Role of Radio Programs in Agricultural Development Schemes in Osun State, Nigeria

Emovwodo, Silas Oghenemaro

doi:10.37826/spektrum.v7i2.4

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“…The prevalence of government-sponsored outgrowers’ programs (ABOP and OBOP) among poultry farming households may be attributed to the intensive programs’ public awareness-raising and sensitization campaigns via social networking sites, as well as the Poultry Farmers’ Association’s involvement in the eligibility requirements. The findings support [ 16 ] assertion that radio programs are crucial to Osun State’s agricultural development programs.…”

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“…Osun Broilers Outgrowers’ program (OBOP) and Anchor-Borrowers Outgrowers’ program (ABOP), respectively, have been in effect in the State since 2011 and 2018, respectively. There is a proof that over the course of the OBOP’s first three years of operation, 162 poultry producers profited, investing a total of around ₦788 million and raising more than 5 million birds [ 16 ].…”

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Improving food security of farming households in Nigeria: Does broiler outgrowers’ program make any difference?

Omodara,

Oyebanji,

Oluwasola

2023

PLoS ONE

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The purpose of this research was to examine the impact of outgrowers’ programs on the food security of smallholder poultry farming households in Osun State. Using multi-stage sampling technique, a structured questionnaire was designed to collect information from beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of outgrowers’ programs in the study area. Descriptive statistics, food security index, and Heckman’s selection model were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that outgrowers and non-outgrowers were on the average, 49 and 45 years old, with about 12 and 8 years of experience in poultry farming, respectively. The Poultry Farmers’ Association was represented by 97% of outgrowers and 47% of non-outgrowers. There were four major broiler outgrowers’ programs existing in the area. The Anchor-Borrower Outgrowers’ program and Osun Broiler Outgrowers’ program adopted a fixed contract model, whereas, the Dayntee Farm and GS Farm outgrowers’ programs employed a semi-fixed contract model. The incidence of food insecurity was 18% for outgrowers and 35% for non-outgrowers, with food insecurity depth and severity being 0.025 and 0.033 for outgrowers and 0.134 and 0.52 for non-outgrowers, respectively. The study found a significant difference in outgrowers’ perceptions of food insecurity as well as their coping strategies. The major perceived indicators of food insecurity were inadequate resource endowment (MD = 0.758, p<0.01) and consumption of low-cost food (MD = 0.0658, p<0.01). Food acquisition on credit (WMS = 1.700), meals adjustment (WMS = 1.425), and cooking methods’ modification (WMS = 1.875) strategies were adopted to cope with food insecurity. Participation in the outgrowers’ program was influenced by membership of Poultry Farmers’ Association, credit access and flock sizes and the significant predictors of food security among the poultry farming households were outgrowers’ participation, household size, gender, marital status and credit access. It was therefore inferred that outgrowers were considerably more food secure than the non-outgrowers, encouraging the need to scale up the program in the poultry industry. Introduction of flexible regulations and reproductive education would make the program more rewarding to the poultry farming households.

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