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The rural sector in the development prospects and problems of a typical African country — Nigeria

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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 the 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.

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    Onyemelukwe J. O. C.

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Onyemelukwe, J.O.C. The rural sector in the development prospects and problems of a typical African country — Nigeria. GeoJournal 5, 235–242 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00217488

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