Economic recovery, growth paradox and agricultural product marketing in Nigeria

Abstract

This study reviews Federal Government of Nigeria’s policies on the marketing of agricultural produce. The study used primary and secondary Data collected and analysed them using descriptive statistical models. The study used simple purposive randomised sample collected from a population of 100 workers. 11 questionnaire items were designed and administered to 100 respondents and 80 of them retrieved. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Chi-square statistics was deployed. The study reveals that there is a significant relationship between government policies and the marketing of agricultural products. The result further reveals that there is a significant relationship between agricultural marketing policies and constraints on local agricultural product markets. It stressed the need for a positive relationship between policy strategies and Nigerian agricultural markets. Hence, it is irreducibly inferred that the FGN needs to re-strategize on how to improve the competitiveness of Nigerian agricultural food prospects domestically and globally. The need to further calibrate silos, food tanks, promotes integrated rural agricultural development centres,  involving agricultural, non-agricultural, food activities, etc, demand immediate attention. The provision of physical infrastructures, such as feeder roads, rural water supply, transportation, other logistics, including telecommunication, rural communication, increased building of commercial farm centres, warehouses, cooling houses and other means of storage facilities to keep the population out of hunger, stem down the tides of insecurity in the country, checkmate advancing foreign armed invading bandits, killer herdsmen and guarantee food security becomes very urgent now than ever.

Keywords: Economic Recovery ,Growth strategy (ER&G), government policies, marketing of agricultural products, food security, food business, food marketing infrastructures, agribusiness