Theory question 107
Nigeria: People and Economy(a) Explain any four problems facing Agriculture in Nigeria (b) Highlight three effects of these problems on the economic development of Nigeria (c) How can the problems in (a) above be solved?
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(a) Use of simple tools; land tenure and fragmentation; shortage of labour as youths move to towns; lack of capital and credit; pests and diseases; poor soils and erosion; poor storage, transport and marketing; unreliable rainfall.
(b) Low food production and high food prices; food imports and loss of foreign exchange; low raw materials for industries; low farm incomes and rural poverty; unemployment.
(c) Mechanisation; land reform; credit and loans to farmers; improved seeds, fertilisers and pest control; irrigation; rural roads, storage and markets; extension services and research.
Solutions should match the problems.