Agricultural Science — 30-Week Plan (Alt-to-Practical mastery)
Weekly outline built from the WAEC syllabus (last 5–10 years emphasis). Practice can be done offline; Mock is timed online (2 attempts).
Total practice: 420 • Total mock: 630
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Week 1–4 (October: Agriculture & Soil)
- Week 1: Meaning/scope of agriculture; importance; problems & solutions; roles of government/NGOs; land tenure systems.
- Week 2: Soil formation; profile; properties; soil organisms.
- Week 3: Soil fertility & conservation; erosion control; soil improvement methods.
- Week 4: Land preparation; tillage systems; farm tools & equipment.
Week 5–8 (November: Crop Production I & Agro-allied)
- Week 5: Plant nutrients; manures & fertilizers; application methods.
- Week 6: Propagation; nursery management; seed viability/germination.
- Week 7: Cultural practices — weeding, thinning, mulching, pruning; crop protection basics.
- Week 8: Agro-allied industries — leather/soap/textiles/canning/beverages; agriculture–industry link.
Week 9–12 (December: Crop Production II, Ornamentals & Harvesting)
- Week 9: Husbandry of selected crops — cereals, legumes, roots & tubers, horticultural crops.
- Week 10: Ornamental plants — meaning, importance, common types, settings, propagation, maintenance.
- Week 11: Harvesting, processing & storage; spoilage control.
- Week 12: Revision paper (Obj-heavy, crop/soil/ornamental focus).
Week 13–16 (January: Animal Production I & Environmental Physiology)
- Week 13: Classes of livestock; breeds & selection; housing systems.
- Week 14: Animal nutrition — feedstuffs; simple ration formulation.
- Week 15: Reproduction & breeding; heat detection; parturition.
- Week 16: Environmental physiology — climate effects on growth, milk/egg yield, reproduction.
Week 17–20 (February: Animal Production II, Fishery & Apiculture)
- Week 17: Poultry production — management & vaccination schedules.
- Week 18: Ruminant & non-ruminant management; records.
- Week 19: Aquaculture — fish/shrimp/crab farming; ponds; feeding; harvesting.
- Week 20: Apiculture (bee-keeping) — hives, honey, safety/precautions; common problems.
Week 21–24 (March: Mechanization & Farm Economics)
- Week 21: Farm machinery basics; maintenance; farm power sources.
- Week 22: Irrigation & drainage; water management; farm surveying; farmstead planning & layout.
- Week 23: Farm economics — demand/supply, price determination, elasticity, agricultural insurance.
- Week 24: Capital markets (banks, co-ops, stock exchange, bonds); farm accounts — P&L, balance sheet, depreciation & salvage value.
- Nigeria/others: Alternative-to-Practical — data tables/graphs, variables/controls, inference.
Week 25–27 (April: Integration & Regional Agriculture)
- Week 25: Integrated farm planning; mixed cropping/livestock.
- Week 26: High-yield local crops — cocoa, oil palm, cassava, rice, maize.
- Week 27: Q-bank drill on storage/processing & marketing; problems of farm managers (labour, migration, finance).
Week 28–30 (April: Grand Final Mocks)
- Week 28: Grand Final Mock 1 (balanced by blueprint).
- Week 29: Grand Final Mock 2 (harder with farm economics + accounts).
- Week 30: Grand Final Mock 3 (closest replica; time-pressured).