THE ROLE OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION MODE IN THE MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. (A CASE STUDY OF ABAKALIKI L.G.A. EBONYI STATE)

1.1INTRODUCTION
The quest of achieve self sufficiency food production is one of the highest priority areas facing most of the world’s today.  It is also a problem that threatens to worsen rapidly in the years immediately ahead. On the otherhand, problems relating to rural inaccessibility have continued to plogue the world, and in particular, Nigeria Agriculture, it is on this basis that the government and transport policy maker should intensify efforts to improve the transportation system especially in road network system, their collective or individual efforts and endeavours should be directed towards fighting a war against hunger, and providing necessary transport facilities and services, and contribute to judicious investment decisions in related areas that can help assume the supply of additional food and it’s distribution to consumers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:1.1INTRODUCTION11.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM21.3OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY51.4RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS61.5SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY61.6SCOPE OF THE STUDY71.7DEFINITION OF TERMS7
CHAPTER TWO2.1REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE112.2AN OVERVIEW OF TRANSPORT262.3CLASSIFICATION OF TRANSPORT262.4PLACE OF TRANSPORTS IN MARKETING27
CHAPTER THREE3.1RESEARCH DESIGN283.2SOURCE OF DATA283.3POPULATION OF THE STUDY303.4SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION303.5SAMPLE TECHNIQUES323.6RESEARCH INSTRUMENT USED323.7LIMITATION OF STUDY333.8METHOD OF DATA TREATMENT AND ANALYSIS33
CHAPTER FOUR:PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA354.1PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA354.2TEST OF HYPOTHESIS
CHAPTER FIVE:SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION ANDCONCLUSION615.1SUMMARY OF FINDINGS615.2RECOMMENDATIONS685.3CONCLUSION66BIBLIOGRAPHY73