(a) Favourable Factors:
(i) Land areas in the savanna are more suitable for mechanized farming than in the forest region
(ii) There is all year-round rainfall for perennial agriculture in the forest region while seasonal rainfall in the savanna supports seasonal cropping
(iii) Rainfall amount in the forest regions supports trees and root crops, while in the savanna, it supports cereals and legumes
(iv)Animal farming practised more in the savanna
(v) Enough sunshine available in the savanna for fruit ripening while little is required in the forest region
(vi) Two planting seasons in the forest region but one in the savanna region
(vii) Deep well-drained forest soil are suitable for tree and root crops while the shallow but well-drained savana soils favour cereal and legumes
(b) Crops and Animals
(i) Food crops of the savanna include maize, rice, millet sorghum, groundnut, cow-peas, etc, while food crops of the forest region include yams, cassava, cocoyams, kolanuts, coconuts, and various other types of fruits,
(ii) More fruits in the forest
(iii) Savanna is more favourable for large scale livestock farming than the forest region
(iv) More vegetables in the savanna
(v) Cash crops in the savanna include cotton, ginger, groundnuts, while in the forest region they include oil palm, rubber, cocoa and cashew
(c) Economic Importance:
(i) Income to farmers
(ii) Revenue to government
(iii) Industrial raw materials
(iv) Provision of food
(v) Foreign exchange earner
(vi) Employment generation