Influence of road transport infrastructure on agricultural sector development in Nigeria

The study investigated the effects of road transport infrastructure on agricultural sector development in Nigeria from 1985 to 2014, using secondary annual time series data on agricultural development (proxy by gross domestic product in the Agric sector) road transport infrastructure (proxy by length of paved road per square kilometer of area) export and capital, all obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [3], and National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) [16], statistical bulletins. The data were analyzed using Granger Causality test and Ordinary Least Square estimation techniques. The study concluded that a positive and statistically significant relationship exists between road transport infrastructures (LRT) also evidence was found of a unidirectional causality from agricultural sector development to transport infrastructure. The study, therefore, recommends that adequate and timely maintenance of existing roads should be carried out as well as enacting appropriate regulations that ensure proper implementation and completion of new road construction contracts in the country in order to boost agricultural sector development, reduce wastage of farm produce and increase the possibility of economic diversification.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.2478/jlst-2018-0004
• Record URL:
  • https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/jlst/9/1/article-p39.xml
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 Olusogo Ogunleye et al.
• Authors:
  • Ogunleye, Olusogo
  • Ajibola, Akinyemi
  • Enilolobo, Oluwafemi
  • Shogunle, Olufolakemi
• Publication Date: 2018-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 39-50
• Serial:
  • Logistics & Sustainable Transport
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: De Gruyter Poland
  • ISSN: 2232-4968
  • Serial URL: https://sciendo.com/journal/JLST
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural economics; Agriculture; Economic development; Highway transportation; Infrastructure; Roads; Statistical analysis
• Geographic Terms: Nigeria
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01676627
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 26 2018 2:42PM