Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming. Households in Benue State, Nigeria

• Autorzy: Samuel Kaase Upev , Justice Inyanda Onu , Shuaibu Iliya Mshelia , Michael Amurtiya
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The study analysed rural farming households' poverty status and alleviating strategies in Benue State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to: describes the rural household heads' socio-economic characteristics; determine the poverty status of the respondents and its determinants; and identify poverty alleviating strategies of the respondents. Data for the study was collected from 420 respondents selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics, the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke poverty measurement index, and the Binary Logistic regression model. The findings of the study revealed a very high incidence of poverty (70%), having a gap of 0.34, and severity of 0.17. Poverty in the area is positively associated with the age of the household head and household size, while gender, educational level, off-farm activity, membership of a group, farm size, and land ownership are negatively associated with poverty. The common poverty alleviation strategies identified were agricultural wage labour (48.6%), rental services (45.0%), and transportation business (36.7%). Therefore, it was recommended that the government and other stakeholders should initiate sustainable social protection schemes that can assist rural residents in alleviating poverty until their condition improves. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Poverty; Agriculture; Rural areas; Arable farm

PL

Ubóstwo; Rolnictwo; Obszary wiejskie; Gospodarstwa rolne

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: 21(36)
• Numer: z. 2
• Strony: 33--44

Twórcy

autor

Samuel Kaase Upev

• Moddibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria

autor

Justice Inyanda Onu

• Moddibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria

autor

Shuaibu Iliya Mshelia

• Moddibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria

autor

Michael Amurtiya

• Moddibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.22630/PRS.2021.21.2.8