Summary

• Description:

  The PDF document comprises ACK Joint Examination Agriculture Paper 1 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was an ACK Joint Evaluation Agriculture Paper 1 examination designed to test Form 4 KCSE candidates on fundamental crop production, soil fertility management, agricultural economics, and farm power concepts. This pre-mock test is an essential resource for student revision and offers high-quality practice questions to boost SERP visibility and academic preparation.

  • Month Administered: June 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 90 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 22 Questions
  • Structure: Section A (30 marks), Section B (20 marks), Section C (40 marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A (30 Marks)
    • Shifting cultivation advantages
    • Importance of drainage in land reclamation
    • Compost manure preparation and monocropping effects on soil fertility
    • Agricultural economics: joint products and books of accounts
    • Agroforestry tree planting sites
    • Land tenure systems: advantages of individual owner-operator
    • Types of terraces for soil conservation
    • Factors determining hay quality
    • Smut disease control measures
    • Trap cropping versus silvopastoral farming
    • Nitrogen deficiency symptoms in crops
    • Advantages of row planting and tomato staking
    • Disadvantages of bush burning for land clearing
  • Section B (20 Marks)
    • Tertiary land preparation operations (ridging) and minimum tillage
    • Crop production field practices (trellising and earthing up in Irish potatoes)
    • Weed identification, classification, and control measures (Wild oat, Witchweed, Black nightshade)
    • Maize harvesting methods and plant population calculations
  • Section C (40 Marks)
    • Stages of municipal water treatment for human consumption
    • Procedure for transplanting tree seedlings from containers
    • Agricultural marketing problems
    • Complete production guide for dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
    • Cultural disease control methods
    • Risks and uncertainties in farming
    • Principles and benefits of crop rotation
• File Size:

  434.95 KB
• Length:

  10 pages
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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