The Role of Transport System in Rural Development: A Case Study of Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State Nigeria| Stephy Publishers

 


Global Scientific Research in Environmental Science - (GSRES) | Stephy Publishers
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Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the role of transport system in rural development in Ehime Mbano L.G.A of Imo State. It has been observed that untarred/seasonal roads and foot track dominates in the study area. Lack of good roads in the study area has great negative impacts on the socio-economic activities of the rural communities. The observations of the area show that transport system has been faced with numerous problems due to poor road maintenance and bad road, lack of fund to construct good roads and poor road network. A total of 500 questionnaires were administered to the respondents in the selected areas of Ehime Mbano L.G. A of Imo State. The hypothesis formulated was tested using Chi-Square techniques. The result implies that the provision of transport services in rural areas is to a large extent satisfactory. Also, the result of the findings indicates that transport system has a significant impact on rural development in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The findings equally, reveal that transport system has played significant role in the development of Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between the causes of road accident on urban/rural road and the problems of transport system in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. The study recommended that the government and private organizations should organize public awareness programs on the dangers of inexperience driving alongside the positive role of transport system on rural development.


Introduction
Transport is seen as a necessary ingredient in all aspects of socioeconomic development. It plays a key role in getting land into production, in marketing agricultural commodities and in the development of industries, in the expansion of ideas.1 Highlighted the similarities between rural transportation and rural development and noted that no society can exist above subsistence level without a measure of improvement in its transport system. The concept of rural development has received good publicity and attention in recent years in development literature.2 It is on the recommendation list of development planners as an elixir that can ignite the overall development of a region. The placement of emphasis on rural development by policy makers and development planners stems from the realization that rural areas are pivotal to national and regional development. This is by virtue of the abundance of primary products, especially agricultural products like cocoa, timber, coffee, palm oil, rubber etc. in the rural sector. It is common knowledge that these primary products are the foremost ingredients of industrial processes in the urban sector.


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