(a) List six relationship between Agriculture and Industries. (b) Explain six factors affecting the success of commercial agriculture in Nigeria. (c) List e...

(a) Six relationships between agriculture and industries

• Agriculture supplies raw materials (cotton, cocoa, rubber, oil palm) to industries.
• Industries supply farm inputs (fertilizers, machinery, chemicals) to agriculture.
• Agriculture provides food for industrial workers.
• Agriculture provides a market for industrial goods.
• Industries process and add value to agricultural produce.
• Both provide employment and generate income and foreign exchange for the nation.

(b) Six factors affecting the success of commercial agriculture in Nigeria

• Capital: availability of adequate funds and credit to finance large-scale production.
• Land: access to large expanse of fertile land under a favourable land tenure system.
• Labour: availability of skilled and unskilled labour at a reasonable cost.
• Infrastructure: good roads, storage, processing and transport facilities.
• Marketing and price stability: reliable markets and stable prices for produce.
• Government policy: favourable agricultural policies, subsidies and political stability.
• (Also: climate/weather and availability of improved technology.)

(c) Eight agricultural research institutes in Nigeria

1. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.
2. Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan.
3. National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi.
4. National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike.
5. Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Benin.
6. National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI), Zaria.
7. Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria.
8. Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria (RRIN), Benin.
9. (Also: NIHORT Ibadan, NVRI Vom, NIFFR New Bussa.)