(a) List and discuss the factors hindering Agricultural development in West Africa under the following headings:
(i) Basic amenities
(ii) Farm inputs
(a) List four functions of soil water to crops.
(b) Enumerate five factors that could cause low soil pH.
(c) Briefly discuss the life cycle of Liver Fluke.
(a) Briefly discuss the cultivation of cassava under the following:
(i) Soil requirement (ii) Land Preparation (iii) Spacing (iv) Weed Control (iv) Fertilizer Requirement (vii) Harvesting (viii) Storage
(b) Complete the following table under the following.
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Name of Diseases | Causal Organism | Farm animal | Symptoms |
Control |
| i | Coccidiosis | ||||
| ii | Rinderpes |
(a) What is Land Tenure System
(b) Define Weed
(c) Discuss Groundnut rosette disease under the following sub-headings.
(i) Causal organism (ii) Mode of transmission (iii) Symptoms (iv) Control
(d) List the characteristics of the following factors of production (i) Land (ii) Capital
(a) List four management practices carried out in poultry production.
(b) Discuss four advantages of dehorning in cattle production.
(c) State five marketing services in Agricultural Production
(d) Briefly state five problems of agricultural marketing in West Africa