Weakness and Remedies

       Majority of the candidates were unable to:

• explain organic agriculture;
• give reasons why farmers should practise organic agriculture;
• classify crops based on morphology;
• explain staking, hardening off, earthing up and supplying;
• perform calculations on area of farmland;
• outline the features of battery cage system;
• explain the effects of temperature, light and relative humidity on egg production;
• calculate the total and annual depreciation of grain dryer;
• give reasons why farmers should control weaver birds in a rice field;
• write legibly;
• spell agricultural terms correctly.

     Based on the observed weaknesses, the Chief Examiners recommended as follows:

• Adequate coverage of the syllabus.
• Improved reading culture among candidates is advocated.
• Candidates should be exposed to questions on calculations in agricultural science.  
• The acquisition of practical skills in the subject through field visits, excursions.
• Exposure of candidates to technical terms used in agriculture.
• Candidates should write legibly and concisely.