scholarly journals CORRELATES OF POVERTY STATUS AMONG RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA: AN ASSET INDEX APPROACH

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH OMOLOLA OYEDEPO
Keyword(s):  
Rural Households ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Asset Index ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Index Approach ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
Household Heads

Examination of the characteristics and causes of poverty is an important input into the design of economic policy and poverty alleviation programmes. This study assessed the poverty status of rural households in Ogun State, using the Asset Index Approach due to shortcomings of the conventional methods in poverty analysis. Relevant data were collected from a total of 260 households using a four-stage sampling procedure. The data were analyzed using principal component and ordered probit regression analyses (OPRA). The results showed that the OPRA, which significantly (χ2 = 135.20, p < 0.01) explained the probability of a household escaping poverty, revealed that the primary occupation of household heads and the educational status of household heads and their wives among others factors significantly affect the likelihood of escaping poverty. The study therefore suggested that the economic situation of rural households can be considerably enhanced by promoting member’s access to qualitative education and also by encouraging household heads who take up farming activities as their primary occupation to participate in credit associations, indigenous savings and micro financing so as to boost their farming. Therefore, rural development policies should be tailored towards developing these facilities.

scholarly journals SOCIAL CAPITAL NETWORKS, MICROCREDIT AND POVERTY STATUS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayodeji Sunday Ogunleye
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Poverty Measure ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
Poverty Status

This study examined how social capital networks contribute to rural households’ poverty status in Southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select a total of 300 households for this study. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty measure and Two-Stage Least Square model (2SLS). Results showed that poverty incidence, depth and severity were 60%, 46.70% and 20.10% respectively among the sampled households. The results indicated that forms of social capital networks in the study area include cooperative societies, family and friends, farmers’, professional career, religious, and microfinance groups. The results further showed that 66.00% of the households in the study area sourced microcredit from cooperative societies. The 2SLS estimate showed that the coefficient of the aggregate social capital index (β =730.83, p < 0.05) also showed a positive, significant relationship with household per capital expenditure. The result indicated that a unit increase in social capital network index of the household would increase household per capita expenditure in the study area by N730.83. The study concluded that membership of social capital networks positive influence households’ access to access to microcredit and poverty reduction.

scholarly journals Community Driven Development: The Case of Fadama II Cooperatives in Alleviating Poverty in a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Remi Adeyemo ◽  
Ayodeji Damilola Kehinde
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
Participation Index

Summary This study investigated the effects of Fadama II cooperatives on poverty status of farming households in Oyo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study assessed the level of participation in Fadama II cooperatives among the participants; determined the factors influencing the level of participation in Fadama II cooperatives; examined the poverty status of the participants in Fadama II cooperatives; and determined the effects of Fadama II cooperatives on the poverty status of the participants. The study was conducted in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for this study. A total number of 150 farmers were selected for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, participation index, multinomial logit regression model, Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) index, and Probit regression model. The result showed that the respondents participated in the designated activities carried out within their respective Fadama II cooperatives, with the maximum participation in payment of counterpart fund (100%), followed by participatory rural appraisal process (86.7%). Participation index revealed that the majority (46.7%) of the respondents had their level of participation above the grand mean. Interestingly, gender, farming experience and income from Fadama II cooperative positively and significantly influenced both partial and full participation in Fadama II cooperatives. The poverty line is observed to be ₦44300 per month ($115.36 per month). The incidence, depth and severity of poverty are estimated to be 0.28, 0.067 and 0.013, respectively. Probit estimates revealed that Fadama II cooperatives had significant and positive effect on alleviating the poverty status of the participants. Following the findings of the study, government and non-governmental organizations are encouraged to ensure that more farmers participate in Fadama II cooperatives. In addition, the approach of Fadama II cooperatives should be adopted for intervention programmes in developing countries that depend on agriculture not only for feeding their population but also as a business venture.

scholarly journals Assessment of Rural Households’ Food Insecurity in Ekiti State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-49
Author(s):  
S. O. W. Toluwase ◽  
A. Ajiboye ◽  
A. O. Adekunmi ◽  
F. O. Osundare ◽  
F. M. Oluwatusin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Study Results

Attaining food security is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the various efforts made by governments, food insecurity continues to be a major developmental problem across the globe. Research shows that food production in Nigeria is increasing at a rate of less than 2.0% while the population growth rate is estimated to be increasing at 2.5% per annum. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess rural households’ food insecurity in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, Per-capita Food Consumption Expenditure, Probit Regression Analysis, Likert Rating Scale, and Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) were used to achieve the objectives. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 240 respondents used for the study. Results show that the respondents were in their active working age with an average age of about 46 years and marital status, educational qualification, primary occupation, access to credit, and age were significant drivers of food insecurity in the study area. Also, 68.33% of the respondents were food insecure while only 31.67% of the respondents were food secure. Seven out of ten generated perception statements developed were rated ‘agreed’ while the remaining three statements were rated disagreed. The results of HFIAS show that 31.7% of the respondents were least food insecure and 48.2% were moderately food insecure while the remaining 20.1% were most food insecure. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the research work that governmental and non-governmental organizations should make credit facilities available to the people in the study area in other to augment income inconsistency and policy measures that will enhance increase scale of production should be encouraged.

scholarly journals LINKAGE BETWEEN INCOME DIVERSIFICATION AND ASSET OWNERSHIP IN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS OF YAYU WOREDA AND HURUMU WOREDA, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Mabiratu Dangia Kajela ◽  
D. Prem Kumar Dara
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Asset Ownership ◽  
Affect Intensity ◽  
Income Diversification ◽  
Household Asset ◽  
Aggregate Index ◽  
Household Heads

Rural households are engage in a variety of farm and non-farm activities based on initial assets endowments to diversify their income and cope with the risk of agricultural loss. This study was designed to assess linkage between income diversification and asset ownership among rural households in study area. Mult-stage sampling techniques were used to collect primary data from 237 farm households using semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and econometric models were used to analyze the data. Tobit model was used to pinpoint factors that affect intensity of household income diversification and principal component analysis was used to index asset owned by households. The study shows that farm activities are the most important source of income for rural households in the study area contributing 90.92% of total households income with the remaining 9.08% originating from non-farm activities. A mean of income diversification index is 0.414(41.4%).  Factors that affect intensity of household income diversification were: aggregate index of human capital, aggregate financial capital index and extension contact positively and membership in agricultural cooperative, sex of household heads and access to training negatively. In the study area generally, household asset ownership positively and significantly affected intensity of households income diversification and it has served as means for income diversification. Asset endowment needs to be considered by policy makers in the planning of agricultural and non-agricultural initiatives in the study area.

scholarly journals Assessing the Assets and Welfare Conditions of the Left-Behind Migrant Households in the Ekumfi District of Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Anamoa-Pokoo Standhope ◽  
◽  
Margaret Badasu Delali ◽  
O.A. Urzha ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Migrant Household ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Social Support Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Migrant Households

the study assessed the assets and welfare conditions of the left-behind migrant households in the Ekumfi District of Ghana during the absence of remittance receipts. The Asset-Based Welfare Paradigm informed the study. Using the multi-stage sampling procedure, 377 left-behind migrant household heads were sampled and administered with survey questionnaires. Descriptive statistical methods and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used for data analyses. This was supplemented with in-depth interviews from eight key informants. The results showed that apart from food, economic and financial indices, the other existing stocks of assets did not enhance the welfare conditions of the left-behind migrant households. The study concluded that generally left-behind migrant households had depriving assets and welfare conditions during the absence of remittance receipts. Additionally, government’s social intervention and development programmes enhanced the assets and welfare conditions of the left-behind migrant households. The study therefore recommended that the Government of Ghana should extend the provision of social support services beyond free healthcare and education and include basic asset indices such as housing, water, sanitation, economic, financial, food, gender equity and access to social organisation to cushion the welfare conditions of the left-behind migrant households during the absence of remittance receipts.

scholarly journals GENDER ANALYSIS OF ASSET INEQUALITIES WITHIN RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
E. O. OYEDEPO
Keyword(s):  
Rural Households ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Rural Nigeria ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Productive Assets

This article examines the evidence available on the distribution of assets by gender in rural households in Ogun State, Nigeria. One of the contributions of feminist economics has been to demonstrate that household and individual welfare are not necessarily the same. Relatively very little work has been done to show gender disparity in ownership of assets in rural Nigeria though gender asset distribution have been found to impact household decisions, women’s wellbeing and poverty alleviation. Primary data was collected from a total of 260 households selected through a multistage sampling procedure. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study finds that an average rural household in the sample was made up of six persons and households were predominantly headed by males (88%). The mean worth of households’ physical assets was ₦ 1,218,308.20, about 15% of which was owned by women. Based on these findings the study recommends that the economic situation of women should be enhanced by promoting their access to productive assets through indigenous savings, credit associations and micro financing. This will enable our society attain the sustainable development goals of gender equality and maternal wellbeing.      

scholarly journals Determinants of household preference for beef to pork in Umuahia Metropolis of Abia State, Nigeria

Agro-Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
F.C. Okoronkwo ◽  
J.C. Efedua ◽  
T.A. Amusa
Keyword(s):  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Meat Consumption ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Household Heads

The study ascertained the determinants of households’ preference for beef to pork in Umuahia Metropolis of Abia State, Nigeria. Using multi-stage random sampling procedure, data were collected from eighty household heads for the study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive  statistics, ordinary least square and probit regression analysis. Findings from the study showed that beef was most preferred with 63.75% of  households indicated preferences for beef to pork while 36.25% of households preferred port to beef. The study also revealed age of household head, and price of meat negatively influenced meat consumption while household size and average monthly income had positive influence and the R2 was 0.675 which implied 67.5% of the variation in the meat consumption was explained by the independent variables. From the probit regressionmodel the results showed age of household heads and price of pork had a negative coefficient and were significant at 10% and 5% level of probability respectively, while household size, education level, and household income had positive coefficient and were significant at 1%, 5%, and 1% level of probability, respectively. The Chi square was 135.485 which indicated the goodness of fit for the equation and was significant at 1% level of probability. The study recommended beef marketing as a good venture in the study area; beef was most preferred meat in the study. Hence, it is recommended that unemployed persons should be encouraged to venture into beef marketing; also, there is huge potential for pork marketing in the study area. Key words: preferences, household, beef, pork

scholarly journals Impact of the Community-Based Natural Resource Management Programme on the Poverty Status of Rural Households in Edo and Ondo States, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 102-109
Author(s):  
Wasiu Olalekan Akinbode ◽  
Adebayo Simeon Bamire ◽  
Adewumi Titus Adesiyan ◽  
Muyiwa Sunday Olatidoye ◽  
Nurudeen Afolabi Sofoluwe
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Switching Regression ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Per Capita

SummaryThe purpose of this study is to examine socioeconomic factors influencing the participation of households in the Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme and estimate the programme’s impact on the poverty status of rural households in Edo and Ondo States, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select three hundred and twenty respondents across CBNRM participating and non-participating households. Data were collected according to socioeconomic criteria such as the expenditure on food and non-food items and the CBNRM participation status of the respondents surveyed. The endogenous switching regression model was used as an analytical tool. The following factors were found to exert significant influence on the participation of households in the CBNRM programme: year of schooling (p<0.05), membership in associations (p<0.05), value of disposable assets (p<0.1) and value of household’s food expenditure (p<0.05). A coefficient of correlation of 0.1625, obtained for the CBNRM participants, indicates that the CBNRM participants have higher per capita consumption expenditure than a random household by N1,369.17. The present study unequivocally demonstrated that participation in the CBNRM programme increased the per capita expenditure of the households considered, positively affecting their poverty status and emphasising the importance of education, household food expenditure, disposable assets and membership in association as determining factors for the CBNRM programme participation.

scholarly journals 1075Patterns, determinants and socioeconomic inequalities in eating healthy in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvis Omondi Achach Wambiya ◽  
Shukri Mohamed ◽  
Lyagamula Kisia ◽  
Hermann Donfouet Pythagore Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Socioeconomic Inequalities ◽  
Probit Regression ◽  
Aggregate Consumption ◽  
Education Status ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Household Heads

Abstract Background Kenya is undergoing an epidemiological transition marked by an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with unhealthy diet being a key risk factor. This study sought to identify patterns, determinants and socioeconomic inequalities in healthy food consumption in Kenya. Methods A secondary analysis of the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015/2016 (KIHBS) data was conducted. A healthy diet indicator (HDI) was computed from food consumption information using principal component analysis (PCA) based on WHO and FAO recommendations. Multivariable probit regression was used to identify determinants of eating healthy. The concentration index (CI) method was used to identify socioeconomic inequalities in eating healthy overall, by gender and residence using household aggregate consumption per adult equivalent. Results The final sample consisted of 21, 512 households. Two thirds of them were rural and majority were male-headed (66%). 49% of households were eating healthy countrywide. HDI scores increased with increasing socioeconomic status overall, by gender and residence. Households with higher socioeconomic status (0.30, p &lt; 0.01), rural (0.20, p &lt; 0.01), in union (0.07, p &lt; 0.01) and Christian (0.16, p &lt; 0.01) were more likely to eat healthy while male-headed (-0.04, p &lt; 0.01), Muslim (-0.07, p &lt; 0.05) and households whose household-heads had lower education status (-0.09, p &lt; 0.01) were less likely to eat healthy. Eating healthy was concentrated among the rich overall, by gender and residence. Conclusions A large proportion of Kenyans are consuming unhealthy foods with the rich eating healthier than the poor. Key messages Interventions are required to promote healthy dietary patterns and reduce socioeconomic inequality in eating healthy.

scholarly journals Well-being of rural households around Ikere-Gorge dam in Oyo State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Siji Olutegbe ◽  
Janice Elaine Olawoye ◽  
Olutokunbo Birdies Oyesola
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Domestic Use ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Low Constraint ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Tourism Services

Abstract The study investigated the well-being of rural households around Ikere-Gorge dam operated in South-western Nigeria. Ninety rural households were sampled in four communities, using a multistage sampling procedure. Data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, means and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (at α0.05). Majority of the household heads were males (84.4%), married (86.7%), Christians (56.7%), had no or primary education (74.5%) with average age of 42.28 ± 7.63 years. Marginalization by government (91.1%), elite capture of support services (90.0%) and lack of extension services (83.3%) were rated major constraints to livelihood by majority. The dam served benefits such as availability of water for domestic use (x¯ = 2.83), improved socioeconomic development (x¯ = 2.56), and recreational and tourism services (x¯ = 2.42). Both quality of life (x¯ = 1.73) and health (x¯ = 1.88) indicators of well-being were generally low. Constraint to livelihood had a significant relationship (r = −0.323) with respondents’ overall well-being. The study concluded that households around dams are faced with multi-dimensional challenges at varying degrees, with negative implications for livelihood and well-being of rural households.

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