Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock. As an academic discipline, it is multidisciplinary and involves the study of scientific, technical, and business subjects. It is generally offered as a science degree and draws from both the natural science and social science subjects such as biology, environmental science, chemistry, and economics. Students pursuing a degree in agriculture can choose between Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Science.  

While the former deals with the production, consumption, and distribution of agricultural goods in combining agriculture with theories of marketing and business; Agricultural Science on the other hand looks at agriculture from a scientific point of view, mainly covering topics such as agronomy, plant pathology, plant breeding, soil science, waste management among others. Depending on the institution a number of topics are taught which may include a combination of several topics. ​

A degree in agriculture will help students gain the knowledge and skills which are needed to manage and run agricultural and farm businesses and work in areas related to agriculture, farming, and food production.