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The Impact Of Mechanized Farming In Economic Development
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The poor performances of the agricultural sector to provide adequate
food for the growing population declining, productivity of most export
crops which has contributed to substantial reduction in foreign exchange
earnings and the declining condition of farming to gross domestic
product in real terms. The report of the food strategy mission estimated
that in 1982, the supply and demand for all food crops was about 2.5
million metric tones and the projected gap for 1985 was about 4.7
million metric tones.
As far as agriculture export are
concerned, the data available shows that performance of the sub-sector
is on the decline. The country has become a large importer of palm oil
for which she was well noted as one of the worlds exporter in previous
years.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The major objective of this study is to;
Examine the impact of mechanized farming in Oredo Local Government Area.
Identify problems facing agriculture in the development of Oredo Local Government Area.
Propose solutions to minimize such problem.
HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY
Farming
should be seen as the life were of economic development of any nation.
Hence, our hypothesis for this study is stated as increased agricultural
production influences economic development in Oredo Local Government
and Nigeria at large. Also, we can state a null hypothesis as this
increased agricultural production does not influence economic
development in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
NEED FOR THE STUDY
We
all know that the coming of oil has created structural distortions and
disturbance in the economy and that on the run, the wheel of their
progress can only smooth when the economy is based on mechanized
farming. Apart from the shift of interest as a result of oil well, other
problems that account for the decline are conservative attitude of
farmer’s poor marketing facilities in rural area etc. to the best of my
knowledge this areas has not been exhaustively researched upon hence
this study seeks to bridge the gap.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of mechanized farming in the economic development of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The study consists of five chapters. Chapter one was the introduction of the study on the impact of mechanized farming. However, the significance of the study was highlighted in addition to the problems encountered by the researcher in the course of investigation. Chapter two focused on the review of related while the third chapter was on methodolo ... Continue reading---
