Kaushal Vikas Class 9 Chapter 1, Introduction to Agricultural Practices, opens Unit I (Work with Life Forms) of NCERT’s new Skill Education textbook for 2026-27. It describes agriculture as the ‘mother of all production’, supplying both food and raw materials such as cotton, jute, rubber, wood and tea, and introduces the core hands-on processes before students choose a project from this unit.
What Kaushal Vikas Chapter 1 Covers
Agro-climatic relationship (1.2) explains how crops and livestock depend on local climate, rainfall, temperature and soil.
Processes related to agricultural practices (1.3) walks through soil testing and soil amendment, seed selection, and preparing organic fertilisers and organic pesticides.
Selection of vocation and field safety (1.4–1.6) helps students choose a vocation in Unit I and sets out the safety and recording habits needed during agricultural work.
Value addition: vegetables in a supermarket can cost 300–400 per cent more than in a mandi, because every step of storage, transport, processing and packaging adds cost and value. The chapter uses this to show where jobs exist along the farm-to-plate chain.
Basic farm processes: testing soil health and amending it, selecting good seed, and preparing organic fertilisers and pesticides, building on what students did in the Middle Stage.
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More Chapters
- Next: Chapter 2: Rooftop Gardening
- All Skill Education chapters and the other Class 9 books: Class 9 NCERT books 2026-27
- All Class 1 to 12 NCERT Textbooks: NCERT Books PDF (Class 1–12)
FAQ
What is Kaushal Vikas in Class 9?
NCERT’s 2026-27 Skill Education textbook for Grade 9, organised into three units: Work with Life Forms, Work with Machines and Materials, and Work in Human Services.
Which practical skills are taught in Kaushal Vikas Chapter 1?
Soil testing and amendment, seed selection, and preparing organic fertilisers and pesticides.
Why do vegetables cost more in a supermarket than in a mandi?
Each step of storage, transport, processing and packaging adds cost, so produce can cost 300–400 per cent more by the time it reaches a supermarket.