agriculture Archives - Free ZIMSEC & Cambridge Revision Notes

Farm Inputs: Sunshine,Temperature and Rainfall

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:22:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Crops require good sunshine and a certain temperature in order to grow. Image credit mg.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming as a system:Farm Inputs: Sunshine and Temperature

Sunshine

It refers to cloud free days experienced in an area.
The number of days with sunshine decreases as latitude increases towards the poles.
Sunshine is […]

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Commercial ranching

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:20:04+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Brahman cattle. Image credit agcanada.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial ranching

This is the large scale rearing of livestock mainly to produce meat for sale.
In Zimbabwe however, the ranching has of late been diversified with the farmers not just keeping cattle and sheep but also wildlife […]

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Agriculture: Introduction

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:39:18+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Agriculture is a critical part of the Zimbabwean economy. Image credit care.ca

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture: Introduction

Agriculture is a primary activity in which man extracts food and industrial raw materials from nature on a production unit known as a farm.
As a result, this industry or activity is called farming.

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Farm Inputs: Land size, Soil and Slope

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:23:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Crops require the right soil. Image credit voanewsamerica.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farm Inputs: Land size, Soil and Slope

Land size

Size of the land is significant in farming because where land is short and farming land is small, traditional farmers have to practice intensive subsistence farming.
Subsistence farming is the growing of […]

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Cattle Ranching as a system

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:20:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Grazing Cattle. Image credit blogspot.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Cattle Ranching as a system

We are aware that some of the information in this topic is dated but we have included it because examiners still keep examining on it.

Cattle ranching , like any other farming activity, is […]

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Farm Inputs: Land Ownership

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T08:56:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A communal farmer. Image credit mg.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farm Inputs: Land Ownership

Land ownership or tenure

This mainly results from socio-economic and political as well as historical factors that prevail in an area.
The tenant or leasehold system of land tenure in one where a landlord leases or rents land to […]

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Human Farm Inputs: Labour and Capital

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:26:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Capital and Labour are important on farms. Image credit buzzsouthafrica.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farm Inputs:Farm Inputs: Labour and Capital

These fall under Human Inputs

Labour

This refers to the number of people involved in a production system, their skills or technical know-how as well as their production objectives.
In traditional farming systems, […]

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Commercial farming in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:31:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Commercial Farm in Zimbabwe.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Commercial farming in Zimbabwe

Inputs

Land– ranges from 500 to 100 000 ha.
Rainfall– water for irrigation comes from rivers, dams, lakes or aquifers.
Capital– comes from banks or other farmers.
Labour– this comes from the farmers himself, skilled and […]

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Human Farm Inputs: Farm machinery

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:00:16+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farm Tractors are widely used equipment.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Human Farm Inputs: Farm machinery

Farm machinery

This is a very crucial human input in that it determines the productive capacity of a farming system.
The machinery used depends on the technological advancements of that community.
Machinery helps in making work light in […]

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Human Farm Inputs: Seeds and Fertilizer

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:27:20+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Fertilizer is often a critical input

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Human Farm Inputs: Seeds and Fertilizer
Seeds

These determine the germination rate, growth status and productivity level of crops.
Traditional farmers use seeds from the previous year’s harvest.
These seed mostly would have been damaged by fungi, insects and rodents such that their […]

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