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.

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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.

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