Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc4daa8e334a452797a7b5df041a86fd2025-02-04T10:43:10ZengWarsaw University of Life Sciences PressZeszyty Naukowe Szkoły Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego2081-69602544-06592021-06-0121210.22630/PRS.2021.21.2.8Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, NigeriaSamuel Upev0Amurtiya Michael1Shuaibu Mshelia2Justice Onu3Moddibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, NigeriaModdibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, NigeriaModdibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, NigeriaModdibo Adama University of Technology, Yola, NigeriaThe 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.https://prs.sggw.edu.pl/article/view/2429povertyalleviating strategiesruralfarming householdNigeria |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Upev Amurtiya Michael Shuaibu Mshelia Justice Onu Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria Zeszyty Naukowe Szkoły Głównej Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie. Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego poverty alleviating strategies rural farming household Nigeria |
| title | Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Poverty and its Alleviating Strategies among Rural Farming Households in Benue State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | poverty and its alleviating strategies among rural farming households in benue state nigeria |
| topic | poverty alleviating strategies rural farming household Nigeria |
| url | https://prs.sggw.edu.pl/article/view/2429 |
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