PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

1. Problems of Agricultural Development
2. Solutions to the Problems of Agricultural Development

Problems of Agricultural Development

1. Inadequate Land or Land Tenure System
2. Poor Storage and Processing Facilities
3. Inadequate Finance or Credit Facilities
4. Inadequate Farm Inputs
5. Inadequate Basic Amenities
6. Problems of Transportation
7. Low level of Agricultural Education and Extension
8. Unstable or Inconsistent Government Policies
9. Environmental Degradation
10. Rural-Urban Migration
11. Poor Marketing Systems.
12. Pests and Diseases Infestation.

Inadequate Land or Land Tenure System

1. Increase in Population increases alternative use of land for agriculture which will reduce the size of farm land
2. The type of Land Tenure system which encourages family ownership of land does not allow farmers to acquire large areas of land for commercial agriculture
3. It leads to land fragmentation which does not support mechanization.
4. Deforestation and desert encroachment contribute lack of land.
5. Soil erosion and marshy or swamping areas also contributes to lack of farm land.

Solution to the Problem of Inadequate Land or Land Tenure System

1. The Land Use Decree of 1978 should be fully and judiciously implemented
2. The government can acquire land for farm settlement scheme
3. Cooperative farm can be encouraged
4. Crop rotation system should be practiced by farmers
5. Fertilizers and manure should be used to increase production of crops in the available land

Poor Storage and Processing Facilities