The Adopted Village Project and Farm Income of Beneficiary Households in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Akinola, M. O.; Ene, Odu M.; Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J. S.

doi:10.1080/0972639x.2013.11886673

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“…Findings show that the Adopted Village project was relatively effective and impacted the respondents, because the government extension agents are not consistent with the delivery of their work perhaps because of the extension ratio in Nigeria, 1:3000; not only in creating awareness but also in demonstrating the technologies on the village farms. This corroborates the findings of Akinola et al (2013), who found that the adopted village project improved the extension-rural household linkages, enhanced participants' capacity and improved their income and livelihoods within the community. The majority of the respondents who actively participated in the project were enlightened about better farming practices and other agricultural technologies.…”

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“…It lies between latitude 12.20 0 N to 12.52 0 N and longitude 7.0 0 E to 7.5 0 E (Oyakhilomen 2012). Giwa Local Government has an estimated population of 32,255 and is made up of Hausa/Fulani tribe with a population growth rate of 3.2% per annum, occupying 2145.79sq km of land (National Population Commission-NPC 2006;Akinola et al 2013). The vegetation of the area is mostly grasses and shrubs.…”

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“…The population of the area is more diverse as it is predominantly made of settlers and non-indigenes that came to settle in Zaria for diverse reasons and due to numerous government institutions and amenities in the area. The local government is the home of several tertiary institutions and research institutes including; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, School of Aviation, Leather Research Institute, military college, and barracks (Akinola et al 2013). Sabon Gari occupies a total of 273,779sq km of land (NPC, 2006) laying at the border of Kaduna State.…”

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“…Overcoming the increasing incidence of chronic disease and the widespread problem of food security and rural poverty in Nigeria is one of the fundamental challenges confronting the Nigerian government and international agencies. The problem is mainly caused by the inaccessibility of resource-poor farmers to improved technologies emanating from the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) (World Bank 2012; Akinola et al 2013). This is because improved technologies can only be beneficial to the end-users when judiciously put to use.…”

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“…Consequently, in an attempt to address this the "Adopted Village Concept" pilot project was introduced in 1996, under the World Bank, Assisted Programme of National Agricultural Research Project (NARP). However, following the collapse of the NARP in 1999 (Mustapha et al 2012), the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) issued a directive to the NARIs in 2008 to revisit and revive the earlier introduced concept of 'Adopted Villages' with a renewed vigour, culminating in the take-off of the 'Adopted villages' in 2009 (Akinola et al 2013).…”

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Awareness and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Farmers in relation to the Adopted Villages programme: The Case Study of Northern Nigeria

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This study assesses smallholder level of awareness and uptake of good agricultural practices (GAPs) that were initiated by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) in Nigeria; a programme to enhance the agricultural productivity and income of participants. This study engaged with 120 smallholder farmers and their extension officer and data were collected via structured face-to-face and livelihood questionnaires and then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings show that 82% of participants were aware of the specific GAPs covered by the NAERLS programme. Despite this, the majority of respondents were not practicing these. Participants identified numerous challenges to GAPs implementation, including; unreliable and inadequate rainfall; lack of farm inputs; high cost of farm inputs; lack of technical know-how; lack of irrigation facilities and high illiteracy. The study also shows that the level of awareness of GAPs among farmers in the study areas has a statistically significant impact on the productivity and livelihoods of smallholders. These initial results strongly suggest that the Nigerian government should provide funds to support NAERLS in order to intensify its intervention efforts. In the same vein, NGOs, rural developers, policy makers and government at all levels should be encouraged to provide farm inputs and credit facilities to farming communities to offset the high costs of inputs.

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Post-colonial agricultural participation in livelihood strengthening

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Post-colonial agricultural initiatives, programmes and models in Nigeria are aimed at empowering rural farmers to better yields and productivity while creating employment at community level. It necessitates food security, quality domestic food production and improvement in general welfare and livelihood and the farmers. The post-colonial era in Nigeria has witnessed numerous agricultural programmes. Example includes but not the least, the National Accelerated Food Production Project (NAFPP) 1972, Agricultural Development Projects, ADPs 1975, the Accelerated Development Area Project ADAP 1982, and the Multi-state Agricultural Development Projects MSADP 1986. The application of PEA in AVM ensures that positive outcomes and productions are expected through increase in farmers' awareness of modern technologies and practices. AVM is a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach to improve the livelihood of rice farmers. Structured questionnaire and face to face interview were used to collect the data and SPSS was used to analyse the data. Human livelihood capital is characterized as a two-way thing, that is, it is concerned with both environmental influence on human life and human influences on the environment, focusing on the nature and quality of the relationship that exists between human communities and the ecosystem and how the environment provides the resource base for human existence. AVM prompted a shift from the usual way of financing farm projects to government involvement and providing farmers with information on how to secure loans, credit and financial incentives. Therefore, the study conclude that the introduction and adoption of AVM brought about substantial changes to the farmers livelihood capitals.

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Accessibility to WASH and waste management services in African urban informal settlements: A comparative analysis

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The study investigates the existing scenario and spatial distribution pattern disparity of service distribution of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and waste management services (WMS) in urban informal settlements within the Zaria metropolis and generates recommendations for the policymakers for improvements. The study highlights challenges in urban settlements, including insufficient water, sanitation, and waste services, contributing to diseases like diarrhea and cholera. It stresses the importance of better water quality, sanitation, and waste management, and highlights the impact of governance and policies on service gaps. It also suggests using collaborative methods and technologies like GIS for solutions, employing GIS and statistics to analyze service availability and access for residents. The findings underscore the dominant role of the private sector in water treatment plant distribution (71.43%) over public facilities (28.57%). It highlights disparities in toilet types between public and private spaces: pit toilets (55.11%) are prevalent in public restrooms, while the data indicate that most water sources are poorly maintained: Only 0.50% of boreholes are newly constructed, while a significant 43.15% are poorly maintained, and 30.62% are well maintained. Moreover, private toilets are predominantly pit toilets, constituting 3.11% of the total, with no water closets toilets reported.

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The Adopted Village Project and Farm Income of Beneficiary Households in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

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Awareness and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Farmers in relation to the Adopted Villages programme: The Case Study of Northern Nigeria

Awareness and Adoption of Good Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Farmers in relation to the Adopted Villages programme: The Case Study of Northern Nigeria

Post-colonial agricultural participation in livelihood strengthening

Accessibility to WASH and waste management services in African urban informal settlements: A comparative analysis

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