The growing of both forest trees and arable crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is termed

• A. mixed cropping
• B. mixed farming
• C. pastoral farming
• D. taungya system

(a) Mention three print and three electronic media used in disseminating agricultural extension messages.

(b) State four advantages of group method of agricultural extension. [ 4 marks ]

(c) Explain the term assembling as a marketing function [ 2 marks ]

(d) State one symptom and two control measures of each of the following crop diseases: (i) Maize streak; (ii) Groundnut rosette. [ 6 marks ]

Which of the following pairs of raw materials is used in the canning industry

• A. meat and fish
• B. cotton and sea
• C. hide and skin
• D. pulpwood and cocoa

Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of pond?

• A. hook and line
• B. harpoon
• C. basket trap
• D. dragnet

The agent of controlled pollination in crops is

• A. water
• B. light
• C. moth
• D. man

Which of the following groups of farm equipment use electricity as their source of power?

• A. milking machine, incubator and refrigerator
• B. incubator, sprayer, refrigerator and water pump
• C. planter, milking machine and sprayer
• D. sprayer, incubator and harvester

Grading of farm produce is important because it

• A. maintains produce quality
• B. prolongs storability
• C. facilitates pricing
• D. facilitates transportation

Gunning is a method of processing

• A. cocoa
• B. cotton
• C. oil palm
• D. rubber

An example of fungal disease of stored grains is:

• A) rosette
• B) mould
• C) soft rot
• D) damping off

In an experiment determine the percentage of organic matter in a soil sample, the following data was collected; weight of over-dried soil before burning = 50g weight of over-dried soil after burning = 28g. Use the information to answer this question. Determine the percentage of organic matter in the soil

• A. 22%
• B. 44%
• C. 56%
• D. 60%