Agriculture is the backbone of many economies of the World and huge efforts and funds have been channelled to its development in terms of crop improvement, insect pest control, soil fertility improvement and water resource management. Managing agricultural crops involves making and implementing decisions on crops to maximize yield and for that matter profit. This involves making and implementing decisions regarding water, soils, seed, weeds, fertilizer, insects and disease and post-harvest

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... egies. However, these may defer depending on the geographical location, educational, cultural setting and psychological makeup of the people managing the crops. These may also vary between smallholder and large-scale farmers.