waecE-LEARNING
Agricultural Science Paper 2, Nov/Dec 2013  
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General Comments
Strengths
Weakness/Remedies



Strength

Majority of the candidates were able to:

    • mention the roles of government in the development of agriculture in their country;
    • state the reasons why farm mechanization is not widely practiced in West Africa;
    • give the advantages of manual labour over the use of machines in farm operations;
    • state the problems of agricultural development in West Africa;
    • enumerate the benefits of commercial farming;
    • distinguish between macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients;
    • mention the factors that influence the availability of nutrients in the soil;
    • give the advantages and disadvantages of surface drainage;
    • state the benefits of forests to the economic development of their country;
    • mention the effects of diseases on crops;
    • name the cereal crops grown in their country;
    • list the major groups of insect-pests;
    • list intensive systems of poultry management;
    • state the advantage and disadvantage of intensive systems of poultry management;
    • enumerate the signs of heat in farm animals;
    • define ovulation and lactation;
    • list the classes of animal feeds based on their nutrient composition;
    • define agricultural financing;
    • mention the sources of financing agriculture; and
    • state the functions performed by extension workers in the country.
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