Posted by Chester Morton / Monday 2 January 2017 / No comments
The solutions to the problems of agriculture in English-speaking West Africa
Land reforms
Capital for agricultural business
Another way of improving agriculture in English speaking West
Africa is to make credit facilities readily available to the farmers and on
very good terms. This will ensure that is able to expand and improve upon his
farming activities in order to make more profit and feed his or her nation.
Provision of storage facilities
Another solution is to provide storage facilities for the
farmers. This way, they can store their surplus harvest and sell when the
prices are better. It can also help the country to establish buffer stock to be
injected into the system in times of scarcity.
Provision of water
The government should provide sources of water so that the
farmers can farm all year round. The government could provide every farming
enclave with dam so that it can serve as a source water to water the farms when
the rains fail. The government could also irrigate large portions of the land
and give them out to farmers to cultivate and pay back later.
Provide adequate extension officers
Governments should train more extension officers in the
various training schools and deploy them into the communities. This way, the
technical advice that is provided can be extended to a lot of the farmers who
need such services.
Improved transportation
The governments must improve upon the communication and
transportation network in order to facilitate the easy and continuous movement
of agricultural products from the hinterlands to the big cities for distribution
and sale.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. What six suggestions would you advance as solutions to the
problems of agriculture in your country?
2. Highlight six solutions to the problems of agriculture.
