a.i Main agricultural extension methods that could be used to create awareness of the disease among poultry farmers. (ii) Most appropriate extension method to create awareness of the disease among poultry farmers (iii) Reasons for the choice of the mass method (iv) problems likely to be encountered by the use of the mass method
b. problems faced by farm managers
c. Breeds of goat found in West Africa
Explanation
ai. Group method - Mass method - Individual method
ii. -Mass method
iii. - A very large number of farmers can be reached at the same time
- it is the fastest way of alerting and educating farmers about emergency farming problems.
- It is cost-effective in terms of resources used
- Less time consuming
- Can be used to teach and educate illiterate farmers
iv. - There is no immediate feedback mechanism for the extension worker to evaluate the effectiveness of the message
- farmers are unable to ask questions for clarification when the teaching is going on
- Power outage may prevent the spread of the message
- Not all farmers have television or radio sets since they are expensive
- Most farmers cannot read newspapers
b. - Inadequate farm inputs - Natural hazards
- Inadequate information or communication
- Government policies
- Administrative problems - Financial problems - Marketing problems etc.
c. Sokoto Red- Borno Red - Angora - Sahel - Anglo-Nubian - Bantu - Borno white - Kano brown - Touagreg- Boer-Alphine - Surti etc.