100% 2016 Ondo State Joint Exam AGRIC Answers Now Available

ONDO STATE JOINT EXAM
AGRIC ANSWER

INSTRUCTIONS: There are six (6) questions in this Section. Answer five (5) Question only. All questions Carry equal Marks.

(1a) What is Agriculture? (2 Marks)
(1b) Discuss four (4) Reasons why Agriculture Can be regarded as the main stay in Nigeria economy (8 Marks)
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1a)
Agriculture can be defined as the art,science and practice of growing plants and other crops and the rearing of animals for food, economic gain or other human needs .

1b)
-Provision Of Food: It has really helped to produce enough food to cater for the population of the society..
-Provision Of Raw Materials: Another major role of agriculture is the provision of agro based raw materials to cater for the manufacturing and production industry. Crops such as cotton,cassava and palm oil, as well as animal products such as cattle hide and wool are very important raw materials.
-Source Of Income To Farmers: It serves as a means for the farmers of a country to also make profit.
-Provision of employment: It is capable of reducing the country's level of unemployment.

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(2a)

farm mechanisation is the application of engineering principle and technology in agricultural production,storage

and processing on the farm.


(2b)

Advantages

- increase in output

- it save labour

Disadvantages

-high cost

-compaction of soil


(2c)

- store in a cool dry place

- keep away from children

- wash after used

- sharp before used


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(3a)

i. organic manuring:- it refers to the decayed plant and animal product which have been carefully prepared to supply nutrients to plant or crops.

ii. bush burning:-this involves the setting of fire on the bush to clear out the vegetation.

iii. clean clearing:- is the practice whereby the whole vegetation is cleared and removed, thus leaving the land clean.

iv. fertilizer application:- involved the application of certain chemical or substance to the soil to improve its fertilizer


(3b)

- ring method

- broadcasting
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(5a)

farm surveying is defined as the process by which measurement by table,plan or layout are done

for specific purposes.


(5b)

- it help to determine the hectarage of land

- farm survey gives the owner of the land security


(5c)

- Hazardous Air Emissions and Facilities Within a Quarter Mile.

- Health Hazards Proximity to Railroads.

- Proximity to Pressurized Gas, Gasoline, or Sewer Pipelines.

- Proximity to High-Pressure Water Pipelines,

- Reservoirs, Water Storage Tanks

Proximity to Propane Tanks

- Safe Routes to School


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6)

a. A concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component (in the case of a liquid: the solvent) removed. Typically, this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension, such as the removal of water from fruit juice.

b. A supplement is a product intended for ingestion that contains a “dietary ingredient” intended to add further nutritional value to (supplement ) the diet.

c. basal feed refers to feed that are very high in energy or a starch food e.g maize,cassava, e.t.c

d. roughages are feed that have crude fibre content more than 18%

e. maintenance ration is the type of ration functioning of the body system.

f. production ration is the type

of ration given to farm animal to enable them produce.

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