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Kst 408: Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Question Paper

Kst 408: Agricultural Extension And Rural Development

Course:Crop Improvement And Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2012

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2011/2012
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE IN CROP IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION
KST 408: AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT

DATE:
MONDAY, 2ND APRIL 2012
TIME: 8.00 A.M – 10.00 A.M

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer ALL Questions in Section A and TWO Questions in Section B.
SECTION A
1. Illustrate the “Rostow’s Stages of growth Theory” and provide a critism. [ 5 marks]
2. Discuss the causes of growth and development. [ 5 marks]
3. Describe any three social and economic indicators of development. [ 5 marks]
4. Using relevant examples Differentiate between the following concept “Economic
Growth” and “Economic Development”. [ 5 marks]
5. Discuss the rational of local participation in extension programme planning. [5 marks]
6. Write short essay on “Change agent” as use in agricultural extension. [ 5marks]
7. Discuss three reasons why extension programme should have a strong-in- built
monitoring and evaluation component. [5 marks]
8. Explain the reasons “The progressive farmer” approach is commonly used by extension
workers and its limitations. [ 5 marks]

SECTION B
9. a) Discuss the role of agriculture in rural development. [ 8 marks]
b) Many biases exist which tend to interfere with outsiders contact with rural poverty
in general with deepest poverty in particular. Discuss the most outstanding sets of biases.
[ 7 marks]
10. a) Identify and explain four reasons affecting effective performance of extension services in developing countries and Kenya particular. [ 8 marks]

b) Discuss the supportive requirements for effective performance of an extension
service.[ 7 marks]
11. Communication is an integral component of extension service in relation to agricultural
development. Discuss the directional considerations associated with communication
process. [ 15 marks]

12. a) Describe the theory of diffusion in the adoption of agricultural innovations and give the factors that influence the rate and the ultimate percentage of farmers who adopt the innovation.
[ 10 marks]

b) Discuss the possible causes of differential adoption of agricultural innovations [ 5 marks]

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