Constraining Factors (20 Minutes)

Work in groups of four and discussions the issues below:

1. Refer to the constraints box below and relate the contribution of each term to possible consequences of unsustainability in the environment. Record your discussions.

Constraints Box

Ignorance, lack of resources, poor policy formulation and implementation, absence of credit finances, attitudes, insufficient technology and information, inadequate water, declining soil nutrients, insufficient fodder, lack of agricultural extension services, wrong attitudes, animal diseases, pests, plant diseases, lack of electricity, poor roads, no communication facilities, poor market  accessibility, high transportation costs.

Agricultural Activities

Cereals (maize, wheat, rice, barley), pulses (beans, peas, cow peas, pigeon peas, green grams, etc.) tubers (potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava), dairy, beef cattle, goat herding, sheep farming, vegetables (cabbages, indigenous, kales, tomatoes, French beans, etc.), flowers, fruits (mangoes, citrus fruits, bananas, pineapples, etc.) oil seeds, aquaculture, poultry, sugar cane, etc.