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Water conservation refers to protection against unnecessary loss and misuse of water. The right quantities of water should be used for specific purpose at the right time. On this topic will focus on water pollution.

Water conservation refers to protection against unnecessary loss and misuse of water. The right quantities of water should be used for specific purpose at the right time. On this topic will focus on water pollution.

Soil fertility is the richness of the soil in terms of nutrient content. Soil fertility is of great importance to plant growth. The fertility of soil depends with the level of major elements such as nitrogen., phosphorus and potassium.

Wildlife refers to all the wild animals and plants found in the forest. On this topic we are going to concentrate on animals mainly.

Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, conserving and using forest resources which include vegetation, soil, water, wild animal species and rocks.

Environmental factors refers to naturally existing tangible or non-tangible material that causes an effect to the environment. These include water, wind, sunlight, sunshine, pests, diseases and lightning.

Farm  buildings  are  structures  which  are  constructed at  the  farm  for  the  purposes   of  storing produce, inputs  like  fertilizers,  seed,  chemicals,  stock  feed  or for sheltering farm animals especially calves, pigs, chickens  and  goats.

Farms require infrastructure suitable for farm environments that enable efficient operation and easier management of various enterprises. The most basic infrastructures on the farm include fence, roads and buildings.

Goats are widely kept in most communal and resettlement farming areas. Goats are easy to keep and they are better able to survive in hot and dry climatic conditions.