Reasons for Siting Industries in Rural Areas in Nigeria

Ekpedeme Edidiong


Reviewed by Omotolani Ajileye

Edited by Paul Elegbeleye

MERITS OF LOCATING INDUSTRIES IN RURAL PLACES

1. Cheaper Land Acquisition

DEMERITS OF LOCATING INDUSTRIES IN RURAL PLACES

1. Poor Transportation Facilities

SUMMARY

1. Industries are located in rural places because of: Availability of raw materials, Cheap land, Government incentives, Need to reduce rural-urban migration, Desire to promote rural development

2. Merits of rural industrial location include: Lower land costs, Employment generation, Rural development, Reduced congestion in urban centres,

3. Demerits of rural industrial location include: Poor infrastructure, Inadequate electricity supply, Limited skilled labour, Smaller markets

 

 

Read More : How West African Countries Can Promote Indigenous Industries

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