K081 - agriculture

Description

Crop and livestock production is the study of growing, maintaining and harvesting crops and pastures, and grazing and managing animals. It includes the study of managing and maintaining farms and producing unprocessed plant and animal products. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Agricultural sciences Agronomy and crop science Animal husbandry Crop growing Dog breeding Farm and ranch management Farming Fruit growing Grain growing Horse breeding Pig farming Poultry husbandry Rice farming Rye and wheat growing Sheep farming Soil science Sugar cane growing Vegetable planting Wine growing === Inclusions Study of soil fertility and irrigation techniques are included here. Study of growing intensively managed crops such as fruit and vegetables is included here. === Exclusions Study of wine production is excluded from this detailed field and is included in detailed field 0721 ‘Food processing’. Jockeying is excluded from this detailed field and is included in detailed field 1014 ‘Sports’

Description Horticulture is the study of horticultural technology and management, floriculture, greenhouse methods, nursery management, landscape gardening etc. Programmes and qualifications with the following main content are classified here: Floriculture Gardening Green keeping Horticultural techniques Nursery management Turf cultivation === Inclusions The laying out and construction of urban and domestic parks and gardens is included here. Gardening programmes combining floriculture and growing vegetables are included here. === Exclusions Study of growing edible crops (such as wheat, rice, fruit, vegetables etc,) is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0811 ‘Crop and livestock production’. Study of soil science, soil fertility and irrigation techniques is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0811 ‘Crop and livestock production’. Study of National park management is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0522 ‘Natural environments and wildlife’. Study of Landscape architecture is excluded from this detailed field and included in detailed field 0731 ‘Architecture and town planning’.