JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus

The JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus has 36 examinable topics, listed alphabetically in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 36 topics on the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus

1. 01Agricultural Ecology
2. 02Agricultural Extension
3. 03Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives
4. 04Agricultural Processing and Storage
5. 05Animal Health
6. 06Basic Economic Principles
7. 07Bee Keeping (Apiculture)
8. 08Crop Diseases and Pests
9. 09Crop Husbandry
10. 10Cropping Systems, Planting Patterns and Plant Densities
11. 11Factors of Agricultural Production
12. 12Farm Inputs
13. 13Farm Machinery and Implements
14. 14Farm Management
15. 15Farm Surveying and Planning
16. 16Fisheries and Wildlife
17. 17Forms and Classification of Major Farm Animals
18. 18General Characteristics and Anatomy
19. 19Genetics
20. 20Growth, Development and Reproduction
21. 21History of Agricultural Development in West Africa
22. 22Importance of Agriculture
23. 23Introduction to Biotechnology
24. 24Labour Management
25. 25Land Preparation and Soil Tillage
26. 26Livestock Management
27. 27Meaning and Scope of Agriculture
28. 28Pasture and Forage Crops
29. 29Plant Forms and Functions
30. 30Plant Propagation Methods
31. 31Reproduction and Growth in Farm Animals
32. 32Rocks and Soil Formation
33. 33Roles of Government and NGOs in Agricultural Development
34. 34Soil Fertility
35. 35Soil Water and Soil Conservation
36. 36Weeds