Market centre and transportation system are inseparable land-uses. The success or failure of one makes or mar
the other. This paper aims at examining how the transport situation in Osun State has affected the market
patronage of farm products in the State. The use of sample technique, observation method and road inventory
survey were employed. Out of the 253 registered market centres in the state, 60 of them were selected for survey.
This represents 23.7%. The selection was done by picking two market centres from the existing 30 local
government areas in the state; one from the local government headquarters and the other ones randomly selected
by ballot from the remaining market centres in the local governments. Major findings reveal the existence of large
range of goods and services in the existing 253 registered market centres which are in their hierarchy of
specialization. Other findings include poor road net-work and bad condition of roads which compelled market
patrons to use motorcycle as their major mode of transport.. A large numbers of market centres and even towns
were found ‘unconnected’ by Direct Motor-able Routes (DMR). Recommendation include imploring government
to open-up more roads, supplying more commercial buses, introduction of empowering programmed and lastly
adoption of public–private-participation in road construction and management.