waecE-LEARNING
Agricultural Science Paper 2, Nov/Dec 2012  
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weakness/remedies

.   CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES                             
Majority of the candidates were unable to:

  • state ways in which export of agricultural produce contribute to the economy of West African countries;
  • state differences between communal and individual land ownership;
  • distinguish between irrigation and drainage;
  • explain ways in which each of socio-economic factors and topography affect land availability for agriculture in West Africa;
  • give characteristics of a fertile soil;
  • differentiate between macro nutrients and micro nutrients as used in crop production;
  • discuss the effects of farming practices such as clean clearing and crop rotation on the soil;
  • discuss the swollen shoot disease of cocoa under the headings: causal organism, mode of transmission, two symptoms and two preventive and control measures;
  • list effects of each of afforestation and deforestation on the environment;
  • differentiate between afforestation and deforestation;
  • discuss the viral disease of maize under the headings: name of disease, mode of transmission, symptoms and two control measures;
  • state advantages of vegetative propagation;
  • mention planting materials for banana cultivation;
  • name parts of the digestive system of chicken and give one function of each named part;
  • mention malnutrition-related diseases in farm animals;
  • state effects of aquatic weeds in a fish pond;
  • state benefits of each marketing services such as grading, processing and packaging.

The Chief Examiners proffered  the following remedies to overcome the outlined weaknesses:

    • Agricultural science teachers should expose students to the need to use the appropriate conjunctions anytime they are required to distinguish /differentiate between concepts or ideas;
    • Agricultural science teachers should be continually trained and retrained on emerging trends in teaching and learning of agricultural science;
    • Agriculture should be taught as a practical oriented subject. Students should be exposed to the practical aspect of agriculture through field trips, excursions and laboratory activities.
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