Agriculture Paper 2, WASSCE (PC), 2017

Candidates Strength

 The candidates were able to:

  • give examples of surface irrigation methods
  • problems associated with irrigation
  • explain how technical know-how, economic factor and small farm holdings limit mechanisation
  • give examples of draught animals
  • give the advantages of animal power
  • state the symptoms and control measures of bacterial blight and cassava mosaic disease
  • state abiotic components of a farm ecosystem
  • mention ways in which the carbon cycle is important in agriculture
  • mention the various parts and the respective functions of the digestive system of a hen
  • give examples of forage legumes that are found on a rangeland
  • mention beekeeping tools