Abstract:
Globally, farm lands and small scale industries are important in the physical and economic development of
towns and rural areas. Data was obtained primarily from physical observation, administration of structured
questionnaires and conducted interviews to 50 subjects in each of the study areas. Summary of responses of
past and present nature and problems of farming and spatial distribution of farm land and small scale
industries in study areas was documented. From the respondents responses, constrains and solutions were
analyzed. Geographical Information System (GIS) was used to get the graphic features, farm lands, small
scale industries, patterns and maps in the study areas. The secondary data was obtained from related
literatures. Statistical analyses of all data was computed. The main findings show that farm lands and small
scale industries were not evenly distributed and there are a lot of problems hindering that. Out of sample
population 150 (100 %), 98.9 % responded. The annual profits for 150 farm lands and 30 small scale
industries ranges from N200,000.00 to N15,500,000.00. The study showed that 73% of the farming business
and small-scale industries start off with personal savings, 16.7% got loan from cooperative societies while,
10 % got theirs from the government. Raw materials for the small industries and farming inputs was found
within reach in the study area with little from outside the state. Analyses shows 23.3% had problem of lack
of infrastructure and credit facilities, 13.3% lack of access road to market their goods and 10 % faced with
the problem of inadequate and inappropriate intermediate technology to expand their business. The F- 0 value
obtained for the varietals differences between special distribution of small scale industries were found less
than values of farm lands and those in the F- Table at 5% level of confidence, which signified the existence
of significant differences between the varieties. Issues on availability of farm lands, industrialization,
commercialization and distribution were discussed.
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