@article{Issa:287174,
      recid = {287174},
      author = {Issa, F. O. and Lawal, A. O.},
      title = {One-village one-product (OVOP): A tool for sustainable  rural transformation in Nigeria},
      journal = {Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology},
      address = {2014-06},
      number = {2202-2019-823},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {One Village One Product (OVOP) is a participatory rural  development approach focusing on local specialties. It is a  strategy to develop value based on local available  resources by the local people. The principal actors are the  inhabitants of a community, and it is neither a project nor  an undertaking of top-down nature, imposed by and  implemented under the auspices of external entities like  the central government or donor agencies. This paper  demonstrates how the concept of OVOP can be used to  effectively mobilize the rural populace in Nigeria for  enhanced productivity through effective participation.  First, the paper x-rays the fundamental principles of OVOP.  It further dwells on the practices, drawing examples from  nations where the concept has been used successfully to aid  rural transformation. The key successes of OVOP were also  discussed, while the challenges and issues relating to the  propagation of the concept were highlighted drawing  implications for Nigeria. The paper recommends that the  concept of OVOP be adopted and factored into the current  Agricultural Extension Transformation Agenda (AETA) in  order to enhance sustainable rural transformation in  Nigeria.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/287174},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.287174},
}