ABSTRACT

This article identifies farmers' perceptions of infrastructure availability and condition in rural communities in Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedures were used to survey a sample of 412 respondents. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and a binary logit regression model to analyse the effects of infrastructure on agricultural production. Results revealed, apart from roads, water, community centres/town halls and market structures, infrastructure was perceived to be in bad condition and effects farming activities. Regression results indicated nine variables positively influenced, and four variables negatively influenced, the development of rural infrastructure. Proximity to urban areas, corruption, capital flight, community commitment, finance, access of the rural people to government and the presence of social workers were statistically significant. Conclusions argue for improved provision of infrastructure facilities is needed to support agricultural production in Nigeria.

摘要

本文确定了农民对尼日利亚农村社区对基础设施可用性和状况的看法。采用多阶段抽样程序对412名受访者进行了抽样调查。数据分析使用描述性统计数据和二进制logit回归模型来分析基础设施对农业生产的影响。结果显示，除了道路，水，社区中心/市政厅和市场结构外，人们还认为基础设施状况不佳，影响了农业活动。回归结果表明，农村基础设施的发展受到正向影响的有九个变量，而负向影响有四个变量。靠近市区，腐败，资本外逃，社区承诺，财务，在统计上，农村人民获得政府的机会和社会工作者的存在是很重要的。结论认为，需要改善基础设施的提供，以支持尼日利亚的农业生产。