SOIL CONSERVATION AND LAND RECLAMATION | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

SOS 3201

Course Credit Units:

3

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 3

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Bachelor Of Science In Agriculture

College:

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

School:

School of Agricultural Sciences

Department:

Agribusiness & Natural Resource Economics

Course Discipline:

Agriculture

Course Description & Objectives:

Define soil conservation and land reclamation and their importance. Types of soil degradation and their impacts on agricultural production. Deteriorations of soil and land quality. Methods and tools of assessment soil and land quality. Principles of soil conservation and land reclamation. Objectives:

To learn the basic principles of soil conservation techniques used for sustainable land management-.