Transport And Communications 2024, 12(1):13-19 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2024.1.2

Impact of Road Transport Determinants on the Distribution of Farm Inputs in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria

Samuel Taiwo Olabosinde1
1 Department of Business Administration, Federal University Wukari. Taraba State. Nigeria

Using a regression analysis and a sample of 200 respondents, this study looks at how factors pertaining to road transport affect the distribution of agricultural inputs in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. The results show that the constant term in the regression model is 12.584, with a statistical significance of 0.000. Holding transport factors constant establishes a baseline distribution of agricultural inputs. With a beta coefficient of 0.191 and a standard error of 0.071, the transport determinants coefficient is 0.193, suggesting that transportation improvements have a moderate yet substantial effect on the distribution of agriculture inputs. With a 95% confidence interval spanning from 0.054 to 0.333, there is a significant association between a one-standard-unit improvement in transport determinants and a 0.193 rise in farm input distribution (at the 0.007 level). Targeted improvements to transportation systems can aid agricultural development in the region, as these results underscore the critical importance of transportation infrastructure in enhancing the efficiency of farm input distribution. Future research could benefit from cross-regional comparisons to put results in perspective, time-series analyses to measure effects, a wider range of variables to account for broader influences, and sophisticated statistical methods to strengthen outcomes. The importance of transportation infrastructure to agricultural logistics and development is crucial, and these suggestions are an attempt to better comprehend and handle this role.

Keywords: Transport determinants, Supply Chain, Agricultural, Farm Input, Nigeria
JEL classification: Q10, Q12, R40, R42

Received: April 8, 2024; Revised: April 8, 2024; Accepted: April 27, 2024; Prepublished online: April 27, 2024; Published: April 28, 2024  Show citation

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Olabosinde, S.T. (2024). Impact of Road Transport Determinants on the Distribution of Farm Inputs in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. Transport And Communications, 12(1), 13-19. doi: 10.26552/tac.C.2024.1.2
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