Mathematics Applications for Agricultural Development: Implications for Agricultural Extension Delivery

Abstract

This paper recognizes the fact that agriculture has been the mainstay of the nation’s economy as it provides food for the teeming population and raw materials for the industries. The obvious remains that mathematics application for the development of agriculture becomes imperative and worthwhile. The paper therefore focuses on the concepts of mathematics and agricultural development, its requirements as well as some arrays of mathematics applications for agricultural development. Finally, it is suggested that the extension delivery of new technological packages should be participatory and democratic enough to allow farmers avail themselves the opportunities of identifying their needs and problems, prioritizing them, analyzing them, among other commitments.Key words: Mathematics, Application, Agricultural development, Extension delivery