IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF USAID-MARKETS II ON PRODUCTIVITY AND POVERTY STATUS OF RICE FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN EBONYI STATE NIGERIA
| dc.contributor.author | Ogechi Cordelia NWAHIA | en |
| dc.creator | Ogechi Cordelia NWAHIA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-22T21:03:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-22T21:03:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-02-26 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Poverty and low productivity of most staple food crops have continued to be a great challenge in Nigeria. Over the years, Nigerian government has come up with various plans and programmes aimed at reducing the level of poverty and increasing agricultural productivity. There is an increasing concerns by the government, international and local aid donors for concrete evidence to be supplied on the impact of such public programmes that aims at increasing productivity and reducing poverty. Therefore, this study assessed the impact of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) -Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS) II project on the productivity and poverty status of rice faming households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria with a view to showcase the contribution of USAID- MARKETS II project to poverty reduction and rice productivity. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 239 participants and 252 non-participants of the project for the study. Structured questionnaire and field observation were used in collecting data for 2018 cropping season. Data collected were analysed using descriptive (frequency, mean and standard deviation) and inferential (Net Farm Income (NFI), Return Per Naira Invested (RNI), Logit model, Total Factor Productivity (TFP), Foster, Greer and Thorbeecke) statistics. The USAID-MARKETS II project employed several empowerment strategies towards improving the well-being and productivity of farming households in the project sites. These include, supply of improved rice seeds, fertilisers, training and extension support. The results that emanated from the study showed that age, household size, extension visit, years in cooperative society, education and years of rice farming experience were the significant factors that influenced participation in USAID- MARKETS II in Ebonyi State. Results further showed that rice production is profitable in the study area and there was no significant difference between the mean technical, allocative | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://teras.ng/api/asset/document/ba2cd9a7-476c-4cdc-9117-0c7387f2154e | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://teras.ng/catalog-item/9c9c9f8c-a8b1-4dba-bb8b-dd0410df87ac | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.teras-network.net:4000/handle/123456789/44244 | |
| dc.publisher | Ahmadu Bello University Zaria | en |
| dc.title | IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF USAID-MARKETS II ON PRODUCTIVITY AND POVERTY STATUS OF RICE FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN EBONYI STATE NIGERIA | en |
| dc.type | Research Theses | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.matric.number | P16AGAE9002 | en |