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ajoaa-1767	Mgbanya, J.C; Eze, A. V; Obiora, C. C	Assessment of Produce Standardization Adopted by the Rice Farmers in the Marketing of their Rice Produce in Ebonyi State, Nigeria	2019	7	.pdf	application/pdf	3744	156	39	Therefore, since the prospect for marketing rice produce in Ebonyi state is enormous, there is need to assess the following specific objectives; identify the produce standardization adopted by the rice farmers in the marketing of their rice produce; ascertain the social and economic effects of standards adopted in the marketing of rice, and ascertain the constraints to the standardization of rice produce marketing in the study area. The inadequacy in political and social institution had led to: lack of participation of Ebonyi State rice farmers in standard setting forums both at national and international level (Xi = 2.89), lack of policy framework that contain the uniform standards and grading practice for rice produce marketing in Ebonyi state (Xi = 2.90), poor implementation of trading policies that ban importation of foreign rice (Xi = 3.11), no restriction to the use of non- uniform standards and grading practices during marketing of rice produce (Xi = 3.01),lack of infrastructural facilities that supports development of standards and grading practices for rice produce (Xi = 2.87), While the meagerness in financial and economic institutions has resulted to: absence of bank funding and participation in developing produce standards (Xi = 3.32), lack of adoption of uniform standardization and grading practices.	cache/ajoaa-1767.pdf	txt/ajoaa-1767.txt