(a) Merit of (i) Agriculture: Production of food crops, Production of export crops to earn foreign exchange, Production of livestock feed and forage crops, Provision of income for farmers, Provision of agricultural raw materials for the local industries, Provision of employment, Production of animal (livestock), Fish farming.
(ii) Forestry: Provision of timber for construction and for furniture making, Provision of pulp for paper production, Provision of firewood as a source of fuel for domestic cooking, Provision of wild fruits and vegetables as food, Provision of dye, latex, gum and resin for industrial uses, Erosion control, Improvement of soil fertility, Watershed protection, Provision of medicinal herbs Provision of meat as source of protein, Provision of revenue to the government and income to individuals, Provision of employment, e.g. to the forest guard.
(iii) Wildlife conservation: Prevention of wild life from extinction, Promotion of tourism, Provision of revenue to the government, Promotion of educational and research works on wildlife, Provision of employment, Provision of bush meat, - Encouragement of micro-climate of a locality with respect to rainfall.
(b) The following are non-agricultural uses of land: (i) educational purpose, e.g. schools, (ii) residential purposes, (iii) for industrial or factory use, (iv) recreational purpose. e.g. parks, (v) sports, e.g. stadia, race course, golf course etc (vi) markets, (vii) worship places, e.g. churches, mosques, shrines, (viii) transportation, e.g. railways, airports, (ix) cemeteries, (x) commercial purpose, e.g. banks, warehouse