Science and technology remains the fulcrum for development over the ages. There is
hardly any national development in contemporary history that is not based on
consistent efforts from the science and technology sector. The spate of development
in agriculture follow suit; the state of efficiency in science and technology generation
correlates highly with the development of agriculture. In Africa, agriculture is
considered as the sector with the best potential to lead the socioeconomic
development of countries on the continent. However, the sector is bedevilled with
many constraints that could be categorized as technological, socio-cultural,
institutional, infrastructural, and economical. The poor productivity of the enterprise
stream in the sector is clearly seen from its contribution to a country’s GDP versus
the number of active workers engaged in the sector. Africa’s agriculture currently
engages about 65% of the working population and its average contribution to GDP
still stands at 22.9%.