Agricultural Systems
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- Q1Which of the following measures are indicative of improvements on the traditional peasant farming methods utilized in the Caribbean? I Use of basic tools of gardening II Cooperative farming III Contract farming IV Roadside marketingI, III IVII and IIII, II, III, IVI and III30s
- Q2One of the major problems facing peasant farming in the Caribbean isbiological control of pestfragmentation by locationexporting produce to Caribbean territoriesIncreasing security measures on the farm30s
- Q3Which of the following groups of products is most likely to be representative of the typical peasant farm in the Caribbean?rice, sugar, bananas, yamvegetables, fruits, roots, milk and poultryfruits, vegetables, milk, meatbananas, vegetables, sugar cane , coconuts30s
- Q4Which of the following are methods the government may utilize to assist small farmers? I Loans II outreach educational programmes III land leases IV subsidies for certain cropsI, II, IVI, II, III, IVI, IVI, II30s
- Q5In which of the following territories in the Caribbean is plantation agriculture most likely?Trinidad, Barbados, US Virgin IslandsGuyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Turks and Caicos IslandsJamaica, Guyana, Cayman Islands, TrinidadBarbados, Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica30s
- Q6one of the major problems facing commerical plantation farming in the Caribbean at present isfall off in demand for agricultural productscompetition from substitute productsover production in some islandsindustrial problems facing companies30s
- Q7The group o f countries that negotiated with the European Union to obtain higher prices for Caribbean sugar is calledOECSOPECCARICOMACP30s
- Q8Sugar companies in most Caribbean territories lose millions of dollars annually mainly becauseworkers want constant wage increasesproduction costs are too high and returns are lowsugar prices are too highpeople are switcing from cane sugar to artificial sweetners30s
- Q9Which of the following represents the group that is most representative of plantation agriculture products in the Caribbean?sugar, cocoa, coconuts, bananaspimentos, cucumbers, tomatoes and ricecoconuts, cocoa, coffee, yamrice, sugar, peas, cassava30s
- Q10Which of the following represents some modern developments in Plantation Agriculture in the Caribbean?smaller labour force and less machinerymore machinery and greater use o f organic manurediversified agriculture and more machinerydiversified agriculture and use of fertilizers30s
- Q11Which of the following activities by Commercial Plantation Farms indicate greater vertical integration of the farms?ploughing of more of its idle landsprocessing of primary products into secondary itemsresearch laboratoriesmarketing of products30s
- Q12Which group represents how small farmers mainly market their milk in the Caribbean?local shops and large companiesfellow villagers and large companieslocal supermarket and wayside stallsfamily and friends30s
- Q13Which of the following is the best possible explanation why small farmers obtain low prices for most of their products?Most crops are perishable and must be sold quicklya large amount of food is importedmany people are now buying substitute foods rather than local foodsmost crops are seasonal and there is an oversupply at any one time30s
- Q14Which of the following best explains why there is a general decrease in agricultural production in the Caribbean?pest and diseases are wiping out the cropsNot many young people are getting into agricultureit is cheaper to buy processed imported foodsmore machinery is being utilized30s