Farm surveying and farmstead

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Farm surveying and farmstead, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:

• 1. Farm surveying and farmstead planning a. Meaning and importance b. Common surveying equipment, their uses and care c. Common survey methods d. Principles of farmstead planning.

Study notes & guidance

Study Farm surveying and farmstead using a recommended Agricultural Science textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Agricultural Science, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Farm surveying and farmstead, you should be able to:

1. Examine the relevance of farm surveying to agriculture. classify common surveying equipment, their uses and care. differentiate between the common survey methods.
2. Apply survey principles to farmstead outlay.
3. Identify the factors to be considered in farmstead planning.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Agricultural Science syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.