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                        Majority of the candidates were able to: 
                        
                          - state ways in which farm surveying is important;
 
                          - list  uses to which  land may be put in a community;
 
                          - outline problems of agricultural development in West Africa;
 
                          - mention crop produce used by fibre manufacturing industries,  vegetable oil processing industry and cereal processing industry;
 
                          - state ways by which the life span of farm machinery could be  prolonged;
 
                          - list farm surveying equipment;
 
                          - state systems of irrigation;
 
                          - state systems of drainage;
 
                          - mention ways by which plant nutrients are lost in the soil;
 
                          - state ways in which soil organisms improve soils for crop  growth;
 
                          - state effects of diseases on crop production;
 
                          - mention grasses and legumes commonly found  in natural pastures in West Africa;
 
                          - state benefits derivable from animal production;
 
                          - list types of equipment used in poultry production; 
 
                          - list  methods of  identification in cattle production;
 
                          - state fishery regulations that govern fishing in their  country;
 
                          - state factors that affect the demand for agricultural  produce;
 
                          - calculate the useful life, salvage value, total depreciation  and annual depreciation of power tiller;
 
                          - state advantages of using mass media as an agricultural  extension teaching method;
 
                          - explain what is meant by agricultural marketing;
 
                          - list factors which influence the use of land for  agricultural purpose;
 
                          - state disadvantages of using mass media as an agricultural  extension teaching method.
 
                         
                         
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