Agriculture Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2016

Question 6

  1. (a)    Mention three print and three electronic media used in disseminating agricultural   
            extension messages                                                                                    [ 6 marks ]
     (b)   State four advantages of group method of agricultural extension.           [ 4 marks ]
     (c)    Explain the term assembling as a marketing function.                             [ 2 marks ]                               
     (c)    State one symptom and two control measures of each of the following crop diseases:
              (i)  maize streak;
              (ii)  groundnut rosette.                                                                                    [ 6 marks ]

Observation

   This question was the most popular among the candidates with most of them scoring above average. In 6 (a-b), most of the candidates were able to mention examples of print and electronic media used in disseminating agricultural extension messages as well as state the advantages of the group method of agricultural extension.
Finally, majority of the candidates were able to explain assembling as well as state the symptoms and control measures of maize streak and groundnut rosette as required in 6(c-d).