(a) Define the term Taungya system. (b) State five conditions that favour the practice of taungya system in Nigeria. (c) State two advantages of the system to each of the following: (i) farmer; (ii) foresters.
Explanation
(a) Taungya System is the growing of both trees or forest trees and crops on the same piece of land at the sarti time.
(b) Five conditions that favour the practice of taungya system in Nigeria are: (i) scarcity of land (ii) Ove population (iii) unemployment (iv) Government policy (v) Low standard of living.
(c) Two advantages of taungy system to the farmers are: (i) Use of fertile forest land (ii) Use of free forest land. Two advantages of taungya systen to the foresters are: (i) Reduction in the cost of establishing plantation (ii) Enrichment of soil nutrients whet leguminous food crops are planted.