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KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Paper 1: Agriculture
Date: Mar. 2022 – 2 hours
Instructions to Candidates:
- Write your name and index number in the spaces provided above.
- Sign and write the date in the spaces provided above.
- This paper consists of three sections: A, B, and C.
- Answer all the questions in Section A.
- Answer any two questions in Section C.
Mark Distribution:
- Section A (30 marks)
- Section B (20 marks)
- Section C (20 marks)
- Total (90 marks)
SECTION A (30 marks)
- State two ways in which the foreign exchange earned from agriculture is important to Kenya.
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- State four effects of excessive nitrogenous fertilizer application on tomatoes.
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- State four ways in which burning during clearing of land reduces soil fertility.
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- State four ways in which water pollution caused by farming activities can be controlled.
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- What is meant by the term preference and choice as used in agricultural economics? (2 marks)
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- State four disadvantages of shifting cultivation. (2 marks)
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- Name four categories of nursery beds. (2 marks)
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- (a) What is meant by the term conveyance of water? (1 mark)
(b) State two ways of conveying water. (1 mark)
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- (a) What is meant by the term land tenure reform? (1 mark)
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