AGRICULTURE

COURSE OVERVIEW

Agriculture has been the prime enterprise for the National Economy of this country for centuries and that is why India is called Agrarian country.

• This sector also provides maximum employment to the people of this country.
• The major landmark in Agriculture happened during 1960s when the country witnessed Green Revolution.
• Several emerging dimensions of contemporary Agriculture such as organic agriculture and animal husbandry practices are now getting attention.
• The income from Agriculture can also be increased by associating in subsidiary enterprises such as mushroom production, bio-pesticides, bee-keeping, vermi-culture etc.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The board objectives of teaching Agriculture at Senior Secondary level are:

• To help the students to comprehended the facts and importance of Agriculture
• To expose the students to crop production, animal husbandry, horticulture etc
• To familiarize the students with waste management and physical environment in Agriculture
• To expose the students to find better income and avenue generating avenue of agriculture and its associated activities

CURRICULUM

This course is a planned sequence of instructions consisting of Units meant for developing employability and Skills competencies of students of Class XII opting for Skills subject along with general education subjects.