ee a CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION 00m FILL IN ALL THE INFORMATION REQUESTED CLEARLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS, TESTCODE | 0] 1 | 2] 0 SUBJECT ___ AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE - Paper 03 (Double Award) 673 PROFICIENCY GENERAL REGISTRATION NUMBER | SCHOOL/CENTRE NUMBER NAME OF SCHOOL/CENTRE 3 = CANDIDATE'S FULL NAME (FIRST, MIDDLE, LAST) DATE OF BIRTH SIGNATURE [es (Eg |fe 6 resrcove 01202030 ~ | FORM TP 2021046 MAY/JUNE 2021 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (Double Award) Paper 03 — General Proficiency 2 hours READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. | 1. This paper consists of SIX questions in three sections. Answer ALL questions. 2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. Do NOT write in the margins. 4. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the | original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this | booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer. 6. Ifyou use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2019 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. i | 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 i5 Section I: Entrepreneurship and Communication Answer ALL questions. 1. (@)_ State ONE difference between a ‘cash flow statement’ and a ‘profit and loss account’. PW Won pl wee (2 marks) (b) Ruth has been experiencing financial difficulties in her farm enterprise. The accountant E has completed the balance sheet for the farm enterprise. Table 1 shows the current assets and current liabilities sections of the balance sheet. ‘ABLE 1: BALANCE SHEET AS AT 1 MAY 2020 (EXCERPT) $ 3 Current Assets (Current Liabiliti Cash in hand 5.000 ‘Accounts receivable 6 000 | Accounts payable 20.000 (G months and over) ‘Total Current Assets 11 000 | Total Current Liabilities 20.000 From the balance sheet above, identify ONE area of financial concern for Ruth and suggest ONE solution to the concern identified. Concern .. Solution .. 1 ‘ 3 3 E 4 @ marks) A : a a GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE E 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 E L anmOMER NE toREMAN SE RIN OE ERR A Pascisdtetinscaiitadianatnhnstenbeedstannstdeended d : i i i i i ; i © 4 Malik is the owner of Augusta Poultry Farms. He employs 100 workers, who are in four different locations across the country. Malik communicates with all his staff through monthly meetings at each of the four locations. He discusses issues relating to the production, sales, management and finances of the farms. His workers recently complained that it takes too long for him to respond to the issues affecting the farms, some of which require urgent attention, Malik has hired you to assist him in addressing his communication problem. (Advise Malik of TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of using monthly meetings as the only communication tool with his workers. Advantages marks) (ii) State TWO electronic communication tools that Malik can use to better interact with all his workers at once and more frequently. @ marks) Total 10 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE | 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021- 2. (@)_Vickram operates a profitable two-hectare livestock farm. He rears mainly sheep and goats on lands that he bought five years ago. Vickram sells his meat to supermarkets, middlemen and schools. Recently, there has been frequent theft of the animals on the farm. This has caused major financial losses to Vickram. He is concerned that his farm is not physically secured and is in a remote location. The police informs Vickram that they do not have enough officers to patrol the farming area. Vickram then meets with other farmers in the community and they have agreed to form a community watch group. The Ministry of Agriculture has recently purchased drones to assist the police with surveillance in Vickram’s community. Using the case study above, complete a SWOT analysis for Vickram’s farm. Fe eS (Identify TWO ‘strengths’ of Vickram’s farm. (2 marks) (ii) Identify TWO ‘weaknesses’ of Vickram’s farm. Ge VAP a @imarks) Identify ONE ‘opportunity’ to address the challenges faced at Vickram’s farm. (i mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 ie ine aaMAYO REIS LEY PERS RCA: PE na A q | (iv) Identify ONE ‘threat’ to (marl, (b) Farmer Stacy wants to sell fresh produce to an importer in another country. She is not sure what communication channel(s) should be used to contact the importer. (i Suggest TWO factors that would determine the selection of the communication channel used by Farmer Stacy to contact the importer. (2 marks) Gi) State TWO barriers to communication that Farmer Stacy may experience in contacting the importer. @ marks) Total 10 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE | 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 LSECTION II: Crop Management Technologies 2 a Answer ALL questions. & s a 3. (a) _ Figure 1 shows a common pest of sweet potatoes. & s = 8 a B $ e a 4 a ied & = z ie x Figure 1. Common sweet potato pest | @ gs (Identify the pest shown in Figure 1. Ee (mark) Gi) Suggest ONE method of controlling the pest shown in Figure 1. (mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE ale 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 eePAS AREA! re nner ay: 1 ne aN ray aa Fianththattin en tt i takadistans taht ah ateandtsinstenrsirt (b) (©) -9- aa] Farmer Mark produces sweet potatoes on his two-hectare farm, which he sells directly toa nearby hotel, The hotel complained that the last batch of sweet potato tubers were smaller than usual and that some were damaged. Suggest ONE reason each why the sweet potato tubers were smaller than usual and damaged. ‘Smaller tubers... Damaged tubers @ marks) State TWO signs of maturity and readiness for the harvesting of sweet potatoes. (2 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE sage Ea) 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021Ee -10- a | (@ Recommend FOUR practices that Farmer Mark can employ to prevent damage to the sweet potato tubers during harvesting in the future. (marks) Total 10 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE zal 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 ( mene We NAT WRITE IN THIS AREA TRA RIAw ore IN FETE AREA ya ee A ee aie ar “ a 4. Farmer Gordon produces vegetable crops on his farm, which is irrigated using rainfall. Over the last three years he has observed that during the dry season crop yield is extremely low. He is advised by the extension officer that in order to increase the profitability of his farm, he must conserve environmental resources through climate-smart agriculture. (a) __List the THREE components of climate-smart agriculture. NII IN RES AREA! BUNOE: = 2 = & . E G marks) 2 g a > z : a = = a i z p 2 : GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 iE (WORE A =T -12- 77] (b) Explain TWO examples of soil nutrient management strategies that Farmer Gordon can use in producing his erops, while conserving environmental resources. A ES Strategy . & & & Explanation i 5 S a Strategy Explanation .. a 2 = Q a Secon | marl i (©) Advise Farmer Gordon on THREE climate-smart water conservation strategies he can use E in the production of his crops to lower the risk of erop water stress and yield reduction. § s 2 (Gmarks) Total 10 marks, GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE al i & a a : : 4 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021PONE WARTEEAN EES AREA RA EAE REIN hE A CHAS be ea -13- al SECTION III: Animal Management Technologies Answer ALL questions, 5. On a recent field trip to Progressive Pig Farm, students saw rats feeding on the pig ration in the storeroom. @ —— @ _ State ONE effect of rats on pig production. (mark) Gi) State TWO mechanical methods of controlling rats on the farm. (2 marks) (iii) The farm manager explained that the business was considering using biological ‘methods to control the rats on the farm. State ONE reason why biological pest control is considered a good agricultural practice, (mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE zal 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 [es mu[ -14- =| (b) Farmer Deen isa dairy goat farmer. He observes when trying to milk one of his animals that the udder is hard, swollen, tender, and that the milk is watery with clots. The veterinarian visits his farm and diagnoses the animal as having mastitis. Explain THREE management practices Farmer Deen can adopt to treat this animal. Management practice... Explanation ‘Management practice Explanation . Management practice Explanation . (6 marks) ‘Total 10 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE et 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 is RAAT WR PFE IN THIS AREA. TRA RIAD WIRD IN PTE dia RANE we Pab A gore abe e.(ee -15- 7 6 (@)__ Farmer Asha isa large-scale pig farmer. She also slaughters and sells meat to supermarkets across the country. The extension officer advises her that she should expand her operations by making value-added produets from the animal by-products and animal waste. (Identify TWO animal by-products that Farmer Asha can obtain from her animals to make value-added products, Ler nner mene rnp ania: (2 marks) (ii) State ONE value-added product that can be made from the animal by-products. : a ‘mark) PARE ASN AEE AARC EAA REY AL PAE EY {AMG ER SAW RL AR GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE | 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 lesb) -16- a Farmer Asha is considering using the animal waste from her farm to make biogas. She attends a training workshop at the Ministry of Agriculture and is given a diagram outlining the steps she must follow in biogas production. Figure 2 shows an incomplete diagram of the steps to be followed. Collection Channel Collection of animal waste and pen washings Physical breakdown and mixing of solids and liquids A | Gas Holder Collection of biogas | Desulphurization Unit Removal of hydrogen sulphide in biogas | Pipes ‘Transfer of gas in pipelines to be used on farm and at home Figure 2. Biogas production flow chart GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 i (ANAT WBPnn IN THIN ARE A Winn inden PRE RA WAR TAene Al awee aBEa!-17- | i (i) Identify the missing step labelled A in the flow chart on page 16. ¢ 5 & a (i) Describe the process that takes place at the step labelled A. Pl = = z 5 Suggest ONE reason for the desulphurization of biogas. a = i 5 3 REE SA NA Le GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE | 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021© -18- | Farmer Rose inherited a sheep farm from her uncle. She observes that the animals are reared intensively. The pens are hot and humid, and the animals usually stand in a thick layer of droppings. Farmer Rose wants to redesign the building to ensure that the animals are comfortable. ‘Advise Farmer Rose on the type of material she should use for the roof and floor of the sheep pens and give ONE reason for each recommendation. Suggested roof material .. Reason ‘Suggested floor material Reason .. (4 marks) ‘Total 10 marks END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. i 01202030/MI/CSEC 2021 | ANAT WRITE IN THI AREA Ae pre WA) re a GED WORDe Bu Vb WO SCH EN Su mo5 -19- | EXTRA SPACE Ifyou use this extra page, you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided. Question No. ca RE ec tac PSE ATU rare: / | (REE AA 01202030/MJ/CSEC 2021 =|fi o* 7 EXTRA SPACE Ifyou use this extra page, you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided. 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