Lesson Note on the Importance and Forms of Agriculture

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CLASS: BASIC 7

1. TOPIC: Importance and Forms of Agriculture:
2. CONTENT: (i) Importance of Agriculture to the individuals, society, and the nation. (ii) Types of Agriculture based on levels: Subsistence & Commercial

Importance of agriculture to the individual

1. Provision of food: This is the most important contribution of agriculture to man because food is required for our survival. People need food in order to live. Farm animals also need food. The food could be meat, eggs, and milk from farm animals and products from many different crops such as yam, rice, maize etc.
2. Provision of shelter materials: This help to protect man from adverse weather conditions and predators. Agriculture is a source of materials used in building houses. Materials such as timbers and leaves are used in building houses.
3. Provision of materials for clothing: Agriculture provides fibre, silk and cotton from plants for textile production, hides and skins as well as wool from sheep for clothing, shoes, belts and bags.
4. Provision of income: Agriculture provides ….