The rural road question and Nigeria’s agricultural development
One of the critical problems of Nigeria ‘ s agricultural sector is the inadequate or nonexistent supporting physical infrastructure such as rural roads, storage and marketing facilities, and water supply. This paper comprises a discussion of the extent of the rural roads network and the consequences of its growth on Nigerian agriculture during the 1970 to 1988 period. Following, a review of the experience of construction and maintenance of rural roads in Bank projects is presented. Further, an assessment is made of future needs for rehabiliation and maintenance of the network, with calculation regarding the resources necessary to develop such a network. Finally, institutional aspects, sustainability and reform are considered. The paper concludes by stressing the urgent need to search for effective mechanisms including reform, technical assistance and coordination of federal directorates, state entities and local government institutions to build institutional capacity at all levels but particularly in Local Government Authorities (LGA).
Loading...
Reload document 
Open in new tab