Introduction to Agriculture – Impact of green revolution on food production- Contribution of Agriculture to the GDP of the nation – Introduction to Agriculture Engineering and its branches- organic agriculture-precision farming.

Soil & water – Soil health - Soil quality- Soil health and crop production relationship-Soil conservation methods – Climate - Agro meteorology – Instruments used for measuring different parameters of climate -Sources of water – Tanks – Wells & Reservoirs –Overview of irrigation methods.

Farm structures- Farm Roads, Cattle sheds, Stanchion barn, Poultry shed, Hog housing, Machinery and implement shed, Storage structures for food grain, feed & forage - Structures for Plant environment - Green houses, Poly houses – Shade net- Farm Machinery -Tractor and Power Tiller – Farm operations using implements

Post harvest losses of crops - Role of processing in minimizing losses - Importance of value addition of farm produce -Unit operations in agricultural processing – Equipments used for processing, handling and packaging of agricultural produces – Processing of Milk and dairy products.

Types of Energy used in the farms-energy requirement in agricultural operations – Application of renewable energy in Agriculture- Solar, Wind Biogas and biomass energy –Utilization of Agro residues using improved chulas and biomass gas stove