Effects of vegetable production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria

Mukaila, Ridwan; Falola, Abraham; Akanbi, Sheu-Usman Oladipo; Egwue, Lynda Ogechi; OBETTA, Angela; Onah, Tochukwu Linda

doi:10.37908/mkutbd.1067195

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“…Association membership also positively influenced youths' contributions to household welfare. Association is a form of getting several benefits, such as access to fin-ance, information, and savings (Akanbi et al, 2022). Thus, youths who belong to associations were able to save and get the financial support needed to boost their income and make a financial contribution to household welfare.…”

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“…Rural households in developing countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, are faced with a variety of developmental issues, including low purchasing power (poverty), low and poor food consumption (food insecurity and undernourishment), underemployment, and general poor welfare (Bank, 2019;FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, & WHO, 2021;Mukaila et al, 2022;World Bank, 2021). Contributions to income or economic well-being are divided among members of different ages in the same household, such as youths, adults, and the elderly.…”

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Youths' Contribution to Household Welfare in Rural Areas

Falola¹,

Mukaila²,

Akanbi³

et al. 2023

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Rural households are faced with low purchasing power, poor food consumption, and poor general well-being. Youths are economically active, which could contribute to reducing these problems and improving rural development. However, the extent to which youths contribute to improving rural household welfare has gained little attention. Thus, this study assessed youths’ contributions to household welfare and the factors influencing their contributions to household welfare. Data were collected from 180 youths using a structured questionnaire and then subjected to descriptive and multiple regression statistical analysis. The findings revealed that youths contribute significantly to rural households’ welfare. The monthly income, access to credit, association membership, gender, age, and access to remittances are responsible for the level of youths’ contributions to household welfare. The challenges that prevent youths’ contribution to household welfare in rural areas were poor government support, poor credit facilities, unemployment, lack of access to business information and lack of training opportunities and vocational programmes. Government support to rural youths through the provision of grants and loans as start-up capital is needed to empower youths to contribute to their household welfare. Also, youths should be encouraged to go for vocational training to acquire a skill that could be a vehicle for a source of income.

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Section: Factors Influencing Youths' Contribution To Rural Household ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%