COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH

The third National Fadama Development Scheme, which is a World Bank aided project was launched in Nigeria to reduce poverty, lessen food insecurity, and increase agricultural productivity. However, while many believed the project has been effective in addressing the challenges faced by rural househo...

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Autores principales:	Wasiu Adekunle Sanusi, Gbenga Emmanuel Fanifosi, Titilayo Damilola Oladayo, Olabisi Benedicta Otunola, Olusegun Jeremiah Ijila
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Publicado:	International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics 2021
Materias:	fadama iii foster greer and thorbecke (fgt) livelihood poverty Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:acff4193f1ac4226a6c0be87dfd70b862021-11-29T11:25:47ZCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH2147-8988https://doaj.org/article/acff4193f1ac4226a6c0be87dfd70b862021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.foodandagriculturejournal.com/vol9.no4.pp309.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2147-8988The third National Fadama Development Scheme, which is a World Bank aided project was launched in Nigeria to reduce poverty, lessen food insecurity, and increase agricultural productivity. However, while many believed the project has been effective in addressing the challenges faced by rural households, some think the opposite due to the poor economic state of the farmers. Hence, this research investigates the poverty situation of the Fadama III beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria, in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. The study randomly selects 120 Fadama III beneficiaries and 116 non-beneficiaries using a multistage sampling procedure. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measure and logit regression model. The findings show that poverty was more pronounced amongst non-beneficiaries of the scheme compared to the beneficiaries, indicating that the program has a considerable effect on the livelihood of the beneficiaries. Sex of the household head, household size, farm size, off-farm income, and access to extension contact are significant variables influencing poverty amongst the beneficiaries. Thus, the study encourages an increase in the number of participants of the program (Fadama III) for improved wellbeing.Wasiu Adekunle Sanusi Gbenga Emmanuel FanifosiTitilayo Damilola OladayoOlabisi Benedicta OtunolaOlusegun Jeremiah Ijila International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economicsarticlefadama iiifostergreerand thorbecke (fgt)livelihoodpovertyAgricultureSENTRInternational Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 309-318 (2021)
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spellingShingle	fadama iii foster greer and thorbecke (fgt) livelihood poverty Agriculture S Wasiu Adekunle Sanusi Gbenga Emmanuel Fanifosi Titilayo Damilola Oladayo Olabisi Benedicta Otunola Olusegun Jeremiah Ijila COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
description	The third National Fadama Development Scheme, which is a World Bank aided project was launched in Nigeria to reduce poverty, lessen food insecurity, and increase agricultural productivity. However, while many believed the project has been effective in addressing the challenges faced by rural households, some think the opposite due to the poor economic state of the farmers. Hence, this research investigates the poverty situation of the Fadama III beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria, in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2. The study randomly selects 120 Fadama III beneficiaries and 116 non-beneficiaries using a multistage sampling procedure. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measure and logit regression model. The findings show that poverty was more pronounced amongst non-beneficiaries of the scheme compared to the beneficiaries, indicating that the program has a considerable effect on the livelihood of the beneficiaries. Sex of the household head, household size, farm size, off-farm income, and access to extension contact are significant variables influencing poverty amongst the beneficiaries. Thus, the study encourages an increase in the number of participants of the program (Fadama III) for improved wellbeing.
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author	Wasiu Adekunle Sanusi Gbenga Emmanuel Fanifosi Titilayo Damilola Oladayo Olabisi Benedicta Otunola Olusegun Jeremiah Ijila
author_facet	Wasiu Adekunle Sanusi Gbenga Emmanuel Fanifosi Titilayo Damilola Oladayo Olabisi Benedicta Otunola Olusegun Jeremiah Ijila
author_sort	Wasiu Adekunle Sanusi
title	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
title_short	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
title_full	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
title_fullStr	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
title_full_unstemmed	COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH
title_sort	comparative analysis of fadama iii beneficiaries and none-beneficiaries’ poverty status: a foster, greer, and thorbecke decomposition approach
publisher	International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/acff4193f1ac4226a6c0be87dfd70b86
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FADAMA III BENEFICIARIES AND NONE-BENEFICIARIES’ POVERTY STATUS: A FOSTER, GREER, AND THORBECKE DECOMPOSITION APPROACH

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