Agricultural science SSS1 First Term

Week 3

Solutions to the problems of agriculture in Nigeria.

Performance objectives

Students should be able to:

1. State possible solutions to the problem of agriculture in Nigeria.

Content.

Solutions to the problems of agriculture in Nigeria.

1. Inadequate land or land tenure system:

1. Fertilizers and manure should be used to increase production of crops in the available land.
2. Crop rotation should be practiced by farmers.
3. The land use decree of 1978 should be fully implemented to minimize the problems of land tenure.
4. Farmers should form co-operative societies for easy allocation of farm lands.

2. Inadequate basic amenities:

1. Provision of electricity in the rural areas.
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