Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v4 - JHS 2

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Performance objectives

• Identify common crops and animals in Ghanaian farming.
• Describe different farming systems in your community.
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Lesson summary

Farming is one of the most important activities in Ghana because it provides food, jobs, and raw materials for industries (e.g., cocoa for export, maize for poultry feed, cotton for textiles). In our communities, people farm in different ways depending on land size, rainfall, money, labour, and market demand. Understanding farming systems helps learners to identify what crops and animals are suitable for different systems and to make better decisions about food production and environmental protection.

Lesson notes

2.1 Meaning of Farming System A farming system is the way a farmer organises: Land (size, use, rotation, fallow, irrigation), Crops (type, number of crops, arrangement), Animals (type, number, housing), Labour and tools (manual, animal traction, machines), Inputs (seed, fertiliser, pesticides), to produce food and other farm products.

In simple terms: It is the method or style of farming used.

2.2 Types of Farming Systems (Focus: Crops, Animals, and Land Combinations)

Below are common farming systems in Ghana and how they combine crops, animals, and land.

Evaluation guide

• Describe the types of crops, animals and land combinations in the
• different farming systems in your community.
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each farming system
• identified. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (CP),