Impact of Rural Road Transport on Agricultural Production in Kwara State

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dc.contributor.authorUsman, Bolaji Abdulkadir
dc.contributor.authorAdefila, James Olusola
dc.contributor.authorMusa, Ibrahim Jaro
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-12T15:30:09Z
dc.date.available2021-10-12T15:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the impact of rural roads and transport services on agricultural production in Kwara State, Nigeria. Data for the study was derived from a total of 546 respondents from three Local Government Areas (LGAs) spread across the three senatorial districts in the state. Ten rural settlements were purposively selected from each of the three LGAs giving a total of 30 sampled settlements. The data collected through structure questionnaire was analysed using the stepwise multiple regression analysis and principal component analysis. The results show that farm size, distance to major market, farming experience, age and nature of transport services available are important in predicting agricultural production in the area. Rural settlements in Kaiama LGA which has vast agricultural lands and high agricultural production were found to be the most inaccessible in the State. Poor transportation restricts expansion of agricultural production in this area, due to the low farm-gate prices. It is therefore suggested that Interventions in the transport sector should not be limited to provision of roads alone but should include measures that will help improve vehicle supply in rural areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environmenten_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6620
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Agriculture, University of Uyoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries9;2
dc.subjectRural Roadsen_US
dc.subjectTransport Servicesen_US
dc.subjectPoor Accessen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Productionen_US
dc.titleImpact of Rural Road Transport on Agricultural Production in Kwara Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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