Theory question 101
Agricultural Development(a) List six problems of agricultural development in Nigeria.
(b) State five possible solutions to the problems of agricultural development listed in (a).
(c) Explain five ways in which inadequate storage and processing facilities have affected agricultural development in Nigeria.
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(a) Any six: land tenure; lack of credit; inadequate/costly inputs; poor storage and processing; poor transport; poor marketing; illiteracy/poor extension; pests and diseases; low mechanisation; lack of rural amenities
(b) Any five matching solutions: land reform; cheap credit/agric banks; subsidised inputs; build storage and processing plants; rural roads; guaranteed prices/cooperatives; adult education and more extension workers; pest control services; tractor hiring units; rural electrification and water
(c) Any five: heavy post-harvest losses (rot, pests); farmers forced to sell cheaply at harvest; scarcity and high prices in off-season; low farm income discourages production; poor quality produce/low market value; limited raw materials for industries; less export earnings; food insecurity
Each solution should match a problem in (a).