ANALYSIS OF THE CONSTRAINTS OF TRANSPORTING LIVESTOCK FROM MAI’ADUA MARKET, KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/jees.2025.0202/016Keywords:
In-flow, Out-flow, Livestock,, Transportation, ChallengesAbstract
This paper examines the constraints of transporting livestock from the Mai’adua market. Both primary and secondary data were utilised for this study. The primary data was obtained via a structured questionnaire, while the secondary data was obtained from the Katsina State Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the State Ministry of Agriculture. Purposive sampling was used to select the study market, and snowball and quota sampling were employed to administer the questionnaire. The data were analysed using both descriptive statistics (simple percentages) and inferential statistics (correlation analysis). The finding reveals that males aged 35 to 54 are the primary actors in the livestock business and transportation. The results further indicate that poor roads, high taxes, unreceipted fees, and traffic congestion were the most significant challenges affecting livestock handling, trading, and transportation in the study market. Similarly, the correlation analysis shows both positive and negative associations among the variables. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that the government improve the state of roads and construct railways from the sources to the various destinations to ensure smooth and relatively cheaper livestock transport.
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