Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria
While there are many aspects to agricultural market modernization that are linked and mutually affect and reinforce each other, we argue in this paper that investment in Nigeria in physical market infrastructure, such as storage units, remains relatively neglected, especially in rural areas. That th...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. Mavrotas, George Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar Aliyu, Abdulrahaman Bashir, Amina |
| author_browse | Aliyu, Abdulrahaman Bashir, Amina Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar Mavrotas, George |
| author_facet | Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. Mavrotas, George Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar Aliyu, Abdulrahaman Bashir, Amina |
| author_sort | Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. |
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| description | While there are many aspects to agricultural market modernization that are linked and mutually affect and reinforce each other, we argue in this paper that investment in Nigeria in physical market infrastructure, such as storage units, remains relatively neglected, especially in rural areas. That this is the case undermines successful agricultural development in the country. We examine the transactions cost, spatial market equilibrium, and industrial policy literatures to provide a conceptual context for understanding how and why investments in physical market infrastructure can lower transactions costs for traders and for farmers, and, thus, increase market participation. We also implemented a marketplace characteristics survey in Kebbi state, an agriculture-based state in northwestern Nigeria, to determine whether further investments in marketplace infrastructure are needed. We found that some markets, especially those in rural areas, lacked storage units and communications technologies. Hence, traders and farmers in those markets operate in a challenging environment. We argue that investments such as these are likely to be more successful in the long-run and have more immediate effects on local agricultural development than would national initiatives. Local governments have better knowledge of local conditions and can better design initial investments to strengthen markets and then implement follow-on initiatives required to meet needs that arise as market conditions evolve. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1471022025-11-06T06:29:01Z Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. Mavrotas, George Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar Aliyu, Abdulrahaman Bashir, Amina economic competition transaction costs public investment local government investment policies markets market access infrastructure agricultural development grain While there are many aspects to agricultural market modernization that are linked and mutually affect and reinforce each other, we argue in this paper that investment in Nigeria in physical market infrastructure, such as storage units, remains relatively neglected, especially in rural areas. That this is the case undermines successful agricultural development in the country. We examine the transactions cost, spatial market equilibrium, and industrial policy literatures to provide a conceptual context for understanding how and why investments in physical market infrastructure can lower transactions costs for traders and for farmers, and, thus, increase market participation. We also implemented a marketplace characteristics survey in Kebbi state, an agriculture-based state in northwestern Nigeria, to determine whether further investments in marketplace infrastructure are needed. We found that some markets, especially those in rural areas, lacked storage units and communications technologies. Hence, traders and farmers in those markets operate in a challenging environment. We argue that investments such as these are likely to be more successful in the long-run and have more immediate effects on local agricultural development than would national initiatives. Local governments have better knowledge of local conditions and can better design initial investments to strengthen markets and then implement follow-on initiatives required to meet needs that arise as market conditions evolve. 2018-09-13 2024-06-21T09:11:16Z 2024-06-21T09:11:16Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147102 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145828 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.; Mavrotas, George; Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar; Aliyu, Abdulrahaman; and Bashir, Amina. 2018. Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria. NSSP Working Paper 54. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147102 |
| spellingShingle | economic competition transaction costs public investment local government investment policies markets market access infrastructure agricultural development grain Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. Mavrotas, George Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar Aliyu, Abdulrahaman Bashir, Amina Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| title | Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | grain storage and marketplace characteristics in kebbi state nigeria |
| topic | economic competition transaction costs public investment local government investment policies markets market access infrastructure agricultural development grain |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147102 |
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