EFFECT OF ROAD TRANSPORT ON INCOME OF POULTRY FARMERS IN SELECTED LOCALGOVERNMENTAREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study analyzed the effect of road transport on income of poultry farmers in selected local Government Areas of Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data were obtained from 120 poultry farmers through the use of questionnaire. Data were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistics, such as frequency, percentages and tables, while regression analysis was used to determine the effect of road transport on income of poultry farmers. The study found out that majority (65%) of the respondents were male and the use of car was the most (48%) common mode of transportation. The result of the regression showed that 65% of variation in income of poultry farmers was as a result of variables included in the model. Also, gender (p<0.05), age (p<0.01), education (p<0.01), extension contact (p<0.01), quantity of produce transported (p<0.01), and use of car as a mode of transport (p<0.01) were the factors that influenced the income of poultry farmers positively in the study area. On the other hand, household size (p<0.01), layer production (p<0.01) and credit (p<0.05) had negative influence on the income of poultry farmers in the study area. Based on the findings, the study concluded that the use of motor car was the most effective means of transportation in the study area thus, the study recommended that Government, NGOs, and Stakeholders should ensure that access roads are put in good shape so as to ease transportation of poultry produce since cars were the best means of transportation in the study area.