Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Lessons from Small Scale Farmers of Niger and Kogi States

Nmadu, J. N.; Yisa, E. S.; Simpa, James O.; Sallawu, Halima

doi:10.9734/bjemt/2015/13321

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“…The study revealed that a large proportion of the household heads were male and were married. This is in line with the results of Nmadu et al, 2014, who opined that most male-dominated household headship is a sign of respect and responsibility to self and family. The result also corroborates findings by Okere and Shittu (2012), which revealed that males dominated the workforce in Nigeria's agricultural communities.…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

Livelihood strategies of farming households in forest fringe communities of Niger State, Nigeria

Idumah,

Orumwense,

Awe

et al. 2023

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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This study assesses the different types of livelihood strategies as well as factors that influence the choice of these strategies among rural households in Niger State, Nigeria. One hundred copies of a structured questionnaire were used to obtain information from respondents in the study area. Two Local Government Areas (LGAs) were purposively selected for the study. Both descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages and inferential statistics such as Multinomial Logistic Regression were used in the study. The average household size, farm size and farming experience in the study were 10, 2.2 acre and 20 years respectively and most of the respondents were educated. The results of the Multinomial Logistic Regression show that age, household size, farm size, non-farm income, access to extension services, educational qualifications, farming experience and forest availability in their locality were factors that influenced the respondents' choice of livelihood strategy relative to the reference category in the study.

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Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of Respondentssupporting

confidence: 90%

Livelihood strategies of farming households in forest fringe communities of Niger State, Nigeria

Idumah,

Orumwense,

Awe

et al. 2023

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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“…This implies that 7% of fish processors were severely poor. The result is in line with [15] who used the CPL to identify poverty incidence in Niger and Kogi, the measure indicated that poverty incidence, poverty gap and poverty severity were 2.78%, 30.19% and 66.30% respectively.…”

Section: Poverty Status Of Fish Processorssupporting

confidence: 83%

“…[14] reported that there is no official poverty line in Nigeria. [15] defined poverty line using three measures: first on the basis of a dollar per day (i.e ₦58,400) per annum regarded as the international poverty line (IPL); Second on the basis of national minimum wage (i.e ₦216,000) per annum regarded as national poverty line (NPL) and then on the basis of average income of the families involved in the study (i.e₦584,247.56) per annum regarded as community poverty line (CPL). Hence this study used the CPL as the poverty line.…”

Section: Construction Of Poverty Linementioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Community Based Organizations on Poverty Status of Fish Processors in Kogi State, Nigeria

Jibrin

Olaleye

Bako

et al. 2017

AJAEES

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Fish is highly perishable and need to be processed immediately they are caught but the processors lack the capital and other necessities to carry out their processing activities. The study examined the role of community based organizations on poverty status of fish processors in Kogi State Nigeria. Data was collected with the aid of structured questionnaires and interview schedules from 192 randomly selected respondents in the study area and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that fish processing is a female dominated business in the study area and average household size was 4. Analysis of poverty status indicated that almost 40.0% of fish processors were below the poverty line using ₦383 per dollar official exchange rate. Provision of improved processing equipment, training on processing and gaining higher social status are some of the benefits derived by members of CBOs. Some of the constraints faced by the respondents were inadequate capital (86.5%), unavailability of loan (68.8%) and high cost of transportation (41.7%). Based on the findings, it was recommended that CBOs should be supported and strengthened financially by government and nongovernmental organizations to empower women.

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“…In total, 200 questionnaires were distributed and 150 were completed (Ghozali, 2006). Using the national workers' minimum wage rate in Nigeria, ₦18,000 was considered the threshold to determine the poor and non-poor (Nmadu et al, 2015) whereas MPCHE was used to determine the hardcore poor, moderately poor, poor and non-poor among the various recipients (Oyekale et al, 2012). Also, headcount poverty, poverty gap index, monthly per-capita household expenditures and multidimensional poverty index on standard of living were used to measure poverty.…”

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Identifying the poor and the needy among the beneficiaries of zakat

Ahmed¹,

Johari

Wahab

2017

IJSE

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the hardcore poor, moderately poor and just poor among zakat recipients in southwest Nigeria. It seeks to explain the criteria and basis used in determining the most deprived among zakat recipients considering the multi-dimensional nature of poverty and modern-day situations. Design/methodology/approach Out of 200 questionnaires that were randomly distributed among the recipients of zakat from Al-Hayat Relief Foundation and Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation in southwest Nigeria, only 150 were completed. Headcount poverty index, poverty gap index, multi-dimensional index on standard of living, income ranges and monthly per-capita household expenditures using the national workers’ minimum wage as poverty threshold were adopted for analyzing the data collected. Findings On the basis of the income range of the recipients, 128 out of 150 recipients were found to be poor, whereas on using the MMPCHE 93 out of 150 recipients were found to be poor. Both results were further classified into hardcore poor, moderately poor and just poor recipients. The multi-dimensional index on standard of living was also used to capture poverty in terms of deprivation in standard of living, such as non-availability of electricity, drinking water, cooking fuel, sanitation, flooring and assets. Research limitations/implications A limited number of recipients were evaluated in this study, and hence it would be difficult to generalize. Also, some recipients had difficulty in answering the survey questionnaire used in this study, which reduced the amount of information derived. Thus, an in-depth interview method coupled with a survey can be used in future studies. Practical implications The implication of this result is either that the threshold and measures adopted are not capturing the poor and the needy or that the zakat institutions are not reaching out enough to the poor and the needy eligible to receive zakat. This paper suggests the introduction of a more uniform and comprehensive zakat-based poverty threshold for the poor and the needy that will continuously be examined by Shariah scholars and researchers to best engage with the modern-day situation. Social implications This paper examines the measures of poverty and concludes on the introduction of a well-comprehensive threshold that is Shariah compliant and based on the plight of the modern-day poor and needy, which can go a long way in achieving the objectives of zakat. Originality/value This study recommends a more comprehensive zakat-based poverty threshold that will capture the multi-dimensional nature of poverty in the present day for better outreach to the most deprived needy and poor.

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Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Lessons from Small Scale Farmers of Niger and Kogi States

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Livelihood strategies of farming households in forest fringe communities of Niger State, Nigeria

Livelihood strategies of farming households in forest fringe communities of Niger State, Nigeria

Role of Community Based Organizations on Poverty Status of Fish Processors in Kogi State, Nigeria

Identifying the poor and the needy among the beneficiaries of zakat

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