Complete WAEC Syllabus for Crop Husbandry and Horticulture 2023, Text Books, and Topics

You must study the material from the WAEC Crop Husbandry and Horticulture curriculum in order to take the test. The Husbandry and Crop Horticulture Exam Aims and Objectives, Notes, and Format are all included.

You must study the Crop Husbandry and Horticulture course to prepare for the exam. You can use it as a guide to help you decide which topics to read about. Additionally, there are notes on ideas that you ought to learn carefully.

It would be like to traveling to the farm without your agricultural tools to study for an exam without using the Crop Husbandry and Horticulture syllabus. You won’t be effective in the end.

Make sure to use the syllabus when you start your exam preparations.

This article includes the West African Examination Council’s recommended textbooks and the Crop Husbandry and Horticulture syllabus (WAEC).

WAEC Crop Husbandry and Horticulture

In order to evaluate candidates’ knowledge and skills in the production, processing, storage, marketing, and uses of arable, plantation, and horticultural crops, the examination curriculum has been created based on the teaching syllabus.

Additionally, it will evaluate applicants’ expertise in agricultural husbandry and other fields such as landscaping.

Aims of the Syllabus

The curriculum is meant to offer a thorough evaluation of applicants’ expertise in relation to:

1. the factors that affect crop production;
2. the botany of various arable, plantation and horticultural crops;
3. the propagation and cultivation of various arable, plantation and horticultural crops;
4. the effective management of crop-based enterprises;
5. the processing, preservation, storage, transportation, marketing and use of crops;
6. the management of basic problems associated with crop cultivation;
7. landscaping, home gardening and interior decoration;
8. the socio-economic importance of crops.

Requirements

1. Schools offering Crop Husbandry and Horticulture are expected to keep farms and compounds or attach students to established farms where a variety of arable and horticultural crops are grown and maintained.
2. It is recommended that schools should have laboratories, workshops, farm tools and equipment, and study materials such as specimens, chemicals and seeds.
3. It is also recommended that candidates keep practical notebooks, farm diaries and weed albums. These should contain records of individual activities, based on laboratory and field observations.

Examination Scheme

Papers 1, 2, and 3 are the three required papers that must all be taken. Papers 1 and 2 will be taken together as a composite paper in a single sitting.

The first paper will include 50 multiple-choice objective questions that must all be solved in one hour for 50 marks.

The second paper will have six essay-style questions. Candidates must respond to four questions for 80 points in two hours.

Paper 3 will be a practical exam option for candidates applying through schools or a practical paper for private candidates. Each version will have four questions, each of which must be answered in full within two hours in order to receive 60 points.

WAEC Crop Husbandry and Horticulture Syllabus

Cultivation of Field Crops

1. Factors affecting crop production.
2. Characteristics and importance of field crops.
3. Distribution of field crops in West Africa.
4. Breeding of field crops:
   • Selection of good planting material.
   • Techniques for developing and maintaining improved varieties.
   • Seed production
     and marketing.
5. Production of cereal crops:
   • Classification, botanical attributes and distribution of cereal crops in West Africa.
   • Land preparation, planting, cultural practices.
   • Harvesting, processing and storage.
   • Uses, value chains and marketing.
6. Production of leguminous crops:
   • Classification, botanical attributes and distribution of leguminous crops in West Africa.
   • Land preparation, planting and cultural practices.
   • Harvesting, processing and storage.
   • Uses, value chains and marketing.
7. Production of root and tuber crops:
   • Introduction
   • Climatic and soil requirements.
   • Land preparation, planting and cultural practices.
   • Harvesting, post-harvest handling and uses.
8. Production of cotton:
   • Introduction
   • Land preparation, sowing and cultural practices
   • Harvesting and processing
9. Production of sugarcane:
   • Introduction
   • Land preparation, planting and cultural practices.
   • Harvesting
   • Processing and Uses
10. Cultivation of fruit crops
    • Types, characteristics and geographical distribution of fruit crops in West Africa.
    • Land preparation and nursery practices.
    • Transplanting and field maintenance.
    • Harvesting and post-harvest handling.
    • Marketing
11. Production of Tree crops:
    • Types, characteristics, classification and importance of tree crops.
    • Geographical distribution, environmental requirements and adaptation
    • Seed dormancy
    • Land preparation and techniques of raising and management of tree crops.
    • Harvesting and post-harvest handling.
    • Marketing
12. Production of specific tree crops:
    • Classification, botanical attributes and distribution of specific tree crops in West Africa.
    • Land preparation, planting and cultural practices.
    • Harvesting, processing and storage.
    • Uses, value chains and marketing.

Production of Vegetables

1. Types, characteristics, nutritional and economic importance.
2. Production systems and cropping patterns of vegetable crops in West Africa.
3. Environmental requirements
4. Site selection and land preparation
5. Nursery and field practices.
6. Harvesting and post-harvest handling of vegetable crops.
7. Quality and safety standards in vegetable production.
8. Quality and safety standards in vegetable marketing.

Production of Specific Vegetable Crops

1. Classification, types, environmental requirements and land preparation methods.
2. Nursery and cultural practices.
3. Harvesting and post-harvest handling.
4. Quality and safety standards in vegetable production and roles of actors and players.

Raising Ornamental Plants

1. Types and functions of ornamental plants.
2. Propagation of ornamental plants.
3. House plants:
   • Types and uses
   • Selecting house plants for specific uses.
   • Management of house plants Tools, Containers and Management, practices.
4. Establishment and management of lawn grasses.
5. Establishment and management of hedges.
6. Establishment and management of beds and borders.

Landscaping

1. Meaning and importance of landscaping.
2. Components and principles of landscape design.

Vocations in Crop Husbandry and Horticulture

1.  Vocations and tasks in Crop Husbandry and Horticulture.
2. 1. Role of vocations
   2. Establishments of enterprises

   Practical Syllabus

   1. Introduction to Crop Production
   2. Nursery Practices
   3. Field Practices
      • Land preparation and Planting
      • Fertilizers
      • Weeds
      • Pests and Diseases
      • Irrigation
   4. Harvesting and Post-harvest Handling
   5. Record keeping
   6. Landscaping and Ornamental Horticulture