JAMB Economics 2008 Question 36

Question 36

Agriculture

One of the effects of instability in farmer's income in Nigeria is

  1. A.lack of infrastructural facilities
  2. B.rural-urban migration
  3. C.inadequate supply of fertilizer
  4. D.low level of technology
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (rural-urban migration)

Explanation

When farmers' incomes rise and fall unpredictably, farming becomes unattractive, so many young people leave the villages for towns in search of steady wage jobs: rural-urban migration.