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The crop husbandry section should be highly productive as it feeds all other sections or enterprises of the farm including the dairy, beef, poultry, rabbit, fish and wild life, not to mention the farmer and his family. To maintain the productivity of crops, plant processes that enhance production should be operated at the optimum conditions.

Crop production is one of the most important sections on a farm as it takes the second largest proportion of the farm apart from the animal husbandry section which requires grazing area. The crop husbandry section should be highly productive as it feeds all other sections or enterprises of the farm including the dairy, beef, poultry, rabbit , fish and wild life, not to mention the farmer and his family.

Water is an important natural resource that sustains plant and animal life. Agriculture heavily relies on water as a vital input. However, it is not just availability of water that matters but the quality of water is also equally important.

Soil is the medium that supports plant life and subsequently animal life. To be able to effectively sustain plant growth, the soil’s nutrient status must be very good.

Natural disasters are unpredictable hazards and extremely harsh environmental conditions that disturb agricultural activities. In other cases, natural disasters may threaten human and animal life. Various governments have put in place measures to reduce the dangers caused by natural disasters.