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Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture
Syllabus topics
41 topics and subtopics in the 2027-2028 syllabus, examined from 1 Jan 2027.
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Livestock production and health
The syllabus asks for the study of one ruminant and one non-ruminant with particular reference to housing, nutrition and health. The node 'Study of one…
About this syllabus
Cambridge IGCSE Agriculture is an applied, practical science course in ten topics: general agriculture (land use and agricultural economics), soil (formation, properties, fertility, erosion, drainage, irrigation and the water cycle), principles of plant growth, crop production, crop protection, livestock anatomy and physiology, livestock production and health, pasture management, livestock and crop breeding, and farm structures and tools.
How you are assessed
All candidates take Paper 1 Theory (1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks, 70%: Section A 70 marks of compulsory short-answer and structured questions; Section B two 15-mark questions from a choice of five) and Component 2 Practical Coursework (90 marks, 30%: four practical exercises and a practical investigation, internally assessed and externally moderated). Calculators may be used.
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