JAMB Economics questions: Agriculture in Nigeria

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1. Question 1· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Agriculture's share of Nigeria's exports fell sharply after the 1970s mainly because of

   • Ahigher rainfall
   • Bthe rise of crude oil exports
   • Cmore farmers
   • Dnew cash crops

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2. Question 2· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   A way to increase agricultural output in Nigeria is

   • Aproviding credit, improved seeds and extension services
   • Breducing rainfall
   • Cbanning fertilisers
   • Dstopping irrigation

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3. Question 3· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Bank of Agriculture in Nigeria provides

   • Aseeds only
   • Binsurance only
   • Ccredit to farmers
   • Dland only

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4. Question 4· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Agriculture contributes to industrial development by

   • Aimporting machinery
   • Bsupplying raw materials to industries
   • Creducing employment
   • Dincreasing imports of food

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5. Question 5· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Which cash crop is grown mainly in the South-West of Nigeria?

   • Acocoa
   • Bgroundnut
   • Ccotton
   • Dsesame

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6. Question 6· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Commodity marketing boards were set up in Nigeria mainly to

   • Astabilise the prices paid to farmers for export crops
   • Bimport food
   • Cfix the prices of manufactured goods
   • Dprovide loans to industries

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7. Question 7· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Land tenure problems in Nigeria include

   • Afragmentation and insecurity of title
   • Btoo much land per farmer
   • Cexcess credit
   • Dmechanisation

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8. Question 8· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   A problem caused by Nigeria's traditional land tenure system is

   • Atoo much mechanisation
   • Bfragmentation of land into small holdings
   • Cexcess credit
   • Da surplus of farm labour

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9. Question 9· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Mechanised farming mainly increases

   • Athe number of farm workers
   • Boutput per worker
   • Cthe size of the country
   • Dfood imports

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10. Question 10· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Subsistence farming in Nigeria keeps output low mainly because of

    • Asmall holdings and simple tools
    • Btoo much mechanisation
    • Cexcess fertiliser
    • Dlarge estates

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11. Question 11· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    The 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria (1980) aimed to

    • Abuild roads
    • Bexpand oil exports
    • Cincrease food production
    • Dreduce the population

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12. Question 12· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    A major problem of agriculture in Nigeria is

    • Atoo much mechanisation
    • Bthe use of crude implements on small farms
    • Ca shortage of land
    • Dexcessive export demand

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13. Question 13· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Storage facilities help farmers mainly by

    • Acutting yields
    • Braising rainfall
    • Cincreasing pests
    • Dreducing post-harvest losses and stabilising prices

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14. Question 14· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Agricultural produce marketing boards in Nigeria were abolished in

    • A1999
    • B1960
    • C1986
    • D1975

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15. Question 15· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Agricultural credit schemes in Nigeria are designed to

    • Afix crop prices
    • Btax farmers
    • Cimport food
    • Dprovide loans to farmers

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