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TOPIC: IMPORTANCE AND FORMS OF AGRICULTURE.
CONTENT: Types of agricultural practice in the localities
Sub – Topic 1: Types of Agricultural Practice in the Localities
This system involves the rearing of animals that feed on/graze forage crops (grasses and legumes), such as goats, sheep and cattle. Pastoral farming could take any of these three forms:
Ranching: In this system, large numbers of animals are kept o a large expanse of enclosed land which may be under natural vegetation or planted pasture. The animals are allowed to move freely and graze within the confinement (Ranch). It is possible to adopt rotational grazing especially where the ranch is divided into sections/paddocks. An example of ranch in Nigeria is Obudu Cattle Ranch in Cross River state.
Advantages of Ranching
iii. Good quality animals are produced due to proper breeding programme.
Disadvantages
Ley farming: This is a system of farming which involves the planting of forage crops and food crops in alternation. The forage crops may include grasses, legumes and other plants acceptable to farm animals while the food crops may be maize, rice, cowpea etc. The pasture is grown for about 2-4 years and then the land is tilled and used to cultivate other crops. It is also known as rotational pasture.
Advantages of Ley farming
Disadvantages
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