Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on Agricultural Practices in Nigeria

Here are some requently asked questions regarding agribusiness.

1. What are organic pesticides?
   Answer: Organic pesticides are derived from botanical and mineral sources. They contain less chemicals and are less threatening than chemical-based pesticides.
2. How has the pandemic’s effects on supply, demand and agricultural product prices been felt?
   Answer :Food insecurity has undoubtedly increased in many developing countries as a result of the pandemic’s associated income losses and local supply chain disruptions. As a result, prices are higher because demand is greater than supply.
3. What is the future of farming?
   Answer: The use of robots, aerial images, temperature and moisture sensors, and GPS technology is the future of farming.
4. What is the difference between a Mini and Utility tractor?
   Answer: Mini tractors are smaller in size, having 11.1 HP -36 Hp, ideal for small scale farming and land mowing tasks. Utility tractors are bigger in size, have hp ranging between 40 hp to 100+ hp, ideal for high-end farming tasks.
5. What are the benefits of organic farming?
   Answer : Organic farming prevents the use of pesticides, herbicides and other harmful chemicals. Due to organic farming, plants and insects will survive.
6. What are some of the major problems faced by farmers?
   Answer : some of the major problems faced by farmers are climate change, soil erosion, biodiversity loss, adopting new techniques and rising food demand.
7. What are the basic needs for farming?
   Answer: Natural resources like air, nutrients, land, water, and sunlight are essential for farming.
8. Why is farming important?
   Answer: The world’s largest industry is the agricultural sector as it employs more than one billion people and generates over $1.3 trillion dollars worth of food globally.
9. How can we protect soil
   Answer : To be able to optimize the conditions for plant growth, we should learn more about what the soils need, and the best way to do that is to test soils. In general, soil degradation should be prevented by careful use and management of the soil. This means for example that erosion should be tackled, the conditions for plant growth should be optimized and plant diseases should be prevented by the selection of good crop rotation practices.
10. What are the biggest challenges we face today due to our agricultural practices?
    Answer: There are increasing pressures from climate change, soil erosion and biodiversity loss and from consumers’ changing tastes in food as well as concerns about how it is produced .
    
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