1.a. List five important indicators to assess the decline or rise in the economic growth of a country.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
iv) __________
v) __________
b. Factors contributing to the decline of Alphabeta's economy are grouped as external and internal. What are two main factors in each category? External factors
i) __________
ii) __________
Internal factors
i) __________
ii) __________
2. Fill in the blanks.
i) The contribution of livestock products to the gross value of marketed agricultural production in Alphabeta amounts to __________%.ii) Among livestock, cattle account for __________% of livestock exports.
iii) Two major constraints to livestock development in pastoral and agropastoral production systems are __________and __________.
iv) In the calculation of Livestock Unit (LU) the value 1 is assigned to zebu cattle, 0.13 is for goat and __________is for dairy cattle.
3.a. Of the following statements, which are true for pastoralists, which for agropastoralists and which for both. Circle for P for pastoralists, A for agropastoralists and PA for both.
i) They derive their livings from crop and livestock operations jointly.
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P |
A |
PA |
ii) The distribution of cattle ownership by household is skewed and uneven.
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P |
A |
PA |
iii) They devote their working time and energy more to looking after livestock than to other economic activities.
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P |
A |
PA |
iv) They are strongly inclined to retain female stock to produce milk and to maintain the reproductive potential of the herd.
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P |
A |
PA |
v) Preservation of the herd is synonymous with preservation of wealth and household well-being.
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P |
A |
PA |
vi) Cattle and smallstock sales are important sources of cash for regular food purposes.
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P |
A |
PA |
vii) Cattle-owning households are generally wealthier.
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P |
A |
PA |
b. To meet the full dietary requirements from pastoral activities alone, what is the suggested human:cattle ratio? Tick (Ö) one.
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1.5 |
1.10 |
1.15 |
1.20 |
4.a. List five main production systems within the small-scale dairy subsector.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
iv) __________
v) __________
b. In what major components do group, commercial, company and co-operative ranches and individual ranches differ in Alphabeta?
__________
5.a. NLDP provided credits to different types of ranches for increasing beef production. Give four of the parameters to compare the performance of different types of ranches.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
iv) __________
b. The extensive dairy operations in the high potential zone of Alphabeta are not competitive with crops. Average milk yield per cow is about 1500 kg/year. At what levels of milk yield per cow will the dairy operation be made economically viable?
__________
6.a. Differentiate between functions of the Meat Marketing Commission and the Cattle Marketing Division of Alphabeta.
__________
b. Name one major defect in marketing policy of the MMC for beef and its consequences on the effectiveness of MMC in meeting its objectives.
Defect__________
Effects__________
7.a. List two main components of the differential pricing policy of the National Dairy Co-operative to alleviate milk delivery shortages during the off-season.
__________
b. The amount of total delivery of milk to NDC kept declining despite increases in the producer price for milk. What factors could be held responsible for this trend?
__________
