Neco 2022 Agricultural Science Question 48
Practice objective / multiple choice question 48 from the 2022 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
An extension officer plans to introduce a high‑yield maize variety. The cost per farmer for training and seed is \(\text{₦}15{,}000\). Each farmer cultivates an average of \(1.2\) ha and is expected to increase yield by \(2.5\) tonnes per hectare. The market price of maize is \(\text{₦}120\) per kilogram. The programme receives a grant that covers \(40\%\) of the total training costs. (a) What is the minimum number of farmers required to achieve a national production increase of \(100{,}000\) tonnes? (b) Can the programme's remaining budget of \(\text{₦}500{,}000\) fund the uncovered training costs for that number of farmers? Answer with the number of farmers and "Yes" or "No".
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This is Neco 2022 Agricultural Science Question 48. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
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