Impact of Usaid/Markets Programmme on Sorghum Farmers’ Livelihood in Three Local Government Areas of Kaduna State Nigeria

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– Impact of Usaid/Markets Programmme on Sorghum Farmers’ Livelihood in Three Local Government Areas of Kaduna State Nigeria  –

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Abstract

The study was conducted in Soba, Giwa, and Kudan Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, Nigeria. It investigated the impact of USAID/MARKETS intervention programme on sorghum farmers‘ livelihood in the study area.

The study also investigated the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, it identified services rendered by the programme, production constraints and determined the factors influencing farmers‘ participation in the programme. A multi-Stage sampling technique was used to select respondents for the study.

A total of two hundred and forty five respondents comprising of one hundred and fifty three (153) participants and ninety two (92) non-participants were interviewed with aid of structured questionnaire which vital information was obtained.

Analytical tools used were both descriptive (frequency distribution, percentages and mean) and inferential statistics (logit regression and chow test statistical tool).

The results of the analysis obtained shows that Majority (62%) of the respondents participants and (61%) of the non-participants were within the age range of 40-49 years. Almost all the respondents were married with just few singled.

Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study

Agriculture has been an important sector in the Nigerian economy in the past decades and is still a major sector despite the oil boom. Basically it provides employment opportunities for the teeming population, eradicates poverty and contributes to the growth of the economy.

Despite these however, the sector is thus characterized by low yields, low level of inputs and limited areas under cultivation (Izuchukwu, 2011). It involves small scale farmers scattered over wide expanse of land area, with small holding ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 hectare per farm land.

It is characterized by rudimentary farm systems, low capitalization and low yield per hectare (Kolawale and Ojo, 2007). Agriculture provides primary means of employment for Nigeria and accounts for more than one third of total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and labour force in 2009 (Ismaila et al., 2010).

The Contribution of agriculture to Nigeria‘s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which stood at an average of 56% in 1960-1964 decreased to 47% in 1965-1969 and a further decline to 35% was recorded in 2002-2004 and with crop production accounting for an estimated 85% of this total.

The agricultural sector provides a livelihood for the bulk of the rural population (Amaza and Maurice, 2005); provides up to 70% active labour force (Olatunji, 2002; Bello, 2004; Ayinde, 2008), supplies raw materials required by the industrial sector and generate foreign exchange through export.

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