Majority of the candidates were unable to:

• state the aim of the experiment;
• name the soil type illustrated by diagram B (loamy soil);
• state the conditions of soil samples A (clay) and B (loamy) when dry and moist;
• state soil management practices that can be used to improve soil sample B
  (loamy soil);
• name crops that can be successfully grown on soil sample A (clay soil);
• identify the forms of storage structures I (crib); IV (rafter) and V (rhumbus);
• state the advantages of using storage structure II (silo) over structure I (cribs);
• describe how to construct storage structure III (barn);
• state the principles that a farmer must observe when planning crop rotation;
• give the main reason why cowpea is included in the rotation;
• name crops that can be grown in place  of cowpea in the rotation;
• give the causal organism, symptoms and control measures of diseases (foot and mouth, anthrax, ringworm, coccidiosis and rinderpest).

The Chief Examiners recommended that:

1. the teaching and learning of agriculture would become more effective when handled by qualified agricultural science teachers;
2. teachers should pay particular attention to areas of animal health in their instructions.