Foundation Agriculture is meant to equip learners with knowledge, skills, and attitudes for the production of indigenous and exotic crops, and domestic animals through innovative agricultural practices to enhance food security using limited resources. It builds on competencies introduced in Early Years Education under Environmental Activities.

This is the second book in the new Agriculture Series for Upper Primary. It is a course book designed specifically for use by Grade 5 learners.
Its unique features include: 
• Adequate coverage of the curriculum design with special emphasis given to pertinent and contemporary issues (PCIS) including citizenship, health education, life skills and values education, education for sustainable development, non formal education, parental empowerment and engagement, and community service learning. 
• Adequate opportunities for the learners to develop core competencies including communication and collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and imagination, citizenship, digital literacy, learning to learn, and self-efficacy. 
• A variety of suitable learning experiences that make learning of Agriculture interesting and enjoyable together with development of relevant positive values. 
• Suggestions on use of improvised learning resources from the local environment have been made. 
• Use of simple language that is appropriate to the level of the learner, a variety of illustrations done in full colour, an attractive layout that promotes easy use and reading making the book learner-friendly.

The book has been written after extensive research by authors with wide teaching experience in primary schools and teachers' training colleges.