Nigeria, The Most Populous African Country, With Enormous

Modern day farming has transformed from the farming process of last century. Instead of farmers producing for their families, farmers are now similar to input/output managers supplying massive manufacturers that feed the country.

Under National Agro-Food Policy, agriculture sector has been identified as a National Key Result Area. Under this initiative, the agriculture sector is targeted to increase the Gross National Income by RM28.9 Billion (USD9.1 billion) to reach RM49.1 billion (USD15.4 billion) by 2020. The agricultural sector is also targeted to create more than 109,000 job opportunities by 2020, primarily in the rural areas.

As you can see during the course of the last of the last century farming in America has been transformed due to the technological revolution. From a simple but hard life to a more complex yet not as labor intensive life; from relying on animals to relying on motorized machinery; from growing several different crops to specializing

The agricultural industry: the farms, plants, animals, and farmers, have supported this great country for so long, but lately we have turned our backs on it. Today, we live in a materialistic society, people wanting more and better items, not settling for products that will accomplish the same job.From looking at the fruits and vegetables in the grocery store, we see the bruised or smaller ones left, while the big and brightly colored ones are selected first. In our society today, changes are constantly being made to help expand and evolve the agricultural industry, but it has yet been able to do so. To this day farmers across this nation have not been completely successful in providing for the people who make up this country. In the stores

Throughout time, humans have pushed forward in every aspect in life in order to improve their living standards, wealth and most importantly the agricultural sector which is the base of every human race. Food is the basic requirement for any individual to stay alive and healthy. In an article by Tamsin McMahon, she states that over the past 60 years, the world population has grown from 2.5 billion to 7 billion while world hunger dropped from 40% down to 15% (McMahon T., July 2012). This shows that our agricultural advances through technology have helped control world hunger and decrease it by more than half, but this is a short-term solution if we want to consider the future generations that depend on our current actions toward the three main pillars of agriculture which are: Health and nutrition, Economy and sustainability all while considering the local small farms and corporate farms.

South Asia is one of the most densely populated regions of the world, where despite a slow growth, agriculture remains the backbone of rural economy as it employs one half to over 90 percent of the labor force. Both extensive and intensive policy measures for agriculture

The plantation was the center of the agriculture life. Large-scale agriculture is still important as many countries rely on these products as they put large strain on export –oriented growth. Only recently has there been any significant attempts at industrialization and many countries are economically backward.

Farming in Africa is inadequate and inefficient. The fertility of the soil is becoming depleted and severely reducing the amount of crops from each harvest (Ayieko). This problem is due to over farming the land and not allowing for crop rotation to replenish the nutrients in the soil. This is a practice that is used by most farmers around the globe. Continuing on this trend will risk the land becoming barren and unable to support plant life.

Agriculture now focuses on growing fast food. I learned about the farm program that the government supported family farms by limiting the number of grains shipped to the market. When the farms were expanded by the changed policy, corn became the king in America agriculture region. The agriculture focuses on results and what works to obtain that end result. However, it is the corporations benefits the most out of this system, not the farmers. Corporate consolidation of the food system from seeds, fertilizers, and food processors has become increasingly concentrated in the past few decades. Corporations that buy corn to turn it into fructose corn syrup have profited by the millions because of the cheap corn while the farmers have to rely on subsidies to

The factory farming industry may be a big challenge. But if everyone started taking small steps towards making changes, there can be a big shift that will be impossible for governments and businesses to ignore. We should never underestimate the power of a people who are educated, aware, concerned, capable, and inspired to demand

Since the positive and profitable 1970’s, urbanization and other economic factors have impeded on pasts agricultural successes. Basic economics tells us that consumer demand drives supply and costs, and that consumer confidence carries a very high economic value. Outbreaks of illness and disease have negatively influenced many agricultural productions. The uncertainty of public safety leads to sharp decline in demand and

The agriculture industry has been ever changing, due to the population increases. Subsidies keep the small farm going, protecting

I am highly motivated to pursue further studies in agricultural and resource economics at Kasetsart University. My strong interest in agriculture and the business of agriculture and its relation to economic development . Agriculture is the backbone of my country Ghana, supplying food for the nation's population. It is part of a massive business sector that provides many opportunities for the masses of people.

The last section identifies the pitfalls that have hampered investments in the sector and stifled growth in the agribusiness industry, and ends with a general indication of the needed interventions to overcome the sector’s current hurdles.

The country has been able to take advantage of the region’s positive prospects and should continue to do so in coming years. The country has good prospects for economic growth and foreign direct investment (FDI), import cover levels are comfortable, and political risk is relatively low.