Theory question 101
Agricultural DevelopmentEnumerate four possible solutions to each of the following problems of agricultural development in your country:
(a) poor transportation
(b) inadequate farm inputs
(c) crude tools
(d) inadequate storage facilities.
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(a) Any four: build and maintain feeder roads, bridges and culverts; develop waterways and railways to rural areas; provide vehicles/boats at affordable cost; subsidise fuel and spare parts; credit to buy vehicles
(b) Any four: produce and distribute improved seeds, fertilizers and chemicals in time; subsidies on inputs; agro-service centres close to farmers; supply day-old chicks, feeds, drugs and vaccines; tractor hiring units; credit for inputs
(c) Any four: encourage local fabrication of suitable implements; introduce modern machines; tractor hiring services; train mechanics and operators; subsidies and loans to buy equipment
(d) Any four: build silos and stores in rural areas; teach farmers to build cribs, barns and rhumbus; provide cold stores; provide processing plants (mills, graters, presses); supply storage chemicals; credit
Four solutions under each of the four problems.