AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF ROAD TRANSPORT IN THE MOVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE IN MAKARFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF ROAD TRANSPORT IN THE MOVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE IN MAKARFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2018-11
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SANI, Isa
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There is inadequacy in the number of vehicles to convey farm outputs from farms to markets in Nigeria. Roads are generally inadequate and very poor with old vehicles mostly in use. In many communities, donkeys and bicycles are used while other use wheel barrows and canoe. Many people trek long distances to move farms outputs from place to place. The poor state of farm to market roads raises costs and affects delivery of bulk supplies of outputs to the markets. This study evaluated the role of motor vehicles in the movement of agricultural produce in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It examined the types of transportation used in the area, volume of agricultural produce moved, the pattern of movement, the cost and challenges of transportation in the area. Random sampling technique was adopted and247 respondents were selected and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Interviews were also conducted with vehicle operators and marketers. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. The study revealed that motorcyclesare the most commonly used means of road transport in the area and that trunk A road account for 66% connectivity to the market in the area. The distance covered by respondents from farm to market was between 3-5km.Rice and maize were the farm produce mostly in circulation and that the volume and type of produce transported determined the means of transportation.Itcost between 1,000-3,000 naira to move any half a metric ton of agricultural produce to the market. The most pressing challenge in transporting agricultural produce in the area as indicated by a majority of the vehicle operators was poor road network. This has resulted to mass losses during transportation. The study recommended that given the large volume of farm produce cultivated in the area, and the challenges with accessibility in the areaall the three tiers of government(federal, state and local)shouldconstruct better quality roadsthat are regularly maintained. Also, storage facilities should be made available to farmers and traders by Makarfi Local Government Authority to enable them store their large volume of agricultural produce in order to prevent damages.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT DEPARMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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AN ASSESSMENT,, ROLE OF ROAD TRANSPORT,, MOVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE,, MAKARFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA,