Communication Constraint in Information Dissemination Along Moringa Supply Chain in Kwara State, Nigeria
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2016-06-10
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International Journal of Moringa and Nutraceutical Research (IJMNR)
Abstract
Moringa oleifera is a rich plant source of Vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and antioxidants. The plant
has a range of uses from food security, medicinal purposes, economic empowerment to water
purification. Despite the enormous potentials of the plant, research on its use and commercialization in
Nigeria is still fraught with challenges that plausibly border on a widening communication gap among
the relevant stakeholders in the supply chain. Given this, the current study examines the level of
communication and constraints encountered by stakeholders along the supply chain in Ilorin Metropolis,
Nigeria. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the level of communication that exists among agents in
the Moringa supply chain, and chi-square was used to examine the constraints encountered by
stakeholders along the supply chain. It was stressed that there is the need to popularise the plant for
cultivation among farmers using on-farm adaptive research, there is also a need for different institutes
and research bodies to involve themselves in more productive research to boost awareness of the plant.
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Moringa oleifera, Supply Chain, Information dissemination
Citation
1. Ayinde O.E.; Aina I.V.; Animashaun J.O.; Salami M.F. & Ojo O.E. (2016): Communication Constraint in Information Dissemination Along Moringa Supply Chain in Kwara State, Nigeria. International Journal of Moringa and Nutraceutical Research (IJMNR). 3; 38-50. Published by International Moringa and Nutraceutical Research Society