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Item Factors influencing Women Participation in Savings Mobilization Scheme in Benue State(Journal of Agripreneurship and Sustainable Development, 4(4), 2021) Lawal, M.; Salihu, I.T.; Tsado, J.H.; Umar, I. S.; Abdullahi, A.The study determines factors influencing women participation in saving mobilization scheme (SMS) in Benue State, Nigeria. A sample size of 137 omen were selected from the State using four-stage sampling techniques. Structured questionnaire complimented with interview scheduled were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (means, percentages and frequency counts), Livelihood Status Index (LSI) and Ordinary Least Square regression. The result revealed that rural women participated commonly in saving money through esusu (X ̅ = 3.60, weekly thrift contribution (X ̅ = 3.45) as well as production and marketing cooperative (X ̅= 3.14). The findings also revealed that 52.6% of the respondents had high livelihood status during participation in SMS. The coefficient of age (0.050444), marital status (0.57432), household size (0.073597), years in education (-0.9544), membership of cooperative (0.432058) and access to credit (-0.08612) had significant influence on women level of participation in SMS. The study concluded that more than half of the respondents had high livelihood status during SMS. Also, the coefficient of age, marital status, household size, years of education, member cooperative and access to credit have influence on women level of participation in SMS in the study area. It was recommended that women should diversify in other sustainable income generating activities in order to enhance their livelihood status. Also, women should source for credit from viable and credible institution to ensure sustainable livelihood.Item Risk assessment and management strategies in Rice production in Niger State, Nigeria(Nigerian Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 23, 2021) Salihu, I.T.; Abdullahi, A.; Jibrin, S.; Hassan, S.; Aliyu, A.; Ibeh, A.M.Rice is an important cereal crop in Nigeria. However, its availability is affected by the risk involved in its production. Hence, farmers use various strategies to mitigate these risks. Therefore, it is on these bases, the study assesses the risks and management strategies in rice production in Niger State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 151 respondents and analyzed using descriptive statistics and multinomial logit regression. The results revealed that, majority (90.7%) of the respondents were males and highly educated (82.1%). The mean age of the respondents was 35years and a mean of 12 years of experience in rice production. The major risk sources that compromise rice production in the study area includes climate variability (WM=4.16), pilfering/theft (WM=3.68) and market failure (WM=3.56). The most effective management strategies adopted by rice farmers to mitigate risks associated with rice production in the study area were diversification into nonfarm business (WM=2.72) which ranked 1st, use of agro-chemicals (WM= 2.38) ranked 2nd while the use of crop rotation technique of farming (WM = 2.30) and cooperative marketing (2.30) ranked 3rd respectively. The multinomial logit regression reveals that age, educational level, farming experience, farmers’ association, goal of farming, household size, farm output, access to extension and number of extension contacts had significant effect on the management strategies adopted by rice farmers in the study area. Thus, it was recommended that the farmers should adopt the modern risk management strategies such as insurance and integrated farming system.Item Perceived Benefits of Farmers’ Cooperative Societies on Rice Production in Selected Local Government Areas of Abuja, Nigeria(Journal of Agricultural Economics and Extension Technology JAE2 S2, 2(1), 2019) Salihu, I. T.; Tsado, J. H.; Dauda, S. N.; Abdullahi, A.; M. Ibrahim; Ovaioza, S.This study examined the perceived benefits of farmers’ cooperative societies to rice production in selected local government areas (LGAs) of Abuja, Nigeria. Using a structured questionnaire complimented with interview schedule, data were collected from 120 respondents selected from four cooperative societies in the study area through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and linear regression analysis. The result showed that the respondents mean age was 46years and about half (50.8%) had up to at least secondary education. Majority (83.4%) of the respondents had been involved in rice cultivation for the past 15years but only 5.8% had only been members of rice cooperative for more than 10 years. The respondents’ perceived benefits of cooperative society on rice production with higher mean scores include “cooperative gives advice on the quality of seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, and cropping practices” (WM = 4.68), “helped in facilitating access to better market” (WM = 4. 57), “enlightening and educating members on new improved farm practices and access to farm inputs” (WM = 4.50). The linear regression analysis results revealed that the R2 value was 0.8445, meaning that over 84% of the variables included in the model accounted for the variation in the dependent variable. The educational level, marital status and farmers output were respectively, significant at 1% level of probability. On the hypothesis, there is a significant difference between the rice output produced by farmers before and after joining the cooperative societies (t-cal (5.211) > t-critical (1.00). Complicated administrative procedure, poor membership contribution, lack of trust among members, discriminating attitude of cooperative officials and inability to access loan/credit were the major problems faced by the cooperative members. Therefore, it was recommended that Agricultural stakeholders should encourage farmers to operate a functional cooperative that could facilitate credit and group dynamism.Item Participation of Rural Youths in Cassava production in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria(Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural economics, Extension and Social Science, 3(1), 2019) Muhammed, Y.; Ajayi, O.J.; Muhammad, H.U.; Oloruntoba, V.T.; Abdullahi, A.; Jibrin, S.This study assessed the participation of rural youths in cassava production at Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were obtained from 120 rural youth randomly selected using structured questionnaire administered by well-trained enumerators. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, percentage and mean) and inferential statistics (Probit regression model) as well as 5–point Likert scale. The results of the analysis revealed that majority (91.7%) of the respondents were less than 30 years of age with mean age of 25 years, 95.8% were males and 51.7% were married. About 93% of the respondents acquired formal education (primary, secondary and tertiary) with mean of 11 years in formal schooling. The mean household size was 3 members, while mean farming experience was 7 years. With respect to perception of the respondents about cassava production, they agreed that cassava production is an important source of income (𝑋̅ = 4.66), it improves their livelihood (𝑋̅ = 3.80) and that improved planting materials enhances output (𝑋̅ = 3.68) ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Land clearing and planting (99.2%), land tilling (98.3%), weeding (96.7%), harvesting (95.0%) and fertilizer application (80.0%) were the major cassava production activities performed by the respondents. Probit regression analysis revealed that marital status (1.965), farmland (1.744), credit (2.277) and extension services (2.009) were positive and significantly influences participation in cassava production. Problem of loan, Government policies and inadequate improved varieties (98.3%) were the major constraints faced by the respondents. In conclusion, most of the respondents were educated, married and participated in various cassava production activities, but they were constrained by finance and poor policies. Therefore, it was recommended that Government should make policies that will enhance rural youth participation in cassava production to boost output, while financial instituteItem Influence of improved open pollinated maize variety adoption on livelihood status of farmers in Niger state, Nigeria(Journal of Agripreneurship and Sustainable Development 4(1), 2021) Umar, I.S.; Mohammed, U.; Mohammed, Y.; Abdullahi, A.; Abubakar, U.The study examined influence of improved open pollinated maize variety adoption on the livelihood status of farmers in Niger State, Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of the study, 120 farmers were randomly selected from three (3) Local Government Areas in the State. Validated interview schedule with reliability co-efficient of 0.74 was used for data collection and analyzed using descriptive statistics, livelihood index and multiple regression analysis. Result showed that the mean age and mean farm size of the respondents was 34 years and 1.9 ha, respectively. Finding further indicated that 82.5% of the respondents were full adopters by cultivating improved maize variety in at least 10% of their total farm lands. The result also revealed that educational level, income, incentive and time of awareness positively and significantly influenced adoption of improved maize variety, which highly upshot the livelihood status of the respondents by about 70.0%. The study recommended that incentive such as free seed of improved varieties should be given to farmers for testing by the improved varieties’ promoters during awareness to facilitate adoption. It was also suggested that extension agents should synchronize awareness time with seasons of usage of the improved varieties to speed up the practical application of the improved varieties.Item Effect of Domestic Violence on the Livelihood of Rural Households of Mupun Ethnic Group in Plateau State, Nigeria(International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 24(2), 2021) Abdullahi, A.; Salihu, I.T.; Jibrin, S.; Pojwan, D.; Hassan, S.; Aliyu, A.This study assessed the effect of domestic violence on the livelihood of rural farming households in Plateau State, Nigeria. Interview schedule complimented with questionnaire were used to obtain information from a total of 124 respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentages and mean. The results revealed that majority of the farmers were married (69.5%) and educated (96.8%) with a mean age of 39years. The result also shows that farmers suffers from various kinds of violence from their partners ranging from physical (mostly (97.6%) by hitting, kicking, slapping and beating), psychological (mostly (96.8%) by yelling and screaming) and sexual violence (mostly (99.2%) by withholding sex). While the existing social norms, traditions and culture (𝑋̅=4.23), extra marital affairs (𝑋̅ =4.17) and alcoholism (𝑋̅=3.98) were the major causes of domestic violence among rural households. These attributes and traditions had negative effects on farmers’ livelihood in the manner of decline in social interaction with other farmers (𝑋̅=4.56), decrease productivity in labour input (𝑋̅=4.55) and decrease adoption of new technologies (𝑋̅=4.35). However, farmers believed that economic empowerment of women (𝑋̅=4.48), removing norms against gender mainstreaming (𝑋̅=4.45) and avoiding force/arranged marriage (𝑋̅=4.43) and dialogue with kinsmen (𝑋̅=4.42) were perceived as the most effective strategies to curbing domestic violence in the area. Thus, it was recommended that rural famers should be given adequate orientations on marital affairs as well as the health implications of domestic violence on rural economy.Item Assessment of Rural Households’ participation in empowerment programmes of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Niger State, Nigeria(International Journal of Agricultural Economics, Management and Development (IJAEMD), 10(1), 2022) Usman, U. N.; Salihu, I.T.; Abdullahi, A.; Umar, S.NGOs have become tremendously active in a wide range of discipline and other more specialized roles such as poverty alleviation, emergency response, human rights work; hence the need to know rural households’ participation in these programmes. Therefore, this study assessed rural households’ participation on empowerment programmes of nongovernmental organizations in Niger state Nigeria. Data was obtained from randomly selected 112 households using structured questionnaires and analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that majority of the respondents (66.1%) were females, single (63.4%), had no formal education (66.1%) and are mostly farmers (63.4%). to The result on the extent of household participation in empowerment programmes showed that skill acquisitions and vocational training (X ̅=3.85) ranked first while Community sanitation services (X ̅=2.18) ranked the least. Probit regression model was used to analyzed the factors affecting the participation in empowerment programmes of NGOS, the result revealed that marital institution (0.66), formal education (0.71), distance to nearest market (-0.47), household size (-0.20), age (0.44) and complexity of the programme (-0.87) are significant determinants. The constraints of households’ participation in empowerment programmes of NGOs were inaccessibility to the programmes, lack of awareness and language barriers. Thus, it was recommended that Non-Governmental rganizations should broaden their links so as to expose the rural people to a variety of empowerment/ training programmes.Item Effectiveness of E-Wallet Scheme in Fertilizer Distribution to Yam Farmers in Agricultural Zone II of Niger State, Nigeria(The Nigerian Journal of Agricultural extension, 19(2), 2018) Salihu, I.T.; Iko, D.S.; Jimoh, K.K.; Abdullahi, A.; Adewumi, A.Accessibility and affordability of fertilizer for agricultural production has been a challenge for small holder farmers in Nigeria. It is on this basis the study assessed the level of effectiveness of fertilizer distribution to yam farmers via E-wallet scheme in agricultural zone II of Niger State, Nigeria. Interview schedule complimented with questionnaire were used to obtain information from a total of 163 respondents. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentages, mean and ordinary least square (OLS). Farmers mean age was 36 years, majority (97.55%) were male, with an average farming experience of 21 years. There was low level of fertilizer accessibility E- wallet scheme in the area. Although farmers perceived the platform as effective in the procurement of fertilizer, they noted that it was ineffective, as distribution was untimely. OLS regression revealed that years of education, farm size, access to extension service, distance to redemption centre, cooperative society membership, years of registration, major occupation and fertilizer affordability had significant effect on the quantity of fertilizer received by farmers. The major constraints were inadequate quantity of fertilizer allocation, late supply of fertilizer and high transaction cost. The success of mobile phone use for accessing fertilizers was achieved to some extent through the subsidy scheme. It was recommended that more redemption centres should be established to reduce cost of procurement and transport of fertilizer; and that agrodealers should make proper arrangement with fertilizer companies before the cropping season to guard against late supply of fertilizers.Item Comparative assessment of Rural Women poverty status in Suleja and Gurara Local Government Areas of Niger State, Nigeria(Journal of Agriculture and food environment, 9(1), 2022) Muhammad, H. U.; Salihu, I.T.; Abdullahi, A.; Jibrin, S.; Hassan, S.; Aliyu, A.Poverty is pervasive in rural areas of Niger State. Women living in rural households are more vulnerable to poverty than men. Thus, this study seeks to assess rural women farmers’ poverty status in Suleja and Gurara local government areas (LGAs) of Niger state, Nigeria. Interview schedules complimented with a questionnaire were used to obtain information from a total of 142 respondents. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) and Probit regression models. The results revealed that majority of the women were married (70.0%) and (78.5%) at mean ages of 38 and 40 years respectively. The result also showed that 85.7% and 93.7% of the women farmers identified processing of farm produce as their major source of farm income in Suleja and Gurara LGAs respectively. FGT analysis showed that 41% and 24%, of women in Suleja and Gurara LGAs of the State were poor at a Poverty line of ₦19,102.29 and ₦19,931.08 per month, respectively. The Probit regression results revealed that age, marital status, level of education, farming experience, number of extension visits, farm income and access to credit were the major factors influencing poverty among the rural women of Suleja and Gurara LGAs of Niger State. The study concluded that there was a higher level of poverty among the rural women farmers of Gurara compared to Suleja LGA, hence efforts should be made to diversify the livelihood portfolios of rural women in the study areas to enhance sustainability through the various women empowerment programs, extension services and credit facilities.Item Causes and perceived socio-economic implications of Rural-Rural migration on Livelihood of some selected Communities in Makwa Area of Niger State, Nigeria.(International Journal of Agriculture and Development studies, 3(1), 2018) Salihu, I.T.; Muhammed, H.U.; Abdullahi, A.; Muhammad, U. S.The diversity of the ecological features, the varying local resources and location of agricultural activities in rural areas serves the major pull factors for migration directed towards rural areas. The study assessed the causes and perceived socio economic implications of rural rural migration on the livelihood of selected communities of Mokwa area of Niger State, Nigeria. A multi stage random sampling technique was employed to select 120 migrant farmers and non migrants used for the study. The interview schedule was used to elicit information for the study. The responses were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and mean scores. The results revealed that rural rural migration is mostly undertaken by young adults within the age range of 30 50years and with low level of education. Environmental degradation factors such as infertile land (41.56%), incidences of flood (23.37%) and inadequate cultivable land (15.58%) were the major push factors causing rural out migration. While availability of cultivable fertile land (56.94%) was the major pull factor that attract migrants to the study area. The perceived socio-economic implications of the influx of migrants to the study area were increased rate of crime ( = 4.19), increased political unrest ( = 3.79), high level of sexual promiscuity ( = 3.64), introduction of new diseases ( = 3.31), and increased level of agricultural production ( = 3.27). The major problems encountered by the migrants in the study area were inaccessibility to infrastructural facilities (28.57%), insecurity (25.28%) and difficulty in land acquisition (20.88%). The study recommended that there is need to strengthen awareness campaigns and redirection of policies that can check poor land utilization and unsustainable agricultural practices in rural areas to curb the menace of out migration.