Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 1

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 1

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Agriculture

Topic:- Agro-allied industries and relationship between agriculture and industry         

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Explain the meaning of agro-allied industries
2. Give examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used
3. Discuss the relationship between agriculture and industry

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on factors that affect the availability of land	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She explains the meaning of agro-allied industries She further gives examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She discusses the relationship between agriculture and industry	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

AGRO-ALLIED INDUSTRIES

Agro-allied industries/Agro-based industries are industries which depend on agriculture for their raw materials to operate successfully

 

Examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used are;

	Agro-based Industries	Raw materials used
1	Fruit canning	Fruits
2	Sugar industry	Sugar cane
3	Paper industry	Pulpwood
4	Saw mill	Wood
5	Breweries	Cereals
6	Textile	Cotton
7	Oil mill	Oil seeds
8	Soap industry	Oil seeds
9	Starch	Cassava, maize
10	Flour mill	Cereals
11	Feed mill	Groundnuts, cereals
12	Beverages	Cocoa, dairy product etc

                                                                                                                            

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY

1. Provision of market for industrial products such as farm machinery, chemicals and fertilizer
2. Provision of for industrial workers.
3. Provision of raw materials such as cocoa, cotton, palm produce and groundnut for industries.
4. Both compete for labour.
5. Industries provide a large range of desirable goods that farmers want to buy.
6. Industries produce agro-chemicals for agricultural uses. Examples are pesticides, fertilizers, vaccines and herbicides.
7. Industries provide storage facilities for agricultural produce e.g. grains, milk, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, etc.
8. Industries also provide processing facilities such as grinders, millers, etc for agriculture.
9. Industries produce machinery and equipment for agricultural uses. Examples include tractors, ploughs, cutlasses and hoes.
10. Rise in agricultural income due to efficient and economic factor combination brings about development of industrial sector of the economy.

EVALUATION:   1. Explain the meaning of agro-allied industries

2. Give examples of agro-allied industries and the raw                              materials used
3. Discuss the relationship between agriculture and                              industry

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively