(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 ] 

(a) List five non-government agricultural organizations in West Africa.

(b) State four ways in which agriculture and industry are interrelated

(c) Give one function of each of the following parts of a disc plough

(i) disc (ii) beam (iii) furrow wheel (iv) disc scraper (v) hitch

(d) State four disadvantages of animal power

(a) State five factors that should be considered in choosing an irrigation system in West Africa.

(b) Mention four problems associated with irrigation in West Africa

(c) A rectangle-shaped farmland has a length of 0.4 km and a breadth of 2,400 m, calculate the area of the farmland in hectares

(d) List one primary and three secondary tillage implements