(a) (i) Benefits of keeping bees;

Honey production/food
Employment/job creation
Prevention of extinction of bees
For research / education
Kept for protection/security/defense
Kept as hobby/leisure
Bee sting is medicinal
Source of foreign exchange
Bees are pollinating agents of crops -
Source of raw materials/propolis/wax/royal jelly
Income generation/high marketability
Biodiversity/maintenance of ecosystem


(ii) Steps involved in establishing an apiary;

Site selection/identification of a suitable location=
Clearing of the site/create a stand
Installation of beehive/set up a beehive
Bait the beehive/stock the beehive with bees
Inspection for colonization/rebaiting/restocking
Set up warning signs


(b) (i) Ways of enhancing the productivity of a pig farm;

Ensure proper sanitation
Minimize food wastage
Give good quality feed/balanced
Pest control
Ensure proper record keeping
Rear good quality breeds
Provision of adequate water
Brooding of piglets
Regular deworming
Provision of good housing
Provision of wallowing facility
Vaccination
Training of farm workers
Control of pests
Good breeding programme/control of inbreeding
Culling of diseased/unproductive/aggressive animals
Sell at an appropriate age/adopt good marketing strategy
Control disease/prevent disease outbreak/biosecurity/isolation of sick
animals
Administration of drugs

(ii) Management practices carried out on piglets from birth to weaning;

Isolation of sick piglets
Giving of iron injection
Clipping of needle teeth
Use of guard rails
Allowing access to plenty of water
Ensuring good sanitation
Prevention of crushing/creep feeding
Provision of veterinary care
Provision of nutritious/balanced diet
Fostering of orphaned piglets
Proper identification of animals
Provision of straw as bedding at early age
Cutting of umbilical cord and apply a tincture of iodine
Castration of males not required for breeding
Clearing of mucous from the nostril
Allowing access to colostrum/regular breastfeeding