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SPRING UP
IN
AGRICULTURE
LEARNER'S BOOK

T.G. Kombora GRADE

G. Mujajati
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SPRING UP
IN
AGRICULTURE
LEARNER'S BOOK

T.G. Kombora
G. Mujajati

3
GRADE
Edited by:
N. Machiwenyika
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 Contents
Topic 1: inTroducTion To AgriculTure
1. Importance of Agriculture 1–7
2. Garden Tools 8 – 13
3. Safety in Agriculture 14 – 17
Topic 2: climATe And lAnd use
4. Climate 18 – 26
Topic 3: soil
5. Soil Formation 27 – 30
6. Compost Making 31 – 32
7. Soil Erosion 33 – 36
Topic 4: WATer
8. Water Conservation 37 – 40
Topic 5: plAnTs
9. Introduction to the Study of Plants 41 – 43
10. Plant Nutrition 44 – 46
11. Vegetable Crops 47 – 49
12. Field Crops 50 – 51
13. Orchard/Fruit Trees 52 – 54
14. Ornamental Horticulture 55 – 59
15. Forestry 60 – 68
Topic 6: AnimAls sTudy
16. Introduction to Animal Study 69 – 72
17. Animal Nutrition 73 – 77
18. Small Livestock Production (Poultry or Rabbits) 78 – 81
19. Apiculture 82 – 86
Topic 7: FArm implemenTs And mAchinery
20. Farm Implements 87 – 93
Topic 8: Agribusiness
21. Agribusiness 94 – 99
Revision Tests 100 – 112
topiC 1: introduCtion to
AgriCulture

UNIT

1 Importance of Agriculture

objeCtives
• Deine the term agriculture.
• State how agriculture is important to all of us.
What is Agriculture?
Agriculture is the practice of growing crops and rearing animals
for food, medicine and other uses. Preparation of these crops and
animals for sale and marketing them is also part of agriculture.
Names of crops grown by farmers

1. Maize

2. Sorghum
 3. Groundnuts

4. Wheat

5. Cotton

6. Tobacco

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Names of animals reared by farmers

1. Cattle

2. Chickens

3. Goats

4. Pigs

5. Sheep

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 6. Rabbits

7. Donkeys

8. Horses

Agriculture is important to all of us

We get food from crops and animals reared on
the farms.
(a) From animals such as cattle, goats, sheep,
chicken and rabbits, we get meat.

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(b) We get eggs from chickens.

(c) We get milk from cows.

(d) We get mealie meal from maize and

sorghum. Mealie meal is used to cook
sadza and porridge.

(e) We get bread from wheat.

(f) Vegetables are grown for food.

From crops and animals we can also

get the following:

(a) We can get clothes from cotton.

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(b) We can get shoes from animal skins.

(c) We can sell crops and animals to get money.

Class Activity 1
1. Visit the school garden and school ield. Name the different crops
grown in the school garden and school ield.
2. Visit a farmer near your school. Name the different animals that
can be found on this farm.
3. Do you have a garden and a ield at your home? What vegetables
and crops do you grow at home?

ExErcisE 1
1. What do farmers produce?
(a) _______________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________

2. Name the crops being grown, at home and at school.

At home At school
(a) _____________________ (a) _____________________
(b) _____________________ (b) _____________________

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 (c) _____________________ (c) _____________________
(d) _____________________ (d) _____________________
(e) _____________________ (e) _____________________

3. Name the animals that you have seen being kept at home and at
school.
At home At school
(a) _____________________ (a) _____________________
(b) _____________________ (b) _____________________
(c) _____________________ (c) _____________________
(d) _____________________ (d) _____________________
(e) _____________________ (e) _____________________

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