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Download AEM512 – Rural Youth Programmes in Agricultural Extension (october-2019)

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

University Village, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Jabi, Abuja

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension

PoP Exam Question October/November 2019

Course Code: —- AEM 512

Course Title: — Rural Youth Programmes in Agricultural Extension

Credit Unit: —- 2 Units

Total Score: —-70 Marks

Time Allowed: – 2 Hrs

Instruction: Answer compulsory question 1 (25 mks) and any three (3) questions (15 mks each)

Question One

a. What is the meaning of 4–H Club? (3 marks)

b. What does the 4–H stands for? (4 marks)

c. State two (2) basic functions of the Colonial Masters in the Pre-colonial /Colonial era of rural youth extension

programmes (4 marks)

d. Mention three (3) specific objectives of rural youth programmes in agricultural extension during the Pre-colonial

/Colonial era (6 marks)

e. Discuss four (4) problems or challenges affecting the leadership of rural youth club (8 marks)

Question Two

a. Enumerate four (4) educational objectives of rural youth programmes in agricultural extension (6 mks)

b. Enumerate four (4) economic objectives of rural youth programmes in agricultural extension (6 mks)

c. Highlight three (3) Philosophies of rural youth programmes in agricultural extension (3 marks)

Question Three

Discuss in terms of age, economic and marital considerations:

i. The United Nation’s definition of who is a youth. (5 mks)

ii. The African definition of who is a youth. (5 mks)

iii. The Religious-African definition of who is a youth. (5 mks)

Question Four

a. What is the main goal of farm settlement schemes (3 marks)

b. Highlight four (4) objectives of farm settlement scheme (6 marks)

c. Clearly state the major difference in training of rural youths in agricultural extension programmes between the Pre-

Colonial /Colonial and Post- Colonial era. (6 marks)

Question Five

a. Mention six (6) officers that function in Rural Youth Club (3 marks)

b. List four (4) objectives of Young Farmers Club (6 mks)

c. Suggest four (4) advantages of students participation in Young Farmers Club in schools (6 marks)

Question Six

a. What is the meaning of Rural Youth Extension Programme? (3 marks)

b. Identify three (3) roles of Rural Youth Extension Programme to the development of youths (3 marks)

b. Expatiate on the three (3) main methods used in carrying out Rural Youth Extension Programme (9 marks)

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