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Sbt2151:Introduction To East African Agriculture. Question Paper

Sbt2151:Introduction To East African Agriculture.

Course:Bachelor Of Crop Protection

Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers

Exam Year:2011

QUESTION ONE – (30 MARKS)
(a) Explain the term agriculture in the context of farm eco-system. (4 Marks) (b) The discovery of fire marks an important history to agriculture. Explain the gatheringhunting development and transformational steps associated with this discovery. (5 Marks) (c) Describe the role of agriculture to Kenyan economy. (4 Marks) (d) In relation to the population dynamics (Maluthus mechanism), explain how human population has influenced innovation and development of agriculture. (5 Marks) (e) Highlight the two factors that influence social change. (2 Marks) (f) Describe the characteristic features of the following agrarian communities. (i) Peasant farming (ii) Traditional cultivation (iii)Commercial farming (6 Marks) (g) The early man is known to have engaged in agriculture for obtaining food resources. Describe at least three historical sites associated with the origin of agriculture. (4 Marks)
QUESTION TWO – (20 MARKS)
(a) Explain how the early trans-human migrations and ecology of East Africa have influenced the current systems and activities in agriculture. (5 Marks) (b) The green revolution has played an important role in the development and growth in modern agriculture. By giving examples cite five negative impacts of this revolution to agriculture. (10 Marks)
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(c) Explain how soil affects the cropping system of a place. (5 Marks)
QUESTION THREE – (20 MARKS)
(a) Discuss the development of agriculture during the colonial settlement era in Kenya. (10 Marks) (b) Highlight the current trends in agricultural development. (4 Marks) (c) Explain how the following sociological factors influence the development of agriculture (i) Social belief (ii) Social values (iii)Social cultural (6 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR – (20 MARKS)
(a) Describe the ecological and climatic factors that influence agricultural systems. (10 Marks) (b) Explain the following cropping systems: (i) Shifting cultivation (ii) Rotational system (iii)Rey system (iv) Nomadic pastoralism (10 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE – (20 MARKS)
(a) Outline five crops that are believed to have originated from around East Africa (10 Marks) (b) Explain the role played by following early agrarian societies in the East African agriculture. (i) Erythrean agripastoral tradition (ii) Sudanese agripastoral tradition (iii)West African planting tradition. (10 Marks)

Sbt2151:Introduction To East African Agriculture. Question Paper

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