Agriculture Paper 2, WASSCE (PC 2ND), 2021

CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES AND SUGGESTED REMEDIES      

       Majority of the candidates were unable to:

  • highlight the aims of the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA);
  • mention the precautions that should be taken when using a knapsack sprayer;
  • explain ways in which soil profile and soil texture are important in crop production;
  • draw and label the carbon cycle;
  • give reasons why the carbon cycle is important to crops and animals;
  • state the advantages of organic fertilizers over inorganic fertilizers;
  • determine the expected plant population of tomato plants on the farmland;
  • mention the effects of high wind velocity on growing crops;
  • explain the balance sheet;
  • write legibly and concisely;
  • 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;