NTRCA college written syllabus

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Assessment targets 
The candidate will be able to - Contents Marks 
▪ describe the importance of 
environment; and classify 
environmental components 
▪ analyze environmental factors that 
are influencing natural vegetation, 
crop, livestock, poultry  and fisheries 
ecosystems 
▪  analyze global and local climate 
change and its consequences;  
▪ analyze local & global emissions and 
analyze impact of global warming  on 
various agricultural systems 
▪ analyze the e ffect of climate  change 
and acclimatization techniques for 
farming and aquaculture 
▪ describe Bangladesh’ environment, its 
degradation and management 
▪ show a clear understanding on 
agricultural Chemistry in lieu of 
common synthetic fertilizers and 
pesticides; degradation of natural 
vegetation, crop, livestock, poultry, 
fisheries, and human ecosystems 
▪ describe management of crop wastes, 
agrochemicals, pesticides and residual 
effects 
Unit 10: Environmental Science and Agricultural Chemistry  
▪ Introduction to Environmental Science: Concept, scope and 
importance, components of environment and classification 
▪ Important environmental factors influencing natural 
vegetation, crop, livestock, poultry, and fisheries ecosystems 
▪  Climatology: Concept, agro -climatology, micrometeorology, 
global and local climate change and its consequences; Global 
Warming – concept, local & global emissions, impacts on 
various agricultural systems and habitats 
▪ Crop, Fisheries and Animal Ecology: Effect of climate change, 
adaptations, and acclimatization techniques; environmental 
requirements crop production, livestock farming, poultry 
farming and aquaculture; Disaster management 
▪ Bangladesh’s Environment: Our environment, its degradation 
and management; existing and recommended practices for 
environmental sustainability. 
▪ Introduction to Agricultural Chemistry: Concept, scope and 
importance, components of Agricultural Chemistry in lieu of 
common synthetic fertilizers and pesticides 
▪ Important factors and synthetic molecules responsible for 
degrading the natural vegetation, crop, livestock, poultry, 
fisheries, and human ecosystems 
▪  Crop wastes, Agrochemicals, Pesticides and Residual effects 
management   
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