Choice and effect of mode of transportation in rural-urban flow of agricultural food products: the case of Owerri area

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Title:	Choice and effect of mode of transportation in rural-urban flow of agricultural food products: the case of Owerri area
Author:	Mbagwu, T.C.
Year:	1981
Periodical:	The Nigerian Geographical Journal
Volume:	24
Issue:	1-2
Pages:	89-104
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	road transport food
Abstract:	The flow of agricultural food products from rural areas to urban centres in Nigeria is beset with a number of formidable transportation problems, as exemplified by the case of Owerri-Umland region, Imo State. The problems include the dominant use of relatively inefficient means of transportation (head porterage, bicycle) in preference to more efficient media (motor vehicle), the nonavailability of the more efficient media at certain important locations, and the poor condition of the roads. The forms and complexity of transportation modes, and the origin of constraints in the rural-urban flow of agricultural products, underscores the need for an integrated approach to urban and rural development planning. Bibliogr., notes.