Agricultural Marketing In Nigeria: Problems And Prospects

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CHAPTER ONE

1.O INTRODUCTION

1.1  BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Agriculture is and still remain an Important sector of the Nigeria.  Agriculture is and still remains an important sector of the Nigerian economy inspite of the importance of crude oil which has been unduely emphasized on Agriculture Its practice has remained with in a subsistence levels at a time in the past. Reports from the food and agricultural organization shows that by the year 2010.Nigeria will be able to meet only 37% of the food need of its projected 150 million people.

No doubt agriculture provides the greatest avenue for employment ,income and food for the Nigeria popular its intrinsic position as a source of ram materials for key industries and a major source of foreign exchange earning has further –added to its pre-eminence among all known occupation  two decade the enabling environment prevalent at different point in time ,have greatly influenced it.

Apparently agricultural marketing to a larger extent may be said to begin when farmers plan their output or the expected market prices.

To the layman agricultural marketing agricultural marketing could be taken as the bridge or connecting link between specialized agricultural producers and final consumer.

But their in as a much as his view is myopic a broader perspective of agricultural marketing is that it is the performance of all business activities involved in the flow of agricultural production to the point of consumption for further to this the dynamic of agricultural marketers  on the food and raw-materials demands in their territory and which apparently helps farmers in their production planning. In other product being efficiently and effectively delivered to the consumers or users.

Normally , consumers and interested in securing the highest food while at the lowest possible price while at the same time. Farmers want the highest possible price while at the same time. farmers want the highest possible returns from the sale of their produces ,along the line middle profit pricing policies and behaviors are therefore important indicators to both the middlemen and the society in general. To explain further to the middlemen, price changes determines gross margin and profitability and for the society .price directly effect aggregate price levels of the economy and hence consumer welfare.

Agricultural products uniquely  depend on a adequate and flexible transportation system that is why the ministry of agricultural focus on the geographic movement to acquire their market value and also because of the extent to which climate or weather determines where or when and in what quantity transportation services will be needed.

This study tends to task into the problems and prospects of agricultural marketing with in a state and within states creates the need for exchange which in the other hand calls for the might or important middleman.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Agricultural production in Kwara state has drastically been reduced and this has  occasioned scarcity of food in the homes for export.

The situation is different is different from what it was before when there were abundant food for populations and for sale..the present predicament of scarcity in the agriculture sector has let both the consumer and the industrial users to look for explanation to this.

A lot of reasons could be adduced for the short fall that could be traceable to this include the city disturbances  in the country increasing rate of population growth. Other factors include draught unfavourable , external environment and inadequate funding for agricultural and in development. some of the activities that suppose to backup marketing are still lacked or not fill utilization.
Most time agriculture in Kwara state are confronted with limited production by design due to lack of facilities of processing  and storage when this is the case ,agricultural producers tend to remain only on the subsistence level with little to the other to the market. Despite the enormous resources injected by the government into the sector after the civil war ,the impact of the production did not matches the volumes  of resources expended on the sector as the agricultural  product production stagnated at less than one prevent annual population growth rate  a time population growth rate was between 2.3%.
All the producers  because of their level of production and lack of storage facilities being to a market , a small quantity for immediate cash and in most cases all the surpluses are brought to the market same time after production.

In all agricultural sector has affected export which would have boostered revenue of the government thereby stalling developments. The oil Goom further  ,reduced participation in agriculture as most people disengaged into white collar job.

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The general objective of the study is to evaluate the problems and prospects of agricultural marketing as the study of ministry of agriculture Kwara state the study is intended to the problem of workers in the ministry of agriculture.

And evaluate instrument in agricultural production. And also the storage facilities, preservation of food and crops and quality maintenance open to farmers which in turn help in the marketing of perishable products.

Marketing recommendation as how to increase the quality and quantity of the agricultural product thereby reducing the associated. And to evaluate the storage facilities and also the land tenure system which is the problem that we are facing now. To evaluate instrument in agricultural there lack instruments and even the old ones there lack maintenance.

At this are the problems there are facing in the ministry of agriculture Kwara state.

1.4 SIGNFICANCE OF THE STUDY

Agricultural planning and development have began to receive some attention in many development countries.

The importance placed on agriculture has to do with the experience of those countries which is in constent short supply of food. Many agricultural programmes were enunciate by the different regimes ranging from green revolution to operation feed the nation down to Kwara state agrarian revolution or river state back to land schemes.

All these effort are aimed substantially to increasing the agricultural product production. In between the producers and consumers are the marketing activities and the satisfaction of the consumers depends to a large extent on how these activities are carried out.

However, lack of adequate marketing may cause shortage in some instance thereby increasing the price of the product in particular areas while others experience near surplus  with attendant low prices. The study is intended to provide me necessary information to the consumers and producers and to the government on how to improve the agricultural produce and such improvement will checks on the continued scarcity of the product and thereby enhancing exportation which will earn foreign exchange for the country.

1.5 SCOPE   OF THE   STUDY

For the purpose of effective research, some of the towns in Kwara state ministry of agriculture area were selected.

Asa

Bruteen

Edu

Ifelodun

Irepodun

Reason for the selection of towns is to enable the researcher have an indepth study of Kwara state ministry of agriculture and draw a wide conclusion of how the present marketing systems in Kwara state ministry of agriculture affects the marketing of palm produce as an agricultural products.

1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The only limitation faced by the researcher in the course of carrying out this study was the delay in getting data from the various respondents. Most respondents were reluctant in filling questionnaires administered to them due to their busy schedules and nature of their work The researcher found it difficult to collect responses from the various respondents and this almost hampered the success of this study.

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Importance:- Agriculture provides the greatest avenue for employment income and food for the Nigeria populace its intrinsic position as source of raw materials for key industries and a major source of foreign exchange earning has further added to its pre-eminence among all known occupation .

Perspective:-Agricultural marketing performs all business activities involved in the flow of production to the point of consumption for further to this the dynamic0f agricultural marketers on the food and raw-material demand in their territory and which  apparently helps farmers in their production planning.

Product:-Agricultural products uniquely depend on an adequate and flexible transportation system that is why the ministry of agricultural focus on the geographic movement to acquire their market value and also because of the extent  to which climate or weather determines where or when in what quantity transportation services will be needed.

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