Abstract
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Highlights
The past decade has witnessed an astronomical rise in the prices of food stuffs in urban centres of Nigeria
In the late 1960s, before the diversification of the Nigerian economy to the oil sector, over 60% of the Gross National Products (GNP) was earned from the agricultural sector, whereas over 80% of the labour force of the Nigerian population was employed in the agro-allied industries
This study focuses on Afon district in Kwara State, Nigeria
Summary
The past decade has witnessed an astronomical rise in the prices of food stuffs in urban centres of Nigeria. The origin of this high cost has been traced to a lot of incessant problems and factors. Ogunsanya, (1983) attributed the high cost of food stuff to inadequate transportation system and lack of funds among others. Olayide, (1972), a decade earlier had attributed the cause to in-efficient distribution system which has led to wastage of about 25% of total agricultural food stuff produced, and this factor is still applicable even in the 21st century Nigeria. There is need to identify the constraints and attend to them on the basis of their merit (Ogunsanya,1983:88)
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