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Under: 2021 NABTEB GCE AGRIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BY MR.CODED OF CODEDFANS.COM.NG
2a)
Subsistence farming is a form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to maintain the farmer and the farmer’s family, leaving little, if any, surplus for sale or trade.
b)
Source of Food Supply.
Contribution to National Income.
Relief from Capital Shortage.
Pre-Requisite for Raw Materials.
Creation of Infrastructure.
Provision of shelter
c)
[ CHOOSE ANY FOUR ]
*use equipment and materials safely
and correctly and return the same to
designated storage when not in use.
*dispose off waste safely and correctly
in a designated area.
*recognize risks to bystanders and take
action to reduce risk associated with
jobs in the workplace.
*perform work in a manner which
minimizes environmental damage all
procedures and ensure work
instructions for controlling risks are
followed closely.
*report any accidents, incidents or
problems without delay to an
appropriate person and take necessary
immediate action to reduce further
danger.
*follow procedures for dealing with
accidents, fires and emergencies,
including communicating location and
directions for emergency evacuation.
d)
1. Start with a visual inspection of your small farm tractor.
2. Check the tractor’s radiator-fluid level.
3. Check the fan’s drive belt for wear and tension, and visually inspect the radiator core and grill screen.
4. Top off the tractor’s fuel tank.
5. Check the tractor’s oil.
6. Check the tractor’s tire pressure.
4ai)
Advantages
– Better Nutrient Recycling
– Improved Soil Quality
Disadvantages
* Loss of soil nutrients
* Decreased water retention
ii)
Advantages
– Much cheaper to use.
– Can be used with higher fuel moisture & relative humidity
Disadvantages
* More residual smoke.
* Control is more of a problem
iii)
Advantages
– It helps to manage soil and fertility
– It reduces erosion
Disadvantages
* It Involves Risk.
* Improper Implementation Can Cause Much More Harm Than Good.
iv)
Advantages
– It enhances the productivity of the farmland.
– It increases the per capita profitability
Disadvantages
* inappropriate climatic condition.
* decreased level of production
4b)
1. Restlessness and isolation
2. Sexual excitements
5a)
i)
Pen mating is where you put a rooster (or cockerel) with a group of hens (or pullets) in a single pen
ii)
Flock mating is the allowing (poultry) of breed at random within a selected population
iii)
Stud mating consists of keeping the cocks and hen in separate pens or confining the males in separate coops in the pen of the females
5b)
- Milkers’ ha.nds should be thoroughly clean.
- Water, soap, and towels should be provided in or near the cowshed.
- Milkers should wear clean smocks when milking.
- Dry milking should be insisted on, and hands should not be greased.
5c)
Anthracnose Colletotrichum musae.
Banana speckle Mycosphaerella musae.
Black sigatoka (Black leaf streak) Mycosphaerella fijiensis.
Cigar end rot Verticillium fructigena
5d)
- Rivers
- Lakes
5e)
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change
6a)
Apiculture is the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey.
b)
- Beeswax
- Honey Dew
- Propolis
- Bee Venom
c)
- Better Growth
- Increase forage yield
- Improve forage quality
- Increase profit potential
d)
- It helps the soil stay put
- It keeps things cool
- It gives us a way of life
- It helps in the fight against climate change
- It helps as a breath of fresh air
- It is good for the soul
e)
NATURAL PASTURES
(i) Natural pasture or grassland contains poor quality grasses and legumes.
(ii) It contains soil types that are low in fertility or nutrients.
(i) It contains wide varieties of grasses and legumes, some of which may not be eaten by livestock.
(iv) It has good regenerative ability.
ARTIFICIAL PASTURES
(i) It contains high quality grasses and legumes.
(ii) It contains no weeds except some shade trees.
(iii) Selected grasses and legumes are grown in adequate proportion.
(iv) It has high regenerative ability a being fed on by animals.
