JAMB Economics 1997 Question 25

Question 25

Agriculture

The most important requirement for increasing agricultural output in Nigeria is

  1. A.for the government to go into large scale farming
  2. B.to employ relevant foreign technology and reform the land tenure system
  3. C.to increase farmers' incomes and improve the farming techniques
  4. D.to employ more extension workers.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (to increase farmers' incomes and improve the farming techniques)

Explanation

Most Nigerian food is grown by small farmers; better incomes let them invest, and better techniques raise their yields.