ABSTRACT

In Igbo, Agriculture use to be the main export product such as cocoa, groundnut, rubber etc that was to generate foreign exchange to the economy? But later in the 1970s agriculture was neglected and left to suffer, this have contribute to the problem of agriculture.

This study is to examine the problem and prospect of agriculture in economic development of Edo State. The objectives of this study are as follow;

1. To identify the problem facing agriculture in the economic development of Edo state.

2. To suggest possible solution to the problem that have emanated.

Some of the problem identify in this study are as follows: lack of capital, illiteracy, poor marketing facilities, etc. Some of the hypotheses used for the study are as follows: inadequate funding leads to low productivity, failure to adopt modern techniques of agriculture, practices leads to low productivity. The research methodology includes the use of appendix.