(a) State six problems of agricultural development in West Africa.
(b) Explain each of the following farm practices:
(i) crop rotation;
(ii) mixed farming.
(c) State three advantages of each of the following farm practices:
(i) crop rotation;
(ii) mixed farming.
(a) Problems of agricultural development in West Africa
(b) Explanation of farming practices
(i) Crop rotation
Crop rotation is the type of cropping system whereby different types of crops are grown on
the same piece of land in successive years or seasons in a definite sequence or order so as
to maintain soil fertility following certain principles.
(ii) Mixed farming
Mixed farming is the system of farming in which crops are grown and animals are reared
on the same piece of land at the same time. Fence could be constructed to separate the
animals from the crops.
(c) Advantages of farm practices
(i) Advantages of crop rotation
(ii) Advantages of mixed farming
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