Socioeconomic analysis of marketing of yam in Enugu urban, Enugu state, Nigeria

The socioeconomic analysis of marketing of yam in Enugu Urban ofEnugu State was dof!e as 120 r~spondents were used for the analysis {roni some selected markets in· the study-area.:From _the result of the analysis it was shown that more female participate in. the marketing of-yam than male. The study too indicates that those who are involved in. yam marketing in Enugu urban, Enugu State are more of younger respondents between· the ages of 40's and 50's. From the analysis one is forced to believe that younger generation are more interested in the marketing of yams in Enugu urban of Enugu state. This younger gen~ration more involvementin yam marketing is expected because fewer . "white collar'' jobs that are available in Enugu urban of Enugu state can not service the whole population· within the study area. Furthermote there is -little or no industry existing in Enugu urban where these young- men/women ,can be gainfully employed. The study reveals that many constrain [lack of ·collaterals, poor storage-facilities, poor . road networks] impede the marketing of yam in the study area and these results to low tum over from these marketers. As there are so inany channels of marketing-of yam in the study area, this makes the cost of yam to be higher then it suppose to be as shown by the tesearch done. Marketers make more money from yam due to the position of the study as a public service area where many individuals living in this area have little time to engage in commercial farming of yam. Added to this is no ease access to land in the study area.