Abstract: The general objective of this study was to assess the factors influencing agricultural development in Lower Shabelle of Somalia. The specific objectives of the study were; to establish the influence of road infrastructure development on agriculture development in Lower Shebelle of Somalia, to evaluate the influence of government regulations on agriculture development in Lower Shabelle of Somalia, to assess the market infrastructure development on the agricultural development in Lower Shabelle of Somalia and to determine influence of irrigation infrastructure development on agricultural development in Lower Shabelle of Somalia. The theoretical framework of the study consisted of agricultural development theory, economic development theory, resource exploitation theory and physical capital theory.. This research adopted a quantitative correlation research design to address the formulated hypotheses. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 114 respondents from the target population of 160respondents. Primary data was collected by use of self-administered structured questionnaires which was distributed through the drop and pick method. Data analysis was by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.The Pearson’s product moment correlation analysis and standard multiple regression analysis was used for hypotheses testing. The data was presented by the use of tables, and figures for the purpose of giving a pictorial view of the results. The study revealed that road infrastructure development, government regulation, market infrastructure development and irrigation infrastructure development had a statistically significant influence on agricultural development in Lower Shabelle of Somalia. The study recommended that the Somali government should adopt road infrastructure development, government regulation, market infrastructure development and irrigation infrastructure development in order to foster agricultural development.
Keywords: Road Infrastructure, Government Regulation, Market Infrastructure and Irrigation Infrastructure.
Title: FACTORS INFLUENCING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN LOWER SHABELLE OF SOMALIA
Author: Mohamud Ali Said Roble, Aaron Mukhongo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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