GCE Economics 1990 Theory question 105

Reasons:
1. Use of crude tools (hoe, cutlass) and little mechanisation – low productivity.
2. Small, scattered farms and the land tenure system.
3. Farmers are mostly old and illiterate; young people drift to towns.
4. Poor seeds, little fertiliser, pests and diseases.
5. Lack of credit to farmers.
6. Poor storage, processing and transport – heavy post-harvest losses.
7. Dependence on rainfall; drought, erosion and floods.
8. Emphasis on export cash crops instead of food crops.
9. Low and unstable prices discourage farmers.
10. Rapid population growth.
11. Inadequate extension services and research.

The point: many workers but very low productivity.