NEB Agriculture Syllabus course is designed for students of grade XI with agriculture as an optional subject. It consists of eleven units. The nature of the course is both practical and theoretical. Agriculture is the science which deals with the farming of crops, livestock, fish, and poultry. Crops are grown for food, fiber, industry, and medicinal purposes.
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Grade XI NEB Syllabus
NEB Agriculture Syllabus
Agriculture
Grade XI
Full Marks : 100 (75T+ 25P)
Pass Marks: Th. 27 + Pr. l0
Teaching Hours: 150
Nature of Course: Theory +Practical
I. Introduction of NEB Agriculture Syllabus (Course Description)
NEB Agriculture Syllabus course is designed for students of grade XI with agriculture as an optional subject. It consists of eleven units. The nature of the course is both practical and theoretical. Agriculture is the science which deals with the farming of crops, livestock, fish, and poultry. Crops are grown for food, fiber, industry, and medicinal purposes. The integrated knowledge of growing various crops such as cereals, pulses, oilseeds, industrial crops, spices, vegetables, flowers, and fruits become very useful for profitable farming. The study of the subject provides an understanding of farming operations such as permaculture farming, agroecology, soil science, plant protection, crop production, agri-engineering, agriculture economy, vegetable production, fish production, livestock production.
II. Objectives of NEB Agriculture Syllabus
The general objectives of Agriculture Syllabus course are:
a. to provide knowledge on crops and livestock farming and agro ecology·
b. to make aware of the present technologies and developments in crop, livestock and fisheries; and
c. to develop skills in adapting agriculture as a profession and generate self employment opportunities.
III. Specific objectives of NEB Agriculture Syllabus
On completion of the Agriculture Syllabus courses, the students will be able to:
1. explain the concept of agriculture and discuss permaculture farming.
2. discuss the cultivation of various crops such as cereals, pulses, oilseeds, industrial crops, spices, vegetables, fruits, etc;
3. explain principles and practices of crop production based on agro-ecological zones;
4. explain the production of various livestock such as cow, buffalo, goat, sheep, poultry, pig, fish, etc; and
5. discuss principles and practices of animal production based on agro-ecological zones.
6. identify the use and importance of agri-engineering.
7. classify the agro-ecology of crop plants.
IV. Course Scheme of NEB Agriculture Syllabus
Units Title Teaching Hours
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1. Introduction to Agriculture
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5
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2. Permaculture Farming
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8
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3. Classification of agroecology of
cops plants
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5
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4. Soil Science I
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15
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5. Plant protection
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20
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6. Crop production I
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19
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7. Agri- engineering I
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15
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8. Agricultural Economics and Marketing
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5
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9. Vegetable Production
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18
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10. Fish production I
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15
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11. Livestock Production I
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75
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Total
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150hrs.
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V. Course Contents of NEB Agriculture Syllabus
Unit-1 Introduction ln Agriculture:
– Agriculture in Nepal: past, present, and future
– Population, climate change, and agriculture development
– Modern agriculture and sustainable agriculture
– Conservation of local biodiversity
– Agriculture as commercial enterprises
Unit-2 Permaculture Farming
– Concept of permaculture
– Principles of permaculture design
– Management of permaculture.
Unit-3 Classification and Agro-ecology of Crop plants
– Classification of crops (agronomical and horticultural crops)
– Relationship of major crops to climatic and edaphic conditions.
Unit-4 Soil Science I
– Types of soil
– Structure of soil
– Instruments used for soil sampling and test
Practical
– Compost preparation.
– Soil sampling technique
Unit-5 Plants Protection:
– Introduction
– Harmful and beneficial insects
– The general life cycle of insects
– Principle of insect management
– Symptoms of diseases
– Principle of diseases management
– Pesticides and their formulation
– Botanical pesticides and their usage
– Handling of pesticides
– Plant protection equipment
– Major insects and diseases of prioritized crops and their management (rice, maize, wheat, potato, citrus, apple, mango and vegetables)
– Integrated pest management
Practical
– Identification of major insect pets
– Identification of major diseases
– Identification of pesticides
– Identification of sprayers and their handling
– Pesticide calibration
– Preparation of botanical pesticides
– Visit farmers fields/ research station/ demonstration plots
Unit-6 Crop Production l
– Introduction, importance recommended varieties
– Origin, distribution, taxonomy, and morphology of agronomic crop species.
– Agro-ecology (Relation to climate and edaphic conditions) of agronomic crop species.
a) Cereals (Rice, Maize, Wheat)
– Crop rotations and cropping pattern
– Land preparation
– Seed preparation, methods of sowing
– Nursery management (rice)
– Transplanting (rice)
– Plant nutrients (chemical fertilizers, organic and bio-fertilizers)
– Intercultural operation and weed management
– Water management
– Harvesting and storage,
b) Grain Legumes (lentil, chickpea, and groundnut)
– Crop rotations and cropping patterns.
– Land preparation,
– Seed preparation, methods of sowing
– Plant nutrients (chemical fertilizers, organic and bio-fertilizers)
– Intercultural operation and weed management
– Water management
– Harvesting and storage.
c) Organic farming and sustainable agriculture:
– Importance,
– Concept and approaches: organic farming, permaculture, bio-intensive farming system,
– Significance and implications of organic and sustainable agriculture,
Practical
– Identification of agronomic crops based on the seed type,
– Planning of scientific crop rotation and cropping patterns,
– Nursery bed preparation for rice,
– Field preparation, sowing, intercultural operation and harvesting of selected agronomic crops in each season,
– Fertilizer and manure: calculation of dosages; application in the field.
Unit-7 Agri-engineering I
a) Irrigation and drainage
– Types of irrigation
– Irrigation requirement of various crops
– Losses due to over-irrigation
– Types of drainage
b) Agricultural equipment
– Tillage equipment
– Seeding equipment
– Intercultural equipment
– Irrigation equipment
– Harvesting and threshing equipment
– Seed cleaning and grading equipment
Unit-8 Agricultural Economics and Marketing
– Demand and supply
– Cost of production
– Agriculture marketing
Unit-9 Vegetable Production
a) importance of vegetables:
– Introduction, scope, economic and nutrition value.
– Vegetable industry in Nepal.
Classification of vegetables.
– Vegetable cultivation based on agroecological zone.
Vegetable cropping systems and rotation.
b) Types of vegetable of gardening:
§ Home stead or kitchen gardening.
§ Advantages, selection, of vegetable type, planning and guidelines for successful management.
– Commercial vegetable gardening.
– Market gardening.
– Truck gardening or farming.
– Off-season vegetable production
– Methods (plastic tunnel system)
– Relationship to climatic and edaphic conditions.
– Recommended varieties and their characteristics.
c) Vegetable nursery management
– Introduction
– Land preparation
– Seed treatment
– Seed sowing
– Seeding care
– offseason vegetable nursery
d) Methods of vegetable production:
o Potato
o Cole crops ( cauliflower, cabbage)
o Cucurbitaceous crops (cucumber, bitter gourd, squash, and pumpkins, bottle gourd, sponge gourd)
o Root and stem crops (radish, turnip, carrot)
o Bulb crops(onion and garlic)
o Green leafy crops (broad leaf mustard, cress, spinach, Swiss chard)
o Fruit vegetables (lady’s finger, tomato, brinjal, chilly)
o Leguminous vegetables (french bean, cowpea and peas)
c) Vegetable seed production
– Seed quality
– Seed production techniques: Isolation (cross pollinated crops); Selection; rouging
– Maturity assessment
– Harvesting, storage, and marketing.
Practical
– Identification of vegetable seeds and crops based on the part used
Planning of homestead or kitchen garden.
– Vegetable nursery bed preparation and sowing
– Fertilizer and manure calculation of dosages: application in the field. Crops.
Unit-10 Fish Production I
a) Warm water fish culture
Pond construction.
– Water quality management in pond fish culture
– Preparation of pond for fish culture
– Characteristics of cultivable fishes
– Types of culture practices
– Level of fish culture
– Pond management
– Economics of warm water fish culture
b) Common fish diseases occurring to carps and their control Practice
– Field visit (specify the location)
Unit-11 Livestock Production I
a) General
– Classification of domestic animals and poultry.
– Economic herd size of farm animals.
– The distinction between sick and healthy animals
– General prevention measures and practices
b) Fodder and pasture
– Fodder classification
– Important fodder trees, grasses, legumes
– Grazing management system
– Forage conservation
– Nursery establishment and management.
– Carrying capacity of community pasture land.
Practical
– Identification of important fodder trees, grasses and legumes
c) Poultry production
– Poultry breeds
Poultry production system
Incubation and hatching of eggs.
– Brooding and rearing
– Care and management
Selection and culling of birds
Feed requirement.
– Parasitic diseases
– Infectious diseases
Practical:
– Poultry breeds
– Selection and culling of birds
– Vaccinations
d) Sheep and goat production
– Native breeds
Exotic breeds
– Production system
– Care and management
– Identification methods
– Castration, dehorning, dipping, shearing
– Selection and culling
– Types of feed and management
– Parasitic diseases and management
– Infectious diseases and management
Practical:
• Identification methods
• Castration dehorning, dipping, shearing
• Selection and culling
VI. Teaching Learning Strategies
– Project work
– Discussion
– Group work
– Pair work
– Question-answer
– Demonstration
– Field study
VII. Instructional Materials
– Multimedia
– Maps
– Pictures
Charts etc.
VIII. Evaluation Scheme
a) Theory portion
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Total questions
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Required no of
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Nature of questions
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Weightage for each
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to be asked
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answers to be attempted
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4
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3
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Descriptive (long answer questions
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3×12=36
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8
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6
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Short answer questions
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6×4=24
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15
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15
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Very short answer questions
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15×1=15
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Total
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75 Marks
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b) Practical Portion
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Attendance
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5marks
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Sporting/performance( class/field)
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5marks
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Practical record
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5marks
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Viva-voce
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5marks
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Final practical
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5marks
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Total
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25marks
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IX. Reference books of NEB Agriculture
– Bardach, J.E., .J.H. Ryther and W.O. Maclarney, 1972, Aquaculture. The Farming and Husbandry of Fresh Wartch and Marine Organisms. Science ed, Hohn Wiley & Sons, N.Y. Chichester, Brisbane. Toronto, 868 PP.
– Chakrabarty, N.M. 1994, Diseases of Cultivable Freshwater Fishes and Their Contro. Published by International books and periodicals supply Services, Nishant Junj, Pitampura. Delhi. 149pp.
– Shephard, Jonathan & N B 1988. Intensive Fish Farming. Black well Science, London.
– Leitriz, Earl, 1963, Trout and salmon Culture, state of California, Dept. of fish and Game. fish Bulletin No. 107
– Huet. Marcel 1975. Text Books of fish culture, Fishing news (Book) Ltd.; Rosemount Avbenue, West By fleet, Surrey, England.
– Martyshev, F.G. 1983 Pond Fisheries, Amerined Publishing Co. Pvt. Lld. New Delhi .454pp.
– Sedgwick, Stephen Drummond.1985. Trout Farming Handbook. Fourth Ed. F’ishing News Books Ltd. I Long Garden walk. Farnham Surrey. England.
– Freshwater Fish Seed Production Manual.
– Natural Water f’isheries Development Project NARC and JICA.
– Rajbhandari B.P.2010. Bio-intensive Farming System -;3g h}las v]tL k|0ffnL_.WOREC Nepal. Kathmandu. 211 PP.
– Rajbhandari, B.P. 1991 .Gruundnut: biology and production technology, International Offset Press Kathmandu. 170 PP.
– Rajbhandari, B.P. 1998. Grain Legumes of Nepal. Kumar Chhapakhana, Chitwan. 280 PP.
– Trainers’ manuals, MDAP,DOA. (English & Nepali)
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