Theory question 101
Agricultural Development(a) List six relationships between Agriculture and Industries.
(b) Explain six factors affecting the success of commercial agriculture in Nigeria.
(c) List eight agricultural research institutes in Nigeria.
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(a) Any six: agriculture supplies raw materials (cocoa, cotton, rubber, oil palm) to industries; industries supply machines, tools, fertilizers and agrochemicals to agriculture; agriculture provides food for industrial workers; agriculture is a market for industrial goods; industries process and preserve farm produce; industries provide employment/income that raises demand for food; both compete for labour, land and capital; industries provide packaging and transport
(b) Any six explained: availability of capital/credit; land tenure and size; storage and processing facilities; transport; marketing and prices; mechanisation and technical know-how; supply of inputs; government policy; pests and diseases; climate
(c) Any eight: CRIN (Ibadan); NIFOR (Benin); RRIN (Benin); NCRI (Badeggi); NRCRI (Umudike); IAR (Zaria); IAR&T (Ibadan); NIHORT (Ibadan); NAPRI (Shika); NVRI (Vom); NITR (Kaduna); NIFFR (New Bussa); FRIN (Ibadan); LCRI (Maiduguri); IITA (Ibadan)
Name real institutes; the location is a bonus.