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a.) Level of Education and Technology
- More yields is associated with high level of education and technology.
- Poor level education and technology causes sluggish development in all farming activities.
b.) Economy
- Collapse of co-operative movements and factories have affected the sale of farm produce such as milk, sugar and cotton.
- Liberalization of the economy and world trade has led to dumping of cheaply produced and cheaply imported goods that have flooded our local market.
c.) Government policy
- This is the enactment of laws which govern production, marketing and distribution of agricultural products.
- They may include the following:
i. Heavy taxation of imports to protect local industries.
ii. Subsidizing the growing of locally produced commodities.
iii. Quality control to ensure production of high quality goods.
iv. Conservation of natural resources
v. Stepping up the control of diseases and parasites that affect crops and livestock.
d.) Transport and communication
- Means of transport and communication affect agriculture in the following ways.
i. Agricultural goods should be taken from production areas to the consumers cheaply and efficiently.
ii. The use of electronic media as a means of communication helps access a wider market.
e.) Cultural Practices and Religious Beliefs
- They affect what people produce and consume
- Some pastoral communities rely on meat and milk while other communities rely on crops.
f.) Market Forces
- Market forces affecting agriculture are demand and supply.
- When the supply is high, prices of commodities go down.
- This increases the demand for the commodities.
- As demand increases the quantities of commodities supplied in the market decreases. This in turn increases the price of the commodities.
g.) Health (Hiv /AIDS)
- Shortage of farm labour due to bad health/death.
- Low supply of farm produce due to loss of market.
- Low purchasing power to buy agricultural input/lack of capital by the government and NGOs to provide credit to farmers.
- Lack of motivation to invest in agriculture.
- Less time spent on farming activities as people cater for the sick.
Dominic Onsase answered the question on March 1, 2018 at 10:25
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