1. Valley View University, Techiman Campus
End of 1st Semester 2013/2014 Examination
Level 400, (Agribusiness AGRB 413)
Plantation and Industrial crops
Answer all questions
1. a. Draw a graph showing the relationship the yield of a named plantation or industrial crop and time (5
marks)
b. Indicate on the graph
1. the end of the gestation period (2 marks)
2. the peak period of production (2 marks)
3. The period of yield decline (1 mark)
c. What measures will you employ to
1.Hasten the gestation period ( 6 marks)
2.Sustain production during the peak period and avoid sharp drop in yield during the period of decline( 4
marks)
2 The centers of origin of plantation ad industrial crops are often far remote from the centers of greatest
production, and the centers of consumption are often far remote from their centres of greatest production.
a. Give five examples to support the above statement (10 marks)
b. Give reasons for the above statement, using the examples you have provided (10 marks)
3
Discuss the importance of the following in the cultivation of plantation or industrial crops
a. Nursery
b. Planting materials
c. Location
d. Cover cropping
4. Show how cocoa became a successful plantation crop in Ghana.(10 marks
What are the current challenges in cocoa production in Ghana?(5 marks)
What agronomic measures will you employ to deal with the challenges?(5 marks)
5. Discuss how you will establish and manage 100 ha of citrus or oil palm platation.