Assessment of the Performance of the National Special Food Security Programme in Benue State, Nigeria

Daudu, S.; Ajayi, AR

doi:10.1080/09718923.2009.11892747

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“…This increase in income will reduce poverty level, thereby improving their livelihood status. In accordance, Dauda and Ajayi (2009) reported that the aim of NSPFS is to assist farmers to improve on their livelihood status. Table 4: A result of student T. test analysis on the farm size, output and income levels before and after participation in the programme Parameters t-test Farm size before in hectares/ farm size after in hectares -3.542*** Outputs of crops before in kg/ Outputs of crops after in kg -5.258*** Outputs of livestock before / Outputs of crops after -8.121*** Income before/income after -12.611*** Source: field survey, 2012 Note: ***, **, * implies 1%, 5% and 10% level of significance HYPOTHESIS TESTING RESULTS Ho1: there is no significance difference in the farm sixe, output and income of participants before and after participation in the programme.…”

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Evaluation of farmer’s participation in National Special Program for Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria

Yakasai¹,

Onuoha²,

Fagwalawa³

2014

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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The study evaluates farmer involvement in National Special Program for Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling techniques was used to select participants from the three Agricultural sites of the programme using structured interview schedule to gather information from one hundred and three respondents. Descriptive statistics, Likert scale and t-test were used to analyze the data collected. Results emerging from analyzed data indicate that 55.9% of farmers participated in crop production which led to increase in their farm size, output and income. Farmers' participation is low in marketing of the farm products (13.7%) and fairly high in livestock (30.2%). The study also indicated that respondents expressed satisfaction in terms of involvement in the implementation of NSPFS programme components identified. Loans provided for the project participants assisted the recipients in boosting their farm production. The t-test result revealed that significant increases were found in the farm size, output, p≤ 0.01 (1%) and income of participants after the programme. This means that the programme has impacted positively on the participants especially in Agricultural production. The study concluded that farmer's participation in NSPFS programme actually poverty reduced poverty level and significantly contributed to food security. This has given them more access to production credit and other specific benefits. It has increased their output and improved their living condition. It was recommended that the programme should have more sites and participants so as to better raise their output, income and farm size.

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Evaluation of farmer’s participation in National Special Program for Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria

Yakasai¹,

Onuoha²,

Fagwalawa³

2014

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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“…Each of these presidents have had a policy/programme strategy for agriculture. Some of the policies and programmes include Root and Tuber Expansion Programme (RTEP) (2001), National Special Programme on Food Security (NSPFS) (2002), National Food Sector Plan (NFSP) (2007), Agriculture Transformation Agenda (ATA) (2013), Agricultural Promotion Policy (APP) (2016) and National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy (NATIP, 2021-2025) [14][15][16][17][18][19]. These policies at inception had the country's best interest-following the rational choice believe-but are usually poorly implemented by either the proposing administration or the successor in addition to other limiting factors [14,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

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Successive national agricultural policies/programmes, growth of gross domestic product (GDP) and expansion of agribusinesses in Nigeria

Nwankwo,

Ikehi,

Ejiofor

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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In Sub Saharan Africa, agriculture’s contribution to employment and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to be higher than other sectors. Policies designed and implemented for the agricultural sector could be an influencing factor to the variations in the contributions of agriculture to the annual national GDP. These policies are believed to have shaped and (some) still shaping the landscape of agriculture and national economy. The study analysed agriculture’s GDP contribution during the implementation of various national agricultural policies, and the potential of the policies to foster agrobusiness development in Nigeria between 2000 and 2021. The study adopted mixed-method approach. Primary data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered on 29 purposively sampled state Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) directors across Nigeria. The questionnaire was face-validated by three experts. Reliability test was carryout using Cronbach Alpha approach, which yielded an index of 0.89. Copies of the questionnaire were administered on the respondents through direct contact. Secondary data were collected from the Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, National Bureau of Statistics, and World Bank. Data was analysed with mean, standard deviation, percentages and ANOVA. Findings of the study revealed that the performance of implemented agricultural policies had influence on agricultural sector’s percentage contribution to national GDP, and changes in agriculture’s GDP contribution had significant impact on national GDP growth. The duration of active life of the policies did not influence their performance, like the Root and Tuber Expansion Programme which lasted longer yet performed less than the National Special Programme on Food Security in terms of improvement in agriculture’s GDP contributions. All the policies implemented had several limitations in their ability to foster agribusinesses in Nigeria. The study recommends that future policies should focus on providing sustainable frameworks for developing the business in agriculture through value chain optimisation and the use of the teeming, young, and affordable labour force like China and India did to become global food producers.

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“…In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, agricultural output would need to more than double by 2050 to meet increased demand, while in the rest of the world the projected increase would be about one-third above current levels (FAO, 2017). Daudu and Ajayi (2009) stressed that improved crop production is enhanced through the provision of inputs such as fertilizers, agro-chemicals, improved seeds and farm machineries among others. They further noted that fund for agricultural programmes is time-bound and delay in the release of funds often leads to the problem of untimely supply of agricultural inputs which eventually affects crop production and agriculture in general.…”

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Effect of Ondo State Agricultural Inputs Supply Agency on profitability of crop farmers in Owo Lga, Ondo State, Nigeria

Odeyemi¹,

Adetarami²,

Johnson³

et al. 2021

Agro-Sci.

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This study assessed the effect of Ondo State Agricultural Inputs Supply Agency (OSAISA) on the profitability of crop farmers in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The study specifically described the socio-economic characteristics of arable crop farmers, compared the profitability of OSAISA patronizing food crop farmers (PF) and non-patronizing food crop farmers (NPF) and identified the various constraints encountered by patronizing farmers in dealing with OSAISA. One hundred and twenty food crop farmers random sampling procedure. Information was obtained from the respondents using a well-structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed with both descriptive statistics and budgeting technique. Findings revealed that 88.3% and 86.7% of the PF and NPF, respectively were males. About 50.0% of PF and 56.7% of NPF were between 41 and 50 years of age. The net farm income of the PF was greater than the NPF and benefit cost ratio for PF was more sustainable and viable than that of NPF. The major constraint faced by the OSAISA’ PF was inadequate capital to purchase the desired inputs. Based on the results, the study concludes that OSAISA contributes tremendously to the profitability of patronizing farmers in the study area. It is, therefore, recommended that farmers should be given easy access to acquire loan to meet their input demand and farming business in general; including adequate and timely supply of inputs for effective and efficient productivity.

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Assessment of the Performance of the National Special Food Security Programme in Benue State, Nigeria

Cited by 5 publications

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Evaluation of farmer’s participation in National Special Program for Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria

Evaluation of farmer’s participation in National Special Program for Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria

Successive national agricultural policies/programmes, growth of gross domestic product (GDP) and expansion of agribusinesses in Nigeria

Effect of Ondo State Agricultural Inputs Supply Agency on profitability of crop farmers in Owo Lga, Ondo State, Nigeria

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