Enhancing Agricultural Value Chains Through Local Government Intervention: A Case Study of Farm-To-Market Infrastructure and Cooperative Financing

This study examines the extent to which local government interventions in farm-to-market infrastructure and cooperative financing enhance agricultural value-chain performance among smallholder farmers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Anchored on the value-chain development framework, the study adopts a mixed-methods design, drawing on primary data from 412 farm households, 37 cooperative leaders and 18 local government officials across selected Local Government Areas in Bayelsa, Delta and R