Assessing income effect of rural development programmes: A case study of Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project in Kwara State (Nigeria).
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2015
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The University of Life Sciences in Poznan.
Abstract
Globally, governments initiate various programmes
to address income poverty among rural farmers. However,
studies that focus on the impact of such programmes on farmers’
income are either scanty or non-existent, especially in
developing countries, including Nigeria. Therefore, this study
examines the impact of Community-Based Agriculture and
Rural Development Project (CBARDP) in Kwara State, Nigeria.
Data were obtained from 120 respondents comprising
60 benefi ciaries and 60 non-benefi ciaries of the programme.
Descriptive statistics and double-diff erence estimator were
used for the data analysis. The study showed that there was
46.3% increase in the income of the benefi ciaries while the
non-benefi ciaries had just 7.4% increase. The study further revealed
that there was a positive income diff erence of N151.27
in favour of the benefi ciaries of the project. However, the
constraints to deriving a full impact of the programme by the
benefi ciaries were: lack of commitment by the facilitators,
lack of technical know-how, poor transportation system and
inadequacy of the equipment provided. The study therefore
recommends policies aimed at overhauling the activities of
the facilitators, improving the technical skill of the benefi ciaries,
improving the transportation system and providing the
benefi ciaries with more equipment.
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Income poverty, programmes, rural farmers, constraints
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43. Adewumi, M. O., Falola, A. & Odunlade, A. O. (2015): Assessing income effect of rural development programmes: A case study of Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Project in Kwara State (Nigeria). Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 4(38), 607–616. DOI: 10.17306/JARD.2015.64. Published by The University of Life Sciences in Poznan. Available online at http://www.jard.edu.pl/pub/64_4_2015.pdf.