Basic statistics on agriculture:
- Economic mainstay of a vast majority of rural population
- Major source of employment – 60% for direct and indirect
- Huge potentials remain un-utilized – irrigation, processing, mechanization and value addition, marketing etc.
- Highly vulnerable to climate variability and change.
- Youth unemployment in Kenya has risen to 22.2 per cent, significantly higher than in neighboring Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia.
- The latest United Nations Human Development report reveals that as at the end of last year, youth unemployment in Tanzania stood at 5.2 per cent and 4.0 per cent in Uganda.
- In Rwanda and Burundi, the unemployment rate was at 3.3 per cent and 3.1 per cent respectively.
jim items answered the question on March 16, 2019 at 08:28
- Outline TEN Agricultural research organizations governing agricultural sector in Kenya.(Solved)
Outline TEN Agricultural research organizations governing agricultural sector in Kenya.
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- What are the factors Influencing crop rotation programme?(Solved)
What are the factors Influencing crop rotation programme?
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- What is the importance of crop rotation?(Solved)
What is the importance of crop rotation?
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the process of transplanting seedlings(Solved)
Explain the process of transplanting seedlings
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Mention the right conditions for tissue culture(Solved)
Mention the right conditions for tissue culture
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain tissue culture for production(Solved)
Explain tissue culture for production
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- List the types of plant layering(Solved)
List the types of plant layering
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Define plant layering(Solved)
Define plant layering
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the importance of plant budding (Solved)
Explain the importance of plant budding
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain what budding is and list budding methods(Solved)
Explain what budding is and list budding methods.
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- In details explain plant grafting(Solved)
In details explain plant grafting
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the types of crop nursery beds(Solved)
Explain the types of crop nursery beds
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain in details plant spacing giving examples of different plants and the spacing area(Solved)
Explain in details plant spacing giving examples of different plants and the spacing area
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Given that maize is planted at a spacing of 75 x 25 cm, calculate the plant population in a plot of land measuring 4 x...(Solved)
Given that maize is planted at a spacing of 75 x 25 cm, calculate the plant population in a plot of land measuring 4 x 3 m.
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Describe the two main methods of planting(Solved)
Describe the two main methods of planting.
Date posted: March 16, 2019. Answers (1)
- Types of planting materials, their advantages and disadvantages(Solved)
Types of planting materials,their advantages and disadvantages
Date posted: March 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Outline the Importance of Soil testing(Solved)
Outline the Importance of Soil testing
Date posted: March 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain Soil Sampling Procedures(Solved)
Explain Soil Sampling Procedures.
Date posted: March 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- What is Soil Sampling?(Solved)
What is Soil Sampling?
Date posted: March 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- A farmer was asked to apply fertilizers as follows:
200kg/ha of DSP (40% P205
150kg/ha of muriate of potash (60% K20)
150kg/ha of sulphate of ammonia (20% N)
How...(Solved)
A farmer was asked to apply fertilizers as follows:
200kg/ha of DSP (40% P205
150kg/ha of muriate of potash (60% K20)
150kg/ha of sulphate of ammonia (20% N)
How much P205 did the farmer apply per acre?
How much K20 did the farmer apply per hectare?
How much N did the farmer apply per hectare?
Date posted: March 15, 2019. Answers (1)