(a) List and discuss the factors hindering Agricultural development in West Africa under the following...

Explanation

(a) Factors hindering agricultural development in

West Africa

(i) Basic amenities

- Inadequate storage facilities result in wastage of farm produce

- Inadequate processing facilities cause wastage of farm produce

- Inadequate provision/lack of potable water for domestic use

- Shortage of water for irrigation

- Lack/inadequate recreational facilities which promote rural

- urban migration

- Poor health care services/facilities reduce productivity of farmers

- Lack of /inadequate supply of electricity in many rural areas for farm opeartions

- Bad road network connecting the rural areas to the urban centres makes evacuation of farm produce difficult

- Lack of adequate educational facilities for farmers children

(ii) Farm inputs

- Lack of/inadequate access to modern tools and farm machinery which constrains farmers to subsistence farming/use of crude tools

- Inadequate supply/high cost of farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals to farmers which reduce farm input

- Inadequate supply of improved breeds of farm animals reduces livestock production

- Inadequate supply/high cost of feeds for feeding animals

- Poor technical know-how in the use of inputs made available to farmers