Agriculture has been the mainstay of any West African Region, specially Nigeria and Ghana. Agriculture, to be quite candid, is not only about meals creation it consists of rearing of animals, forestry, botany, horticulture and so on. The agricultural sector for a incredibly extended time has been the important economic spine of most West African nations, quite exclusively Nigeria ahead of the discovery of the so known as liquid gold (crude oil).
It is a truism that gentleman and animal simply cannot survive without the need of food, clothing and shelter. We shall see focus on below how Agriculture has assisted in proffering panacea to these. In this regard, the proper issue to do is determine what Agriculture signifies in such a manner that a lay male can understand. It is described as an art and science of generating crops and rearing of animals for guy use. Some of its branches I pointed out before on. The point is the impacts of Agriculture on West Africa, to be very candid cannot be around-emphasized. The sector gives work chances in quite a few diverse approaches for people. It increases their living regular it provides raw elements for industries, most primarily the producing industries provision of shelters and apparel. Agriculture is also a feasible source of international exchange.
Just one factor that baffles me is that most of these West African international locations especially Nigeria that prides itself as one of the Agricultural giants in the world now bask in the euphoria of the earlier. The discovery of oil in Nigeria I will explain as a curse to Agriculture. The methods of Agriculture have been at the lessen ebb we no for a longer period recognize that it is the bedrock of even technological improvements that we operate immediately after these days. Nigeria for occasion has been blindfolded by the oil fortunes we are so a great deal dependent on oil that we are unable to even take a look at prospective locations. It is this around dependence on oil that is generating big difficulties in Nigeria now.
The truth of the matter is any country that is intrigued in advancement must be prepared to acquire Agriculture very very seriously. This is mainly because it is the precursor that is wanted for these types of nation to function in upcoming breakthroughs. I will hereby advise Nigerian government to retrace its actions back and accord the proper priorities to Agriculture. You see, Nigeria has a whole lot of untapped potentials in conditions of purely natural sources. We have extensive land mass in the northern aspect of the country and the thick rain forest in the south. These are pure endowments that the region can harness for much better results. With all these suggestions in brain, I feel the region can be equipped to diversify and improve its potentials to higher developments and better lifetime for citizens.