As a Coordinator of the University of Lagos Organic Demonstration Farm, I have come to realize that over 90% of the students who actively participate in the farm practical do so in order to earn mark to boost their grades and not with for interest for career development. The lack of motivation stems from non automation of the current farm infrastructure (manual tilling watering, weeding etc), degraded soil resulted from prolong use of synthetic input, insufficient access to organic input and unavailability of simple test kits that can aid practical learning and research among others. These challenges have huge impact on students’ perception and behavior and further close their understanding about the opportunities that fly around farming activities.
As a Coordinator of the University of Lagos Organic Demonstration Farm, I have come to realize that over 90% of the students who actively participate in the farm practical do so in order to earn mark to boost their grades and not with for interest for career development. The lack of motivation stems from non automation of the current farm infrastructure (manual tilling watering, weeding etc), degraded soil resulted from prolong use of synthetic input, insufficient access to organic input and unavailability of simple test kits that can aid practical learning and research among others. These challenges have huge impact on students’ perception and behavior and further close their understanding about the opportunities that fly around farming activities.