THE ROLE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION MODE IN THE MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. (A CASE STUDY OF ABAKALIKI L.G.A. EBONYI STATE)

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1.1 INTRODUCTION

The quest of achieve self sufficiency food production is one of the highest priority areas facing most of the world’s today. It is also a problem that threatens to worsen rapidly in the years immediately ahead.

On the otherhand, problems relating to rural inaccessibility have continued to plogue the world, and in particular, Nigeria Agriculture, it is on this basis that the government and transport policy maker should intensify efforts to improve the transportation system especially in road network system, their collective or individual efforts and endeavours should be directed towards fighting a war against hunger, and providing necessary transport facilities and services, and contribute to judicious investment decisions in related areas that can help assume the supply of additional food and it’s distribution to consumers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE:

1.1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 5

1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 6

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 6

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 7

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS 7

CHAPTER TWO

2.1 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 11

2.2 AN OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORT 26

2.3 CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT 26

2.4 PLACE OF TRANSPORTS IN MARKETING 27

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 28

3.2 SOURCE OF DATA 28

3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 30

3.4 SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION 30

3.5 SAMPLE TECHNIQUES 32

3.6 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT USED 32

3.7 LIMITATION OF STUDY 33

3.8 METHOD OF DATA TREATMENT AND ANALYSIS 33

CHAPTER FOUR:

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 35

4.1 PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 35

4.2 TEST OF HYPOTHESIS

CHAPTER FIVE:

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND

CONCLUSION 61

5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 61

5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS 68

5.3 CONCLUSION 66

BIBLIOGRAPHY 73

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THE ROLE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION MODE IN THE MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. (A CASE STUDY OF ABAKALIKI L.G.A. EBONYI STATE)

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