2025 Form 2 Agriculture Mid Term 2 Exam with Marking Scheme

This  exam covers:

• Introduction to Agriculture:
  • Methods of farming.
  • Farm practices that demonstrate agriculture as an art.
• Water Supply, Irrigation and Drainage:
  • Underground water sources on farms.
  • Aspects of rainfall that a crop farmer should consider.
  • Surface irrigation methods.
• Land Preparation (Tillage):
  • Benefits of rolling as a tertiary operation in seedbed preparation.
  • Methods of land clearing.
  • Identifying land preparation operations (e.g., ridges and furrows from a diagram) and understanding their purpose.
• Farm Tools and Equipment:
  • Types of spanners found on a farm.
  • Identifying appropriate tools for specific farm tasks (e.g., cutting metal sheets, measuring timber).
• Livestock Production:
  • Naming breeds of dairy goats kept on farms.
• Crop Production (Horticulture):
  • Identifying the branch of horticulture involved in the production of specific crops (e.g., cabbages – Olericulture, avocado – Pomology).
• Soil Science:
  • Factors influencing soil formation.
  • Identifying soil structures from diagrams.
  • Understanding where certain soil structures can be found.
  • Ways a farmer can improve the structure of waterlogged clay soil.
• Farming Systems:
  • Advantages of mixed farming.
• Farm Records and Accounts:
  • Naming types of inventory records.