ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE RURAL AREAS AND FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE OF AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA

Food production in Nigeria depends largely on subsistence farmers the rural areas, where inefficient transport system remains a serious challenge and threat to food security country. This paper examines effect of road areas Akinyele Local Government Area Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopts descriptive analysis, Multicollinearity Cronbach Alpha Reliability tests as well regression analysis primary data. Findings from reveal through multicollinearity test, absence significant correlation among independent variables confirms internal consistency variables. Furthermore, indicates that transportation infrastructure has positive statistically security. More so, development network show Meanwhile, Market Security issues are not explain variations therefore, recommends governments should extend efficient facilitate movement agricultural produce village market industries. will help reduce wastes resulting damage farm due long distance city.