The Rural Sector in the Development Prospects and Problems of a Typical African Country — Nigeria

This paper begins by theoretically presenting the rural sector of developing countries in a national development context. The critical role of the sector is highlighted and the system effects of inadequate equipment of the sector for such role are considered. The Nigerian situation is used to illust...

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Published in:GeoJournal 1981-01, Vol.5 (3), p.235-242
Main Author: Onyemelukwe, J. O. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Countries
Crop economics
Economic development
Economics
Farm economics
Gross domestic product
Marketing
Rural economics
Urban agriculture
Urban economics
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Summary:This paper begins by theoretically presenting the rural sector of developing countries in a national development context. The critical role of the sector is highlighted and the system effects of inadequate equipment of the sector for such role are considered. The Nigerian situation is used to illustrate trie prospects and the problems of the rural sector in most African countries. Remedial policy measures are shown to lie mainly in the provision of infrastructural facilities, in forging effective linkage relationships with the urban sector and in rural economy diversification towards a nationally beneficial integrated development.
ISSN:0343-2521
1572-9893
DOI:10.1007/BF00217488