- Improper timing of routine practices;
- Lack of agricultural skills
- Low production of low quality ;
-Inappropriate decision - making e.g. disease observation and control;
- Delayed adoption of new and improved production technologies.
- Lack of knowledge to apply / types and / of inputs;
- Inability to collect market information.
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