Determinants of Herbicide Utilization in Striga Hermonthica Control Among Maize Farming Households in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen; Saleh, Mamman Kwagman; Rekwot, Grace Zibah

doi:10.18551/rjoas.2013-03.09

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“…In addition, diversification of income sources provides an additional income that enable farming household to spend more on their basic needs, include food consumption, education, clothing, and health care. This result is in line with the findings of Oyinbo and Olaleye (2016) in their studies on farm household's livelihood diversification and poverty alleviation in Kaduna State Nigeria. Similarly, Adepoju and Obayelu (2013) in their studies on farm household's livelihood diversification and welfare of rural household in Ondo State Nigeria.…”

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“…The FGT approach of based on the mathematical formula which explains poverty indices anchored upon the existence of farming household's classification according to consumption expenditure. As adopted by (Halliru, 2019, Olaleye, 2016Adekoye, 2014). The poverty line was developed, using the mean per capital household expenditure, below which a farming household were classified as being poor and above which a farming household were classified as being non-poor (Omonona, 2001;Okunmadewa et al, 2010;Awoyemi, 2011;Awotide et al, 2012).…”

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Income Diversification: A Strategy for Managing Poverty Among Wet Season Small-Holder Rice Producers in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Mamman¹,

Suleiman²,

Mustapha³

2022

JASD

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This study was conducted to assess income diversification as a strategy for managing poverty among wet season smallholder rice producers in Jigawa State, Nigeria. The justification for the research hinges on the fact that more knowledge about the extent and nature of livelihood diversification and poverty status among rural farming household is required for effective designing and implementation of poverty reduction policy and strategies. Multi-stage sampling techniques consisting purposive and random sampling were used in selecting 292 wet season smallholder rice producers who were interviewed using structured questionnaires by trained enumerators. The analytical tools employed include descriptive statistic, Simpson diversification index, FGT model and Probit regression models. The result shows that the mean age of 40 years and mean household size was 12 persons. Wet season rice production was the major occupation for the farmers with most of them having a farming experience of more than 24 years on the average. However, the average farm size was 2 hectares. The average annual income from rice production is ₦166119, while the average annual income from dry season production was ₦159704. The result of SID of the farming household shows that 51.6% had high income diversity and 48.4% had low-income diversity scores. The FGT model revealed the poverty level of the farming household which shows that 60.3% of the smallholder wet season rice producers were poor while 39.7% were non poor. The poverty depth was -0.35 for the poor and 0.53 for non-poor. The severity of poverty index for the poor is 0.78. Farming household income diversification also significantly influence poverty status. It is therefore recommended that since the study observed that the incidence of poverty had slightly drop from 64.1% to 54% as a result of diversification among the non-poor farming household. Therefore, farmers should be encouraged to diversify their economic activities to earn more income to be able to increase their income base so as to cover their expenditure on consumption and social obligation. This can be achieved through creation of enabling socio-economic environment that will generate employment opportunity for the farming household.

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Income Diversification: A Strategy for Managing Poverty Among Wet Season Small-Holder Rice Producers in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Mamman¹,

Suleiman²,

Mustapha³

2022

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“…Oyinbo and Olaleye (2016), in their study of farm households' livelihood diversification and poverty reduction in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria, found that 30% of the farm households in the study area were in poverty. The study found that farm households with other livelihood activities survive better and thereby recommended providing a wide range of income‐generating activities to improve welfare.…”

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Assessing the impact of poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria: Selected programs

Gidigbi

2023

Poverty & Public Policy

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The menace of poverty can seem unavoidable in a developing country like Nigeria, with well over half the population under the poverty threshold despite several poverty alleviation programs implemented over four decades. Therefore, this paper investigates the impact of selected poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria, covering the period from 1981 to 2015. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Statistical Bulletin and CBN Annual Reports constituted the main sources of data used in this study. Autoregressive distributed lagged models were used in estimating the relationship. Two categories of social intervention programs-"income and wealth redistribution programs" (a proxy for "longevity" in the Multidimensional Poverty Index [MPI] [Category 1]) and "access and empowerment programs" (a proxy for "education attainment" in the MPI [Category 2])were used, and both were found to reduce the poverty rate. Thus, a percentage point increment in access and empowerment programs reduces the poverty rate by 1.33%. The Category 1 relationship, however, was found to be statistically insignificant. In conclusion, the provision of credit facilities, social capital, and a congenial business environment should be encouraged by both public and private bodies in the poverty alleviation agenda.

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“…Compared to the farm sizes of the respondents, it can be inferred that some respondents applied adequately and generously while others did not. This can be attributed to some factors as identified by Oyinbo, Saleh and Rekwot (2013) who indicated that farmers' level of education, household income, extension contact, membership of social organization and farming experience positively influenced the quantity of herbicide applied. This shows a positive relationship between the variables and the quantity of herbicides applied.…”

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Use of Herbicides among Rural Women Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria

Olughu¹,

Asadu²,

Okoro³

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The study examined the use of herbicides among rural women farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling technique, 70 farmers were selected. Data were collected using structured interview schedule and were analysed using descriptive statistics. Some of the herbicides used by the respondents were Primextra (22.9%), Force up (21.5%), Raze down (18.6%) and Tackle (18.6%). The majority (64.3%) applied herbicide twice in one growing season. The mean quantity applied was 8.5 litres. On the farmers' knowledge level of use of herbicides, the majority (51.8%) of the women had moderate knowledge on herbicide technology The respondents practised cleaning and rinsing of sprayers after use ( =1.31), using separate utensil for mixing herbicides ( =1.39) and washing of clothes used or spraying separately from other clothes ( =1.14). The perceived major constraints to the use of herbicides were inadequate training ( =1.12), inadequate awareness ( =1.10), and high cost of herbicides ( =1.07). The study concluded that most of the farmers had moderate level of knowledge and poor practises on herbicide use and this will likely have negative impact on the crop and health of farmers and hence recommended increase in extension contact for awareness and training of farmers on right use of herbicides.

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Determinants of Herbicide Utilization in Striga Hermonthica Control Among Maize Farming Households in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Income Diversification: A Strategy for Managing Poverty Among Wet Season Small-Holder Rice Producers in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Income Diversification: A Strategy for Managing Poverty Among Wet Season Small-Holder Rice Producers in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Assessing the impact of poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria: Selected programs

Use of Herbicides among Rural Women Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria

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