OLAWORE, A .A2025-05-282023-08https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10770Social Relations (SRs), the network of interactions among members of the society, is a vital component of healthy partnerships among organisations worldwide. Conversely, egoistic motivation for reward and numerous market and institutional failures havechallenged healthy relationships among people in informal organisations in Nigeria. Existing studies on SRs have largely focused on formal organisations with scant attention paid to in informal organisations, especially among actors in yam flour (èlùbọ́)production and distribution. This study, therefore, examined the social relations (social organisation, exchange value construction, value chain activities, indigenous practices and the socio-demographic characterisation) underlying yam flour production anddistribution in Lagos and Oyo states, Nigeria. There is a need for an actor centred policy formulation and implementation by governments. The appropriate authorities should provide more intervention programmes to enhance social relations and yam flourproduction and distribution.enYam flour production and distributionÈlùbọ́Value-chainSocial relations in food productionSOCIAL RELATIONS OF YAM FLOUR PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION IN LAGOS AND OYO STATES,NIGERIAA Thesis in the Department of Sociology Submitted to the Faculty of The Social Sciences In Partialfulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY of the UNIVERSITYOF IBADAN In Partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY of the UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN In Partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY of the UNIVERSITY OF IBADANThesis