Semester 2

This module introduces students of Level 1 Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine to fundamentals of Chemistry. It comprises four components: Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. The module equips students with necessary skills (analytical, quantification of matter, etc) which will help them to undertake and understand their courses in the option they have chosen. Students are requested to read all teaching materials provided on this platform (PowerPoint Slides, Course Notes, Books) and do assignments to consolidate their knowledge and ask questions where necessary. Lab experiments protocols were also uploaded for each components and students should have read and understood them prior to attending the lab session. 

Teacher: Mr. Jean Claude Safari, Mr. Jean Bosco Sibomana , Mr. Ephrem Habumugisha and Mr. Jean Bosco Micomyiza

Study Group: Year 1 CAVM (all) 

The module aims at describing factors of soil formation and soil properties; explaining the principles and processes of crop production; introducing students to forestry science and basics of livestock production globally and nationally.

Intended learning outcomes

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1. Concepts of soil, its formation, components and properties; soil profile description; physical and chemical analysis of soil.
2. Principles of crop husbandry, different processes of crop production, plant nutrition and fertilization and different cropping systems 
3. Concepts and Principles of forestry and agroforestry and various management practices.
4. Knowledge on main breeds of livestock, management and productions aspects; social-economical and environmental impact of livestock. 

Intellectual skills/Application knowledge

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

1. Apply soil properties to describe a soil profile
2. Use different basics of crop husbandry in crop production.
3. Apply significance of forestry and criteria for typologies for a case study
4. Describe different breeds of livestock in Rwanda and elsewhere
5. Do a critical analysis of an animal house
6. Differentiate different feed stuff used in animal feeding

Background for understanding of the advanced courses related to the physical agricultural Environment

This module will equip the student the skill to identify, appraise and manage the basic physical agricultural resources

The content of this module will be: Agro-geology (petrography), Mineralogy and Geomorphology

Welcome to the module of Basics of Basics of Economics .This module will be taught to students in year one. It will constitute three course units .Micro Economics,Macro Economics and Fundamentals of Accounting 

Basics of Environmental Science is an engaging introduction to environmental study. ... It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities