(a) Explain the term staking in yam cultivation (3marks)

(b) Describe the nursery practices in cocoa cultivation.

(c) State five reasons for parboiling paddy rice [ 5 marks ]

(d) State three advantages and two disadvantages of taungya farming (5 mark)

(a) Explain briefly three systems of mating in livestock management. [6 mark ]

(b) Draw and label the digestive tract of a hen [7 mark ]

(c) Give five reasons why ornamental plants are important. (5 marks)

(a) What is agricultural insurance? [2 mark ]

(b) Explain briefly the following types of insurance policies for agricultural production: (i) Specific enterprise insurance; (ii) Fire disaster insurance; (iii) Life assurance.

(c) Discuss the process of egg formation in a hen. (10 marks)

(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 ] 

The diagram above illustrates an experimental setup to determine a soil property.

Study them carefully and answer the question that follows;

(a) Suggest a suitable title for the experiment. [1 mark]

(b) Outline the procedure for carrying out the experiment.[ 7 marks]

(c) identify the soil samples in diagrams 1, Il, and ll

(d) State two precautions to be taken when carrying out the experiment.[ 2 marks )

(e)(i) Which of the soil samples is prone to waterlogging? 
(ii) Give one reason four your answer in (e)(i)