Week 1 Day 1: Forms of Land Use

Week 1 Day 2: Land Tenure Systems — Freehold, Leasehold and Community

Week 1 Day 3: Historical Background of Land Tenure in Zimbabwe

Week 1 Day 4: The Agrarian Land Reform and Resettlement Models (A1 & A2)

Week 1 Day 5: Week 1 Quiz — Land Use and Land Tenure

Week 2 Day 1: Climatic Factors — Rainfall, Temperature, Light and Wind

Week 2 Day 2: Edaphic (Soil) and Biotic Factors

Week 2 Day 3: Modification of Adverse Environmental Factors

Week 2 Day 4: Effects of Environmental Factors on Crop and Animal Production

Week 2 Day 5: Week 2 Quiz — Environmental Factors

Week 3 Day 1: The Five Natural Farming Regions — Overview

Week 3 Day 2: Natural Region 1 and 2 — High Rainfall Zones

Week 3 Day 3: Natural Region 3 and 4 — Moderate Rainfall Zones

Week 3 Day 4: Natural Region 5 — Low Rainfall and Suitable Farming Systems

Week 3 Day 5: Week 3 Quiz — Natural Farming Regions

Week 4 Day 1: Importance of Forests — Indigenous and Exotic Trees

Week 4 Day 2: Timber Harvesting, Marketing and Deforestation

Week 4 Day 3: Wildlife — Value of Fauna and Flora; Classification

Week 4 Day 4: Sustainable Utilisation of Wildlife Resources; Human-Wildlife Conflict

Week 4 Day 5: Week 4 Quiz — Forestry and Wildlife

End of Month 1 Test — Comprehensive Quiz (Weeks 1–4)

Week 5 Day 1: Weathering — Physical, Chemical and Biological

Week 5 Day 2: Factors Affecting Soil Formation

Week 5 Day 3: Soil Profile and Horizons

Week 5 Day 4: Soil Types of Zimbabwe and Their Distribution

Week 5 Day 5: Week 5 Quiz — Soil Formation

Week 6 Day 1: Soil Texture — Textural Classes and the Textural Triangle

Week 6 Day 2: Soil Structure — Types and Factors Affecting It

Week 6 Day 3: Importance of Soil Structure to Crop Growth

Week 6 Day 4: Improvement and Maintenance of Soil Structure

Week 6 Day 5: Week 6 Quiz — Soil Texture and Structure

Week 7 Day 1: Soil Constituents — Mineral Matter, Organic Matter, Water and Air

Week 7 Day 2: Importance of Soil Components to Agriculture

Week 7 Day 3: Soil Temperature — Factors and Effects on Crop Growth

Week 7 Day 4: Soil Water — Types and Movement in Soil

Week 7 Day 5: Week 7 Quiz — Soil Constituents and Temperature

Week 8 Day 1: Constituents of Soil Organic Matter and Its Importance

Week 8 Day 2: Decomposition of Organic Matter — C:N Ratio and Mineralisation

Week 8 Day 3: Essential Plant Nutrients — Macro and Micro Nutrients

Week 8 Day 4: Fertilizers — Organic, Inorganic, Compound and Straight

Week 8 Day 5: Week 8 Quiz — Soil Organic Matter and Fertility

End of Month 2 Test — Comprehensive Quiz (Weeks 5–8)

Week 9 Day 1: Botanical Classification — Monocotyledonous vs Dicotyledonous Plants

Week 9 Day 2: Botanical Classes — Leguminous, Brassica, Solanaceous

Week 9 Day 3: Gramineae (Cereals) and Cucurbitaceous Crops

Week 9 Day 4: Field Identification and Categorising of Crops

Week 9 Day 5: Week 9 Quiz — Plant Classification

Week 10 Day 1: External Parts of a Flowering Plant

Week 10 Day 2: Internal Structure of Root, Stem and Leaf

Week 10 Day 3: Functions of Root, Stem and Leaf

Week 10 Day 4: Plant Tissue Distribution and Vascular Bundles

Week 10 Day 5: Week 10 Quiz — Plant Anatomy and Physiology

Week 11 Day 1: Water and Nutrient Uptake — Osmosis and Diffusion

Week 11 Day 2: Active Transport and Imbibition

Week 11 Day 3: Photosynthesis — Process, Word and Chemical Equations

Week 11 Day 4: Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis

Week 11 Day 5: Week 11 Quiz — Water Uptake and Photosynthesis

Week 12 Day 1: Transpiration — Factors Affecting Rate and Wilting

Week 12 Day 2: Translocation and Food Storage Organs

Week 12 Day 3: Respiration — Aerobic and Anaerobic

Week 12 Day 4: Plant Tropisms — Phototropism, Geotropism, Hydrotropism

Week 12 Day 5: Week 12 Quiz — Transpiration, Translocation and Respiration

End of Month 3 Test — Comprehensive Quiz (Weeks 9–12)

Week 13 Day 1: Reasons for Land Preparation

Week 13 Day 2: Primary Tillage — Operations and Implements

Week 13 Day 3: Secondary Tillage — Harrowing, Cultivating, Ridging

Week 13 Day 4: Conservation Tillage and Minimum Tillage

Week 13 Day 5: Week 13 Quiz — Land Preparation and Tillage

Week 14 Day 1: Seedbed Preparation and Sowing Practices

Week 14 Day 2: Planting Methods — Dibbling, Drilling, Broadcasting, Transplanting

Week 14 Day 3: Plant Population — Calculation per Unit Area

Week 14 Day 4: Factors Influencing Plant Population and Crop Yield

Week 14 Day 5: Week 14 Quiz — Planting Practices

Week 15 Day 1: Principles of Crop Rotation and a 4-Crop Rotation

Week 15 Day 2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Crop Rotation

Week 15 Day 3: Intercropping and Mixed Cropping Systems

Week 15 Day 4: Weeding, Thinning, Fertiliser Application and Irrigation

Week 15 Day 5: Week 15 Quiz — Crop Rotation and Cultural Practices

Week 16 Day 1: Origin, Uses and Climatic Requirements of Cereal Crops

Week 16 Day 2: Origin and Uses of Legume Crops

Week 16 Day 3: Growth Stages and Cultural Requirements of Cereal Crops

Week 16 Day 4: Growth Stages and Cultural Requirements of Legume Crops

Week 16 Day 5: Week 16 Quiz — Cereal and Legume Production

End of Month 4 Test — Comprehensive Quiz (Weeks 13–16)

Week 17 Day 1: Socio-economic Importance of Weeds

Week 17 Day 2: Identification and Classification of Weeds

Week 17 Day 3: Weed Persistence and Crop-Weed Competition

Week 17 Day 4: Weed Management — Physical, Cultural, Chemical, Biological and IWM

Week 17 Day 5: Week 17 Quiz — Weeds and Weed Management

Week 18 Day 1: Socio-economic Importance of Pests

Week 18 Day 2: Classification of Pests According to Feeding Habits

Week 18 Day 3: Life Cycles — Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis

Week 18 Day 4: Pest Management — Economic Threshold, Injury Levels and Methods

Week 18 Day 5: Week 18 Quiz — Pests and Pest Management

Week 19 Day 1: Socio-economic Importance of Plant Diseases

Week 19 Day 2: Classification of Diseases — Bacterial, Fungal, Viral

Week 19 Day 3: Signs and Symptoms of Plant Diseases

Week 19 Day 4: Modes of Transmission and Disease Management

Week 19 Day 5: Week 19 Quiz — Plant Diseases

Week 20 Day 1: Safe Handling, Storage and Disposal of Agrochemicals

Week 20 Day 2: Classification of Pesticides and Their Modes of Action

Week 20 Day 3: Sprayer Calibration — Knapsack Sprayer Practical

Week 20 Day 4: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Environmental Impact

Week 20 Day 5: Week 20 Quiz — Agrochemical Safety

End of Month 5 Test — Comprehensive Quiz (Weeks 17–20)

Week 21 Day 1: Types of Livestock — Ruminants and Non-Ruminants

Week 21 Day 2: Importance of Livestock in Agriculture

Week 21 Day 3: Digestive System of a Ruminant

Week 21 Day 4: Digestive System of a Non-Ruminant (Poultry, Pigs)

Week 21 Day 5: Week 21 Quiz — Livestock Types and Anatomy

Week 22 Day 1: Livestock Nutrients — Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water

Week 22 Day 2: Functions of Each Nutrient and Deficiency Symptoms

Week 22 Day 3: Types of Feeds — Roughages and Concentrates

Week 22 Day 4: Broiler Management and Ration Formulation

Week 22 Day 5: Week 22 Quiz — Animal Nutrition

Week 23 Day 1: Causes of Diseases in Livestock

Week 23 Day 2: Modes of Disease Transmission in Animals

Week 23 Day 3: Signs of Health and Ill-Health in Livestock

Week 23 Day 4: Animal Parasites, Immunisation and Hygiene

Week 23 Day 5: Week 23 Quiz — Animal Health and Diseases

Week 24 Day 1: Importance of Breeding and Environmental Effects

Week 24 Day 2: Types of Breeding — In-breeding, Cross-breeding, Out-crossing

Week 24 Day 3: Artificial Insemination and Selection of Breeding Stock

Week 24 Day 4: Genetic Defects and Test Cross Diagrams

Week 24 Day 5: Week 24 Quiz — Breeding and Animal Improvement

End of Month 6 Test — Comprehensive Quiz (Weeks 21–24)

Week 25 Day 1: Types of Farm Buildings and Their Uses

Week 25 Day 2: Fencing Materials, Tools and Treatment

Week 25 Day 3: Fencing Specifications — Spacing of Poles and Strands

Week 25 Day 4: Farm Roads — Siting, Construction and Maintenance

Week 25 Day 5: Week 25 Quiz — Farm Structures and Fencing

Week 26 Day 1: Animal-Drawn Implements — Plough, Cultivator, Harrow, Planter

Week 26 Day 2: Tractor-Drawn Implements and Their Uses

Week 26 Day 3: Harnesses and Their Uses — Breast Band and Collar

Week 26 Day 4: Routine Maintenance of Implements and Machinery

Week 26 Day 5: Week 26 Quiz — Farm Machinery and Implements

Week 27 Day 1: Importance of Farm Records and Types of Farm Records

Week 27 Day 2: Farm Accounts — Profit and Loss Account

Week 27 Day 3: Farm Budgeting — Partial and Complete Budgets

Week 27 Day 4: Principles of Economics — Diminishing Returns, Risk and Uncertainty

Week 27 Day 5: Week 27 Quiz — Farm Records and Accounts

Final Exam — Comprehensive Test (Weeks 25–28 + O-Level Review)