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dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T11:03:45Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T11:03:45Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1612-9830
dc.identifier.uriurn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2012061541307
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2012061541307
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKassel University Pressger
dc.rightsUrheberrechtlich geschützt
dc.rights.urihttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectFood farmingeng
dc.subjectIMTeng
dc.subjectFarm access roadeng
dc.subjectTechnical Efficiencyeng
dc.subjectNigeriaeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleEffect of rural transportation system on agricultural productivity in Oyo State, Nigeriaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractFood farming in Oyo North, Nigeria is characterised by an increasing use of Intermediary Mode of Transportation (IMT) to ease inputs and outputs mobility and farm access. To assess the influence on food farmer’s productivity, a random sample of 230 respondents was selected and data collected on their socio-economic and farm specific characteristics. Descriptive statistics, Herfindhal Index and Technical Efficiency Approach were used to analyse the data. The results indicate that majority of food farmers were in their middle age with mean age of 50 years and most of them used one plot at a location between 5 and 10km to their village of residence. They acquired land by inheritance and practiced intensive crop diversification as risk management strategy. The transportation modes used in addition to walking include bicycle, motorcycle, and car with increasing trend in the use of motorcycle. The mean Technical Efficiency (TE) of food farmers was 0.82 with significant inefficiency effects. The inefficiency analysis indicates positive effect of distance, crop diversification and un-tarred type of road on farmer’s productivity, while poor level of education among farmers, use of bicycle; trekking and weekly working time negatively affect farmer’s efficiency. The negative effect of trekking and use of bicycle and the excess working time suggest the adoption of more IMT of motorized type to optimize farming time and increase farmer’s productivity.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIn: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics. Kassel : Kassel University Press. - Vol. 113, No. 1 (2012), S. 13-19
dcterms.creatorKassali, Rabirou
dcterms.creatorAyanwale, Adeolu Babatunde
dcterms.creatorIdowu, Ezekiel Olukayode
dcterms.creatorWilliams, Stella Bola
dc.description.everythingGedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.ger


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