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AGX620S - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION - 2ND OPP - JAN 2023 |
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FACULTY OF HEALTH, APPLIED SCIENCESAND NATURAL RESOURCES
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences
QUALIFICATIONS: BACHELOROF SCIENCEIN AGRICULTURE
QUALIFICATIONS CODE:
07BAGA
LEVEL: NQF LEVEL7
COURSE CODE: AGX620S
DATE: JANUARY 2023
COURSE NAME: AGRICULTURALEXTENSION
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 135
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER:
MRS. LUCIATUYENI-KELAOKAFIDI
MODERATOR: MR. ALEXANDERMERORO
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions
2. Number the answers clearly
3. Report all your answers to the correct significant figures
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PAGES (Excluding this front page)
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QUESTION 1
1.1 There are several ways in which a chairperson can do his job. Name and discussthe three stylesof
chairpersonship which are useful in problem-solvingand decision-takingmeetings.
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1.2 Choose one and explain why it is the most efficient and effective amongst the three.
[5]
QUESTION 2
Explain how the following psychological blinders in communication could hinder the Agricultural
Extension services progress in rural communities. Explain each with a real-life scenario.
2.1 Stereotypes:
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2.2 Failure to listen:
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QUESTION 3
3.1 The concept developed into the farming systems research and extension model (FSR/E)which is
a multidisciplinary model for technology development combining research and extension
efforts, consists of four major activities. Explain these major steps of FSR\\E.
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3.2 Briefly explain the roles of the extension worker as a sender of the innovations.
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QUESTION 4
4.1 Discuss the benefits to both agricultural extension services and farmers in terms of using the
mobile information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture agricultural
development and productivity.
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4.2 Explain the encounters that challenged when planning the implementation of mobile
technology (ICT) for rural community.
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QUESTION 5
5.1 Explore the differences between Result Demonstration and Method Demonstration. (3marks
each).
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5.2 Name and describe fundamentals of Participatory Rural Appraisal.
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QUESTION 6
6.1 Discuss the reasons why the Extension Service in Namibia should pay special attention to the
needs of the youth in terms of training and motivating them to be self-reliance.
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6.2 The adoption process is a mental process through which an individual pass from first hearing
about a new idea to its final adoption. Describe the five stages of adoption.
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QUESTION 7
Demonstrate you knowledge by evaluating the role of women mostly in rural areas as depicted by
the figure below.
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QUESTION 8
Discussfive of the personal characteristics that may enhance the development of leadership skills for
the extension worker as a leader.
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QUESTION 9
9.1 Explain the specific Objectives for the agricultural extension of the Government of the Republic
of Namibia as indicated in the Namibia Agriculture Policy of 2015?
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9.2 Discuss any five reasons why the Extension Service in Namibia should pay special attention to
the needs of the youth in terms of training and motivating them to be self-reliance.
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QUESTION 10
Explain the motivational theory by Abraham H Maslow that is based on the concept that people are
motivated by the desire to satisfy personal needs.
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QUESTION 11
Leadership and management styles form a continuum ranging from the very autocratic to the very
democratic. Briefly discuss the figure below with regards to the appropriate leadership style as
situational factors move from poor to good.
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QUESTION 12
The extension worker has four roles to fulfil in face-to-face two-way communication. Mention and
describe the four roles that the extension worker must fulfil in face-to-face two-way communication.
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QUESTION 13
Farmers' resistance to change from their traditional farming practices lies mostly in resistance to
how the new messages/technologies were communicated to them. Discuss the common barriers to
communication that are generally experienced in extension service.
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QUESTION 14
Draw the daily comparative activity clock PRAdiagram based on Gardening topic.
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GRAND TOTAL:
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