AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCTION: Beginner (Book with DVD) (Workbook Included)

Agricultural Crops Production: Beginner combines many different practical and visual skills with knowledge of specialized materials and techniques. Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal and other products used to sustain and enhance human life.

About this Book

This book consists of competencies that a person must achieve in the production of crops such as rice, vegetables, fruits and nuts as well as many others. Workers operating at this level and using these competencies would be working without previous experience in this industry sector. They would be undertaking a small range of skills and they would be under constant supervision or working alongside a more competent worker with some supervisory skills. They would be undertaking basic crop husbandry and work orientation skills.

About the Agricultural Crops Production Industry

The history of agriculture dates back thousands of years, and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates, cultures, and technologies. In the civilized world, industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture farming has become the dominant agricultural methodology. Modern agronomy, plant breeding, agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers, and technological developments have in many cases sharply increased yields from cultivation, but at the same time have caused widespread ecological damage and negative human health effects. Crop production includes grains, cotton, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nuts and plants. Different crops grow best in different areas of the country. Crop producers usually work from sunrise to sunset during planting and harvesting seasons. They sell the crops they’ve produced, plan crops for the next season and repair machinery. Studying crop production prepares students for careers in farming, farm management and agriculture such as Crop Manager, Crop Farmer, Crop Scientist, Horticulture Supervisor and Farm Manager.