Welcome great EduPodian, here is your First Term JSS3 Agricultural Science Scheme of Work and the excerpt of the First Term JSS3 Agricultural Science Lesson Note.
Scheme of Work:
1 REVISION OF JSS 2 WORK
2 PACKAGING IN AGRICULTURE
3 BRANDING: DEFINITION, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
4 PRICING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE
5 ADVERTISING IN AGRICULTURE
6 MARKETING IN AGRICULTURE
7 FARM RECORDING
8 BOOK KEEPING
9 FARM ACCOUNT I
10 FARM ACCOUNT II
11 REVISION
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Junior Secondary Agricultural for Nigeria School Book 3. By Anthony etal.
2. Prescribed Agricultural Science for Junior School by: S.A. Omoruyi etal.
WEEK TWO
TOPIC: PACKAGING IN AGRICULTURAL
CONTENT
– Meaning of Packaging
– Purpose of Packaging
– Criteria for selecting packaging materials
– Types of packaging materials
MEANING OF PACKAGING
Packaging is the act of wrapping or enclosing agricultural products in a suitable material that will protect them when they are being transported from farms to markets and displayed in shops for people to buy.
PURPOSE OF PACKAGING
1. To protect the product from being damaged when they are transported from the farm to the stores and markets.
2. To protect farm products from damage as a result of bad weather, heat and rain.
3. To protect farm products from contamination and damage by pests and disease organisms.
4. Packaging makes agricultural products easier to handle, store and more attractive in shops.
5. To prevent products from losing their value.
EVALUATION
1. What is packaging?
2. List five purposes of packaging.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PACKAGING MATERIALS
1. The packaging material must be suitable for the type of agricultural products.
2. Packaging material for animal products should be different from materials used for packaging plants.
3. It must be capable of preventing farm products from breakage, leakage and damage to the farm.
4. The packaging container must enclose the product in a convenient unit for handling and distributing.
5. It must be strong enough to protect the agricultural products from hazards during transportation.
6. It must be easily available and cheap.
7. It must make it easy to carry the Agricultural products in terms of weight and form.
8. It should be easy to dispose off after use.
TYPES OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
1. Jute or Calico Sacks: For packaging dried Agricultural products such as maize, rice, cowpea, millet, sorghum, dried cocoa, beans e.t.c.
2. Plastic or Polythene bags: Used for packaging flour products such as: maize flour, cassava flour e.t.c
3. BownKrafts: Used for packaging small quantity of dried grains e.g rice, beans, maize e.t.c. displayed for sale on shop shelves
4. Cardboard Boxes and Trays: For packaging products such as eggs, pineapples, mangoes and bananas.
5. Hard Plastic Containers: They are manufactured specially for carrying vegetables.
6. Plastic Wrappers: Used for wrapping breed, for dressed chicken for sale in shops and markets.
7. Wooden Crates: For packaging fresh fruits such as tomatoes, mangoes, avocado pear e.t.c
8. Plastic Bottles: For packaging liquid such as vegetable oil, milk e.t.c.
9. Glass Bottles and Jars: For packaging liquid such as honey, palm wine, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil e.t.c.
10. Metal Drums and Cans: Metal drums are used to package large quantities of liquids vegetable Oil eg Palm Oil, Corn Oil. Metal Cans are used for packaging fish such as Sardines and Mackerels.
11. Baskets: They are made locally fromraphia, palm frond e.t.c. They are very useful in packaging fruits and vegetables.
GENERAL EVALUATION
1. What is Packaging?
2. List three purpose of packaging.
3. List three criteria for selecting packaging materials.
4. List five packaging materials.
5. List five items that a basket can be used to package.
READING ASSIGNMENT
Junior Secondary Agricultural for Nigerian Schools 3 by Anthony Yotal
Chapter 1, Pages 1-7
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
SECTION A
1. Fish products are packaged with the aid of ___ (a) Basket (b) Can (c) Bottle (d) Drum
2. Which of these is not a packaging material (a) Tray (b) Jute Sack (c) Polythene
(d) Sieve
3. ___is used to store large quantity of vegetable oil for export (a) Cans (b) Plastic Bottles (c) Metal drums (d) Baskets
4. Cocoa beans is best packed in the ___ (a) Polythene bag (b) Jute bag (c) Baskets
(d) Cans
5. The best packaging material for bread is ____ (a) Wooden Crates (b) Plastic wrappers (c) Crates (d) Jute bag
THEORY
1. What is packaging?
2. (a) List five packaging materials.
(b) List five reasons for packaging.
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