FAPH 422 — Farm Structures and Environmental Control
Agriculture · University of Ghana
Materials for building construction: wood, concrete, steel, aluminum, insulation, roofing, finishing materials. Structural design: systems, requirements, analysis. Functional planning: functional planning for storage structure, materials handling centres, machinery and shop buildings. Electrical, mechanical and utilities: electrical systems, heating and cooling, ventilation systems, water supply. Crop storage environment: thermal factors in crop storage, moisture in storage, gases in storage environment, radiation. Traditional structures-their advantages and disadvantages (durability, ventilation, insect infestation, RH, Temp etc.).
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- AGEC 211 — Microeconomics (Principles and Applications to Households and Firms)
- AGEC 212 — Macroeconomics (Principles and Applications to Economy of Ghana)
- AGEN 201 — Agriculture Engineering II
- AGEX 204 — Vacation Rural Community Experience
- AGEX 206 — Approaches to Extension
- AGEX 211 — Food Safety and Quality Standards
- AGEX 213 — Rural Development and Participatory Methodologies
- AGEX 415 — NGO Development and Management
- AGRC 200 — Long Vacation Practicals
- AGRC 212 — Introductory Statistics
- ANIM 212 — Elements of Microbiology and Immunology
- ANIM 418 — Animal Health and Physiology
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).