Cassava Marketing: Option for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Nigeria

Recognizing Nigeria's tremendous agricultural potentials, Nigerian government now accepted the view that the country should resolved unequivocally to make agriculture the mainstay of the economy. The study, therefore investigated effectiveness of cassava marketing policy and its contribution to agriculture sector development in Nigeria. While the policy design have potential contributions to agricultural development in Nigeria, the policy framework failed to incorporate strategies for combating perennial constraints to effective and efficient cassava marketing in Nigeria. Therefore, sustainable policy issues and options for cassava marketing require different strategies for both domestic and international markets and different strategies for minimizing the problems confronting cassava marketing in Nigeria.