Agricultural Extension
Agricultural Science · 50 practice questions
Meaning and importance; role of ADPs, universities, research institutes and farmers' organizations (cooperatives); extension methods (demonstration plots, visual aids, mass media); problems and solutions.
- Identify the importance of agricultural extension.
- Analyse the roles of government/NGOs in extension education.
- Differentiate extension methods.
- Examine the problems of agricultural extension in West Africa and provide solutions.
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- Practice question 1
Diffusion of innovation, in extension work, mainly describes
- A.how a new idea or technology spreads among a population of farmers over time
- B.the permanent rejection of any new farming idea
- C.the invention of a new technology in a laboratory
- D.a process unrelated to farmer behaviour
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A. how a new idea or technology spreads among a population of farmers over time
Diffusion tracks how innovations spread and are adopted across a farming community.
- Practice question 2
Visual aids, as an extension method, mainly help to
- A.confuse farmers about the concepts being taught
- B.illustrate concepts clearly to farmers, especially those with low literacy
- C.replace the need for any spoken explanation
- D.work only for farmers with advanced literacy
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B. illustrate concepts clearly to farmers, especially those with low literacy
Visual aids make complex ideas accessible regardless of literacy level.
- Practice question 3
Cost-sharing arrangements in extension service delivery, such as small farmer contributions, mainly aim to
- A.eliminate any need for extension services to be funded at all
- B.guarantee that extension services are always entirely free
- C.help sustain extension services financially over the longer term
- D.discourage farmers from ever participating in extension programmes
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C. help sustain extension services financially over the longer term
Shared costs can help extension programmes remain viable beyond a single funding cycle.
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- Forms and Classification of Major Farm Animals in West Africa
- Meaning and Scope of Agriculture
- Rocks and Soil Formation
- Basic Economic Principles
- General Terminologies in Animal Production
- Importance of Agriculture
- Simple Farm Tools
- Soil Water and Soil Conservation
- Agricultural Ecology
- Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
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