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| Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

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AGRICULTURE 4001/2

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, centre number and candidate number inthe pa _ oo
spaces al the top of this page and on all separate answer paper FOR EXAMINER'S
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Section A | Section A
Answer all questions, i ee _ 4 {
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question | Section B |
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Answer two questions, one from cach of Options | and 2. i | __
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INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The marks are given in brackets [ J at the end of each question
or part question.

You are advised to spend no longer than

80 minutes on Section A.

This question paper consists of 12 printed pages.

Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2020.

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SECTION A [60 marks]
Answer all questions in this section.
Candidates are advised to spend approximately 80 minutes on this section.

(a) Explain any four socio-economic importance of wildlife.

(b) Desenbe ways of dealing with problem animals in Zimbabwe.

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Identify any five uses of livestock.

Discuss any three reasons for castrating livestock.

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(b) A farmer harvested 6 tonnes of maize and sold it at $300 per tonne, He then
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Farm manager's salary - $400,00
Urea - §150,00
Farm licence - $100,00

Calculate the gross margin for the enterprise. (Show all working)

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(c) Identify any two possible causes of changes in prices of agricultural products.

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Give a solution to cach of the following risks:

theft,

fire.

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SECTION B (40 marks]

One question from each of option I and option 2
OPTION 1; CROP HUSBANDRY

Oulline the Socio-ecological importance of forestry.

Discuss the Process of pricking out in gumtree establishment.

Describe and ex

plain the management practices carried out in a gumtree
plantation,

Describe toxicity levels of agro-chemicals.
Explain advantages of conservation tillage,

Design, in Sequence, a four year rotation for a field crop.

Outline the advanta;

ges and disadvantages of organic fertiliser in crop
production.

Evaluate the use of silos in grain storage,

Describe ways of reducin

g the effects of environmental factors on crop
production.

OPTION 2: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Discuss characteristics of an acceptable fowl run.

Outline fuctions of any four
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State and explain two types of livestock immunity.

Discuss the Animal Health Act of Zimbabwe.

Outline management operations carried out on a calf from birth to
weaning.

Describe the management of broiler chicks from day old to two weeks of
age,

Describe the life cycle of a named internal parasite of a farm animal

Evaluate the importance of roughage in the dict of ruminant farm animals.

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