Correct Answer: A. Alliteration

Correct Answer: B. Drilling

Correct Answer: A. Hinterland

Correct Answer: A. passion for wealth and position may divert man

Explanation

(a)Roles of government in agricultural development

(i)Pest and disease control

• Provision of drugs and vaccines that are used to protect farm animals against diseases and parasites-
• Provision of agrochemicals such as pesticides, fungicides and herbicides which are used to protect crops from pests, diseases and weeds
• Provision of veterinary services to control diseases of farm animals
• Provision of quarantine services at airports, seaports and border posts to prevent the introduction of foreign pests and diseases
• Provision of crop protection services
• Training/education/enlightenment of farmers on pest and disease control
• Provision of subsidy on agrochemicals
• Establishment of research institutes for the prevention and control of pests and diseases

(ii)Marketing of agricultural produce

• Purchase of excess farm produce during peak seasons to stabilize the price of farm produce
• Fixes the guaranteed minimum price for agricultural produce
• Establishment of strategic grain reserves by constructing silos in various locations for storage of excess farm produce for release during periods of scarcity
• Provision of processing facilities such as rice mills, oil mills and cassava mills to
• improve the quality of farm produce
• Establishment of markets for agricultural produce
• Provision of rural roads for the evacuation of farm produce
• Provision of storage facilities
• Establishment of marketing/commodity boards which help in the marketing of agricultural produce
• Facilitate/encourage export of agricultural produce
• Low taxation on agricultural produce
• Establishment of commodity exchange commission

(b)General problems of land tenure system in agricultural development in West Africa

• May be difficult to use land as collateral in obtaining loans
• Farm planning and introduction of better farming systems are made difficult
• Large scale farming is not possible due to excessive fragmentation of land
• Production remains at the subsistence level
• Much time is spent travelling from one piece of land to another
• Interested framers from outside a community cannot easily acquire land
• Ownership of land is not permanent, so economic crops cannot be grown
• Land may belong to individuals who have no interest in agriculture
• Dispute/litigation on land ownership
• High cost of land acquisition

(c)Listing of farm machinery and implements

Farm machinery

- Tractor - Combine harvester - Sheller

- Dryer - Bulldozer - Tree puller

- Incubator

Explanation

a) Capital market deals essentially with lending and borrowing long term loans. Its members include stock exchange, mortgage banks, insurance firms, bank of industry, Agric bank, Development banks etc.

(b) A bank may dishonour a cheque if the following happen:

(i) When payment is stopped by owner before encashment

(ii) When a postdated cheque is presented earlier than the date written on it.

(iii) When the cheque is more than six months from the date written on It.

(IV) When the bank has notice of the death of the drawer before the cheque is presented.

(v) When the court declares the drawer bankrupt before the cheque is presented.

(vi) When the signature on the cheque differs from the one on the signature card at the bank / irregular signature.

(vii) When there are not enough funds in the drawer's account to cover the sum stated on the cheque.

(viii) When there is an alteration on the cheque and the alteration is not initialed by the drawer

(ix) When the cheque is defaced or torn.

(x) When the amount stated in words and figures disagree.

(xi)When the account of the drawer has been closed before the cheque is presented for payment.

(xii) When the cheque is not dated.

(xiii) When there is a notice that the customer is insane.

Correct Answer: B. sudan savanna

Correct Answer: C. vote and be voted for

Correct Answer: D. raise the standard of living of the population

Correct Answer: D. Rohoboam had turned down the people