and management of the major food crops of
the world.

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

sciences dealing with food and fibre production and processing. They include
the technologies of soil cultivation, crop cultivation and harvesting, animal
production, and the processing of plant and animal products for human
consumption and use.

SOIL SCIENCE

is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including
soil genesis, classification and mapping, physical, chemical and biological soil
properties. The different soil properties are important for crop suitability and
relevant factors to consider when it comes to proper land use.

POMOLOGY

is a branch of horticulture that focuses on the cultivation, production, harvest,

and storage of fruit, especially tree fruits. Fruit orchards can be found
worldwide, and tree fruits are a major industry in many countries, making
pomology especially vital.
AGRIBUSINESS

refers to agriculture-related activities that put farmers, processors,

distributors, and consumers within a system that produces, processes,
transports, markets, and distributes agricultural products.

ORGANIC FARMING

is defined as production of crop, animal, and other products without the use of
synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides, transgenic species, or antibiotics
and growth-enhancing steroids, or other chemicals.

CROP PRODUCTION

is one of the fundamental branches of agriculture. Crop production is the basis

for providing the livestock industry with feed, and the population with food.
Also, crop products are used in many industries as raw materials of plant
origin, such as food, textile, pharmaceutical, fuel and others.

AGRICULTURAL ENTOMOLOGY

is a subdivision of Entomology which is the study of pests and beneficial

insects of field crops, fruits and vegetables. It also includes non-insect pests
such as invertebrates (eg. nematodes), vertebrates (eg. rats), etc.

FISHERY IN AGRICULTURE

this refers to cultivation of crops through soils and other medium growing of
trees, raising of livestock, poultry, or fish w/c includes harvesting, processing
and marketing of product of farm activities and practices.

AQUACULTURE

is the farming of aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans and

aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing
process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection
from predators, etc.
OLERICULTURE

is a branch of horticulture concerned with the production, storage, processing,

and marketing of vegetables or the farming of plants for use of edible parts. It
is the science of growing vegetables and non- herbaceous plants for food.

ANIMAL SCIENCE

is a four-year course under the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture program.

The program plays a significant role in addressing the problems of low farm
productivity and food shortages in the country.

PLANT PATHOLOGY

is the science that studies the causes of plant diseases, the mechanisms by
which diseases develop in individual plants and in plant populations, and the
ways and means by which plant diseases can be managed or controlled.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

is the study of plant function and behaviour, encompassing all the dynamic
processes of growth, metabolism, reproduction, defence, and communication
that account for plants being alive.

AGROFORESTRY

is the intentional integration of woody vegetation, such as trees and shrubs,

with crops and/or livestock simultaneously or sequentially on a land
management unit.

BEEKEEPING

is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in man-made beehives. Honey

bees in the genus Apis are the most-commonly-kept