Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Applied Agriculture Schemes of Work Term 1 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The schemes of work covers 4 lessons per week.

  The main reference material is the KICD Curriculum Design for Applied Agriculture.

  The document covers the following strands, sub-strands, and topics:

  • Strand: Crop Production
    • Sub-strand 1.1: Agricultural Land
      • Ways of accessing land for agricultural use (leasing, inheriting, buying, donation).
      • Utility of land for agricultural production purposes.
      • Natural factors that determine productivity of land (climate, altitude, soil, topography).
      • Importance of land in agricultural production.
    • Sub-strand 1.2: Properties of Soil
      • Physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil for crop production.
      • Experiments to test physical properties (porosity, texture).
      • Experiments to test soil pH and biological properties (humus).
      • Relation of soil profile to crop production.
    • Sub-strand 1.3: Land Preparation
      • Activities of fallow land preparation (land clearing, primary cultivation, secondary cultivation).
      • Application of conservation tillage (zero/minimum tillage).
      • Importance of proper land preparation.
    • Sub-strand 1.4: Field Management Practices
      • Management practices of selected vegetable and perennial crops.
      • Pruning of selected vegetable crops (e.g., tomatoes, capsicum).
      • Top dressing using appropriate fertilizers.
    • Sub-strand 1.5: Growing Selected Crops
      • Determination of crops established through the nursery.
      • Nursery bed management practices.
      • Transplanting and field management practices during the growth cycle.
• File Size:

  25.47 KB
• Category:

  Schemes of Work
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  APPLIED AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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