Processing and storage

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Processing and storage, the JAMB Agricultural Science syllabus expects you to study:

• 5. Processing and storage a. Processing: traditional and modern methods of food processing e.g. gari, rice and groundnut processing, etc.
• b. Storage

Study notes & guidance

Study Processing and storage 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 Processing and storage, you should be able to:

1. Identify the importance of agricultural processing. ii.differentiate between the various methods of Agriculture processing agricultural produce.
2. Identify and compare different storage methods.
3. Apply appropriate storage methods to different crops.

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.