20.500.12556/DKUM-90102 An assessment of agricultural freight transportation in Saki area of Oyo state, Nigeria Transportation no doubt remains a catalyst for all aspect of socio-economic and environmental development. Without its singular significance of mobility and accessibility for farmers, agricultural produce will rot on farms, while efforts in providing food would be fruitless. This paper assessed agricultural freight transportation in Saki area of Oyo State with a view of enhancing better product delivery mechanisms for farmers. It examined farmers’ socio-demographic; nature of farming and farm characteristics; and appraised the relationship between attributes of agricultural production and freight movement. Primary data employed consists of a questionnaire designed for farmers, structured interview for government officials complemented with personal field observations of agricultural freight transportation. 225 farmers were randomly selected for questionnaire administration. Major findings revealed that food crops, vegetables, fruits and poultry products are in persistent motion in the study area and that agricultural freight is a neglected sector with significant consequences on the access to cheap and affordable urban wellbeing. Findings also revealed that agricultural freight transportation within the study is very poor and uneconomical, as this depletes farmers’ profit-making. Regression analysis results show a significant relationship between attributes of agricultural freight and transport cost (F19205 11.916= P<0.05). The study recommends extensive road rehabilitation and constructions within the study area; provision of technological driven distribution and storage infrastructural facilities; creation of a databank for agricultural freight transport; reorganization and empowerment of farmers and improvement of rural infrastructure in Oyo state and Nigeria as a whole. farmers agricultural freight transportation Saki area kmetje kmetijski tovorni promet transport območje Saki true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-08-22 14:55:36 2024-08-22 15:07:54 2026-05-06 11:58:40 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 str. 77-89 št. 1 Letn. 11 Feb. 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2020-02-20 656:316.44 130138115 10.2478/jlst-2020-0005 2232-4968 https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/jlst-2020-0005 1 d3a87d5b-6085-11ef-bd3a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=183067 RAZ_Fasina_Simeon_Oluwagbenga_2020.pdf RAZ_Fasina_Simeon_Oluwagbenga_2020.pdf 1 F090FC6D9DBEEC4583E97464F1DE3BFD 800cecbf6f15cd655e48059b08efd1879ec7b9eac649e42a48a61f7f63bd452d b111fdbd-6087-11ef-bd3a-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=183081 Fakulteta za logistiko Logistics, supply chain, sustainability and global challenges 0 0 0