ABSTRACT
This
research work is on the effect of road transportation system on distribution of
agricultural products in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo state as a
whole. The objectives of this study are to determine the extent to which road
transportation system affect the distribution of agricultural products in Imo
state. To identify the factors that affect road transportation system of
agricultural products in Imo state. The primary data were collected from the
responses to the questionnaire which was personally administered to 60
distributors, transporters and 70 farmers in communities in Ohaji Egbema Local
Government Area of Imo state; and also the secondary data were collected from
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Enugu State University of
Science and Technology, Imo State University Owerri and Federal University of
Technology Owerri libraries. Using simple percentages, the data were analyzed
and used to answer three research questions raised, while chi-square (X2) test
statistics was used to test the two hypotheses formulated for the study. The
findings revealed among others that, the poor nature of road network system in
Imo state affects the distribution of agricultural products. The nature of
roads (caused by poor state of the roads reduce the farmers incentives to
produce. That cost of transportation caused by the poor state of the road
causes high and fluctuating prices of agricultural products. Based on the above
findings, the following recommendations were made; that government should put
the roads in a working condition for both heavy and light duty vehicles to use.
To subsidize cost of transportation of agricultural products by providing
vehicles that could cost less, that until what is produced gets to the ultimate
consumer nothing is said to be produced, that efficient and reliable road
transportation system is desirable and indispensable in effective distribution
of agricultural products in Imo state. Road transformation becomes cheap when
the roads are in good condition for easy movements
OKORO, J (2026). Effect Of Road Transportation System On Distribution Of Agricultural Products In Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area Of Imo State, Nigeria :- Okoro Ogadinma J. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Jan 28, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-road-transportation-system-on-distribution-of-agricultural-products-in-ohaji-egbema-local-government-area-of-imo-state-nigeria-okoro-ogadinma-j-7-2
JULIET, OKORO. "Effect Of Road Transportation System On Distribution Of Agricultural Products In Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area Of Imo State, Nigeria :- Okoro Ogadinma J" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 28 Jan. 2026, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-road-transportation-system-on-distribution-of-agricultural-products-in-ohaji-egbema-local-government-area-of-imo-state-nigeria-okoro-ogadinma-j-7-2. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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JULIET, OKORO. "Effect Of Road Transportation System On Distribution Of Agricultural Products In Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area Of Imo State, Nigeria :- Okoro Ogadinma J" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 28 Jan. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-road-transportation-system-on-distribution-of-agricultural-products-in-ohaji-egbema-local-government-area-of-imo-state-nigeria-okoro-ogadinma-j-7-2