For this prompt we invite you to share with us. What is your view on agriculture? Have you ever participated in agriculture and would you love to do so? Do you think mechanized agriculture has advantages and disadvantages? If you had an opportunity to create an app that connects you directly with the farmers, if you can what would you want the app to do and what would you name it.
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I grew up in a very remote locality in the Eastern part of my country with my parents. There, Agriculture thrives very well. The name Agriculture has been as old as the name sounds. I grew up with my industrious mother, who was complementing her teaching work with sewing and farming.
Weekends and on public holidays, she would take all of us to her many plots of farm where she recruits farmers to farm for her at a cost, and she pays them. After making the ridges for her, the rest of the farming process is always done by us. We plant the maize, okra, fruit pumpkin, yams, Cassava, and a whole lot of other items. My late mum also has a barn where she saves all the farm products. There, she separates the one for consumption and those for the next planting season.
So, from my point of view, agriculture is not about planting, but about how to make it a continuous process, to bridge the gap between demand and supply of food in society. It also serves the teeming and growing population of our dear country, the Giant of Africa. However, findings have confirmed that Agriculture has witnessed little growth and therefore needs more attention from those in authority for better drive, development, and sustainability.
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On the other hand, Mechanised farming is the use of machinery and technologies to drive farming. Its advantages include increased farm yield and efficiency, better packaged products, saving time, and the ability to manage acres of land seamlessly with reduced human error.
The disadvantages include the high cost of farm products. This is as a result of the direct and overhead costs of using the machines for farming, which contribute to the loss of jobs in rural areas, causing those farmers to abandon farming in search of greener pastures in the urban areas. Sometimes the use of fertilizers and other chemicalized products for mechanised farming reduces the quality of farm products.
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Finally, if I have an opportunity to create an app that connects me directly with farmers, I will name it Farmers' Garage. Just as a garage is a place to park vehicles, this one will be an app for farmers to showcase their products, while providing easy connectivity to direct buyers. Again, it will serve as a meeting point for all farmers of other farm products in different categories.
Furthermore, it will give farmers a voice in society and provide a link for them to sell their products to direct buyers at a reduced cost and without stress. This way, farmers can become more creative; they can even deploy home delivery services, making farming very attractive.
Some used to say that agriculture is meant for old people, but since the introduction of technology and mechanisation, young people are delving into agriculture, and more will do that if the government can make it more attractive. In the end, it will be a win-win situation for everybody where preparedness meets success with sustainability as its backbone.
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