JAMB and WAEC Economics questions: Agriculture in Nigeria

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1. Question 21· 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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2. Question 22· 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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3. Question 23· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   Nigeria's dependence on crude oil since the 1970s led to

   • Amore farm workers
   • Bgrowth of cocoa exports
   • Cfall in food imports
   • Dneglect of agriculture

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4. Question 24· 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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5. Question 25· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   A problem of agriculture in Nigeria is

   • Afew farmers
   • Btoo much mechanisation
   • Cexcess credit
   • Dpoor storage and processing facilities

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6. Question 26· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Agricultural produce marketing boards in Nigeria were abolished in

   • A1999
   • B1960
   • C1986
   • D1975

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7. Question 27· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   Subsistence farming means producing

   • Aonly cash crops
   • Bmainly for export
   • Cmainly for the family's own consumption
   • Dwith heavy machinery

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8. Question 28· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   Agriculture contributes to economic development by

   • Aproviding raw materials for industries
   • Breducing food supply
   • Cincreasing imports of food
   • Dlowering employment

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9. Question 29· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   Which of these is a major cash crop grown in northern Nigeria?

   • Acocoa
   • Bgroundnut
   • Crubber
   • Doil palm

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10. Question 30· 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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