Question

1(a) State six causes of food shortage in West Africa.
(b) Name four governmental organizations that are involved in the improvement of agricultural production in West Africa.
(c)(i) Mention three field operations that could be powered by the tractor on the farm.
(ii) Give five reasons why it is difficult for farmers to acquire tractors in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

(a) Causes of food shortage in West Africa (any six):
- Poor storage facilities
- Pest infestation
- Disease outbreak
- Rural-urban migration
- Desert encroachment/desertification
- High population growth
- Environmental degradation/erosion
- Climate change/global warming
- War/conflict/political instability/insecurity
- Natural disaster/bush fire/wildfire/drought/flooding/earthquake/landslide

(b) Governmental organizations (any four):
- River Basin Development Authority
- National Agricultural Insurance Company
- Agricultural Development Bank
- National Agricultural Land Development Authority
- Agricultural Development Projects/programmes

(c)(i) Field operations powered by the tractor:
- Ploughing
- Harrowing
- Ridging
- Planting
- Fertilizer application

(ii) Reasons it is difficult for farmers to acquire tractors (any five):
- High cost of purchase/high import duties
- High cost of maintenance/high cost of fuelling
- Inadequate capital/poverty/credit facilities
- Inadequate spare parts
- Inadequate technical know-how

WAEC Agricultural Science 2025 Theory — Question 1

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