(a) Outline the problems of agricultural development in Nigeria.
(b) Suggest solutions to the problems outlined in (a) above.
Explanation
(a) Problems pf agricultural development:(i) Inadequate capital/credit. (ii) Land tenure system. (iii) Use of simple m far implements.
(iv) Poor farming practices. (v) Inadequate storage facilities. (vi) Inadequate transport facilities. (vii) High taste for foreign agricultural products.
(viii) Problem of pests such as rodents, locusts grasshoppers, etc.
(ix) Problem of diseases such as blackpod diseases, capsid bug, blight, aphids, etc. (x) Weather hazards/climatic i conditions.
(xi) High cost of agricultural inputs. (xii) Annual bush burning in some areas.
(xiii) inadequate basic facilities such as electricity. pipe borne water, etc. (xiv) Inadequate processing facilities. (xv) Rural-urban migration.
(xxi) Inadequate pasture. (xvii) Negative attitude towards agriculture. (xviii) Inadequate extension services. (xx) Price fluctuation.
(xxi) Poor leached soils in some areas. (xxii) Reluctance of farmers to accept innovations. (xxiii) Management problems.
(xxiv) Inconsistent government policies. (xxv) Smuggling of agricultural products.
(b) Solutions to the problems:(i) Land reform policy. (ii) Training and re-training of extension workers.
(iii) Price control measures. (iv) Use of disease control measures. (v) Provision of loan facilities. (vi) Provision of adequate storage facilities.
(vii) Use of pesticides. (viii) Training of farmers. (ix) Mechanization of agriculture. (x) Use of manures and fertilizers.
(xi) Social orientation. (xii) Controlled grazing/Ranching. (xiii) Restriction on importation of agricultural products.
(xiv) Development of rural areas. (xv) Improvement in transportation network. (xvi) Practice of irrigation agriculture.
(xvii) Conflicts resolution between farmers and nomadic cattle rearers. (xviii) Establishment of processing plants.
(xix) Subsidy for agricultural inputs. (xx) Consistent government policy on agriculture.
(xxi) Effective management of agricultural resources. (xxii) Improved border patrols.
(xxiii) Legislation against burning.
(a) Problems pf agricultural development:(i) Inadequate capital/credit. (ii) Land tenure system. (iii) Use of simple m far implements.
(iv) Poor farming practices. (v) Inadequate storage facilities. (vi) Inadequate transport facilities. (vii) High taste for foreign agricultural products.
(viii) Problem of pests such as rodents, locusts grasshoppers, etc.
(ix) Problem of diseases such as blackpod diseases, capsid bug, blight, aphids, etc. (x) Weather hazards/climatic i conditions.
(xi) High cost of agricultural inputs. (xii) Annual bush burning in some areas.
(xiii) inadequate basic facilities such as electricity. pipe borne water, etc. (xiv) Inadequate processing facilities. (xv) Rural-urban migration.
(xxi) Inadequate pasture. (xvii) Negative attitude towards agriculture. (xviii) Inadequate extension services. (xx) Price fluctuation.
(xxi) Poor leached soils in some areas. (xxii) Reluctance of farmers to accept innovations. (xxiii) Management problems.
(xxiv) Inconsistent government policies. (xxv) Smuggling of agricultural products.
(b) Solutions to the problems:(i) Land reform policy. (ii) Training and re-training of extension workers.
(iii) Price control measures. (iv) Use of disease control measures. (v) Provision of loan facilities. (vi) Provision of adequate storage facilities.
(vii) Use of pesticides. (viii) Training of farmers. (ix) Mechanization of agriculture. (x) Use of manures and fertilizers.
(xi) Social orientation. (xii) Controlled grazing/Ranching. (xiii) Restriction on importation of agricultural products.
(xiv) Development of rural areas. (xv) Improvement in transportation network. (xvi) Practice of irrigation agriculture.
(xvii) Conflicts resolution between farmers and nomadic cattle rearers. (xviii) Establishment of processing plants.
(xix) Subsidy for agricultural inputs. (xx) Consistent government policy on agriculture.
(xxi) Effective management of agricultural resources. (xxii) Improved border patrols.
(xxiii) Legislation against burning.
