INFLUENCE OF RURAL ROADS ON THE PATRONAGE OF RURAL MARKETS IN KUDAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE

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dc.contributor.authorABUBAKAR, AMINU ABDULLAHI
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-25T07:50:58Z
dc.date.available2016-05-25T07:50:58Z
dc.date.issued2015-12
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN TRANSPORTATATION MANAGEMENT. DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FACULTY OF SCIENCE, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractHuman settlements are made up of parts, which work together as a system. A major part of the system is the „market,‟ whose functionality is found to be influenced by some factors such as mode and means of transport, sex, age, occupation, transport fare, markets distance, market patronage, and item(s) on sales among others. This research covers the influence of rural roads on the patronage of rural markets in Kudan local government area of Kaduna state. Kudan LGA being a rural environment, the influence of rural road on the patronage of rural markets is quite bewildering because of the conditions of the existing rural roads. Most of these roads become almost impassable, markets not holding on market days simply because of the poor nature of roads some of these roads are Garu to Sundu, Garu to Doka and Taban sani road among others. These have hindered the patronage of rural markets and also transportation of inputs and output necessary for effective cultivation and marketing of agricultural produce in the study area. The poor state of the rural road within the study area, apart of having undesired influence on the rural markets patronage, results in substantial loss of perishable agricultural goods, high cost of moving agricultural produce to markets and even low income and unemployment among others. The aim of the study is to examine the influence of rural roads on the patronage of rural markets in Kudan local government area of Kaduna state. The following objectives are: to map out the types and characteristics rural markets patronage Kudan LGA, to assess the types and characteristics of rural roads hierarchies in Kudan LGA, to examine the influence of rural roads on the patronage of rural markets in Kudan LGA and finally to examine the problems of rural roads that affect the patronage of rural markets in Kudan LGA. Essentially, emphasis is on how the rural roads development has influenced on the patronage of rural market. The spatial extent of the study covers the ten (10) wards which are the sampled communities namely: Kudan, Hunkuyi, Likoro, Doka, Kauran wali A, Kauran wali B, Zabin Kudan, Taban sani, Garu and Maraban ix danja. The study covers the rural roads and the entire markets in the sampled communities, in terms of their spatial location, accessibility, functions and the conditions of roads as well as the management/maintenance of the identified markets in the study area. The study made used of primary and secondary data. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to obtain a representative sample of the respondents in the study area. The first stage involves the clustering of the whole LGA with respect to political boundaries which forms the wards or cluster. The second stage, the purposive selection of respondents in each ward depending on the number of questionnaire allocated. To achieve the aim of the study 400 questionnaire were administered to respondents in the ten (10) wards of the local government area, but only 360 copies of the respondents were available at the time of the field survey. Because the population size of the wards was not uniform, the questionnaire for each ward was administered in proportion to the population size of the ward using the Stat Trek formula (2012). Descriptive statistical techniques involving frequency, percentages and tables and charts were adopted to summarize the data collected. The finding for the study includes; poor drainage, pot holes, poor road and market management among others. The study also recommended that regular maintenance of roads, good drainages, culverts and more roads should be developed in Garu, Taban-Sani, Doka and Kauran Wali A. In conclusion adequate rural roads have desirable influence not only on patronage of rural markets and agricultural production but also on the entire socio-economic development of Kudan local government area. Since Kudan local government area depends largely on farming activities there is need to ensure regular and adequate provision of rural roads in order to facilitate marketing activities as well as socio-economic transformation so as to promote the living standard of people in the study area.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7925
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectINFLUENCE,en_US
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS,en_US
dc.subjectPATRONAGE,en_US
dc.subjectRURAL MARKETS,en_US
dc.subjectKUDAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectKADUNA STATE,en_US
dc.titleINFLUENCE OF RURAL ROADS ON THE PATRONAGE OF RURAL MARKETS IN KUDAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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