List and discuss the factors hindering Agricultural development in West Africa under the following…

Explanation

(a) Factors hindering agricultural development in
West Africa  
(i) Basic amenities 

– Inadequate storage facilities result in wastage of farm produce

– Inadequate processing facilities cause wastage of farm produce

– Inadequate provision/lack of potable water for domestic use
– Shortage of water for irrigation

– Lack/inadequate recreational facilities which promote rural

– urban migration

– Poor health care services/facilities reduce productivity of farmers

– Lack of /inadequate supply of electricity in many rural areas for farm opeartions

– Bad road network connecting the rural areas to the urban centres makes evacuation of farm produce difficult

– Lack of adequate educational facilities for farmers children

(ii) Farm inputs 

– Lack of/inadequate access to modern tools and farm machinery which constrains farmers to subsistence farming/use of crude tools

– Inadequate supply/high cost of farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, agrochemicals to farmers which reduce farm input

– Inadequate supply of improved breeds of farm animals reduces livestock production

– Inadequate supply/high cost of feeds for feeding animals

– Poor technical know-how in the use of inputs made available to farmers