The Institutional Framework Surrounding Agricultural Transportation Policy in Nigeria

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J. Transp. Lit.

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2015-04

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Abstract Despite the potential of agriculture in Nigeria, transport infrastructure projects in Nigeria have been adversely affected by poor policy formulation. This paper presents transportation infrastructure management within the past years in Nigeria and identifies that poor integration and management of the transportation sector with other productive sectors of the economy. For example from 2009 to 2011 budgets, the transport sector had the lowest allocation which was approximately 10 billion naira while other sectors—Education, Power; Works and Housing, and Urban Development had 60 billion, 18 billion and 35 billion naira respectively. Despite the low allocation on the average, transport had the highest budget-performance index of 37.29%, and therefore the highest performance rate. Research on transportation infrastructure development in Nigeria is not new, however; understanding transportation integration and management with other productive sectors of Nigerian economy is still under-researched. Data on transportation and agriculture investment are not readily available despite its importance in national development. Integration between state and federal governments' activities was recommended to identify the resource areas within the state to make policies that would enhance the income of both the state and those involved in fiscal generation.

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