Le + SECTIONI Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. (a) List THREE ways of using banana other than for human consumption. G marks) (b) Describe the signs and symptoms of black sigatoka disease on banana. (2 marks)© 4 An extension officer visited Tom’s banana field and found that the plants were diseased, low yielding, showed irregular crop growth and produced fruits of poor quality. Tom wants to improve the yield and quality of fruits from his field in order to access the export market. What advice should the extension officer give Farmer Tom to improve the yield and quality s under EACH of the following FIVE. of fruits for the export market? Suggest TWO point: headings. Site selection Selection and treatment of planting materialLand preparation Fertilizer application Harvesting and field handling (10 marks) Total 15 marks7 7] (a) (i) Define the term ‘horticulture’. (@ marks) (ii) Give THREE benefits that a country can derive from expanding its horticultural sector. (3 marks)-8- 77] (iii) A farmer is interested in setting up an anthurium farm for the export of cut flowers. Advise the farmer on setting up his anthurium farm by discussing TWO points under EACH of the following THREE headings. Plant propagation Environmental conditions for growth Harvesting (6 marks) tt GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,+ A landscape contractor is given a plot of land on a hillside to establish a lawn during the “9 (b) dry season. Discuss the establishment ofa lawn on this plot of land under the following TWO headings. Selection of variety of grass Site preparation (4 marks) Total 15 marks-10- 7] SECTION IL Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. Identify TWO breeds of goat and state the MAIN purpose for which EACH breed is reared. Breed of goat . Purpose ... Breed of goat .. Purpose .... (4 marks)(b) -1l- =a A livestock producer notices that his sheep are thin and emaciated. His extension officer advises him that this problem is due to poor management practices. suggest ONE Suggest FOUR likely causes of this problem, and for EACH cause, management practice to address the problem. Cause .. Management Practice .. Cause Management Practice . Cause ... Management Practice .. Cause . Management Practice .. (8 marks)12+ 77 (©) The live weight of a goat is 50 kg and the dress carcass weight is 30 kg. Calculate the dressing percentage for this goat. Show all working. G marks) Total 15 marks— “3. 7 (a) Identify THREE processes used to prevent food spoilage. @ marks) (b) Differentiate between Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP). (2 marks)(c) eae | ‘Newmark Food Manufacturing Plant processes meat for the export market. A shipment of meat is rejected due to bacterial contamination. Identify FOUR likely causes of the bacterial contamination, and suggest ONE management practice to address EACH cause. Cause ... Management Practice .. Cause Management Practice .. Cause .. Management Practice Cause .. Management Practice (8 marks)-15- at @_—_ Embryo transfer is a promising method in animal reproduction. Suggest TWO situations in which a farmer can use embryo transfer. ation | Situation 2 @ marks) Total 15 marks