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Preface Uganda today has 40 million acres of land under agricultural production This is a huge increase from the 8 …
Preface
Uganda today has 40 million acres of land under agricultural production This is a huge increase from the 8 million acres that were under use in 1997. More than 70% of the population is directly involved in Agricultural production more than a half of these are in the subsistence agricultural sector. This workforce is involved in employment-related to agricultural production, processing or marketing This contributes to over 25% of the Gross Domestic Product Agriculture is the most basic and essential enterprise of our society As a country this is where we have comparative advantage. It is agriculture that converts natural resources into the food that nourishes us and keeps us healthy. If we understand how to manage these resources properly, they will sustain us forever.
Uganda aspires to transform the agriculture sector from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture (Uganda Vision 2040). This will make agriculture profitable. competitive and sustainable, to provide food and income security to all the people of Uganda. It will also create employment opportunities along the entire commodity value chain of production, processing and marketing. Specific emphasis will be put on promotion of aquaculture and livestock farming Education will play a key part in this development. Building an essential agriculture literacy is the purpose of this Lower Secondary Agriculture Syllabus which has been selected to develop skills and understanding of:
-Land management and food production.
-Producing a competitive good or service for profit.
-Modern methods of production. Sustainable development. .
- Having graduates who are adaptable and flexible to be a perfect fit in the ever-changing environment
-Delivering competitive products that can enable enterprises and industry to make profits.
The emphasis is on learning from real life enterprise and industry on the market w and in the future.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction to Agriculture Details 1 year
- Human beings need food every day. What are the various activities through which people in your community obtain food?
- Farm Tools, Equipment and Implements Details 1 year
- In your day-to-day life you do some work. You probably use your hands and some machines to make work easier You may use a simple object that acts on an object that you are working on directly This is a tool Sometimes you may ne to use a set of tools combined together This is an equipment.
