SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN AGRICULTURE IN OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE
Journal Title: WUKARI INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JOURNAL - Year 2023, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Women play a critical role in agricultural growth in developing countries, men and women smallholder farmers – even within the same household – often have different needs and priorities and experience different constraints in their access to agricultural resources and decision-making power. This study analysed women participation in agricultural production in Olamoboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. It investigated the characteristics, the level and determinants of participation of women farmers in agricultural production. The research was carried out with the use of well-structured questionnaire interview schedule to obtain the necessary data. The empirical results revealed that the farmers are mostly illiterate and earn low income which directly informed their participation in agricultural production. Their holdings are small, < 2ha, and cultivated mostly to cereals and root crops, and relying on family labor and hand-held hoe and cutlasses. Many keep animal, in particular, sheep, goats and chickens. Most depend on personal savings, and obtained their land through inheritance and communal/family, and their farm inputs from open markets. The result shows that female farmers within the age bracket of 20-50 years predominate, majority of the respondent of about 78% are married women. 59% in Imane and 57% are from Ogugu. About 99% of the farmers interviewed practices traditional hand held farming such as use of Hoe, Cutlass etc. and about 1% involves in mechanical cultivation. As a result of large percentage of about 93% involve in family labor agricultural produce in Ogugu are mainly subsistence crops and only 7% contribute to commercial farm produce or cash crops. The major challenge faced by about 90% of women participating in farming activities includes; inadequate capital/credit and gender bias, about 82% complaint of government support, 80% further talked about poor weather and shortage of labour, another 76% lack adequate information, 71% lack fertilizer and manure, while 53% and 60% talked about limited access to land and poor disease control respectively. The study concludes that there is high rate of involvement of women in agricultural production in the study area, the problem they face notwithstanding, and call for an urgent need to exterminate the gender bias issue that holds these women down.
Authors and Affiliations
Silas Joshua, Blessing Omahas
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP744201
- DOI -
- Views 29
- Downloads 0
BANDITRY AND GENDER-BASED VOLIENCE IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA
The menace of banditry over the years had had a devastating effects on both developed and developing countries of the world alike. This emerging security challenge has threatened the very fabric of the fragile peace the...
EVALUATING THREATS OF ARMED BANDITRY ON HUMAN AND FOOD SECURITY IN SHIRORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA
Growing apprehension has emerged in the northern regions of Nigeria regarding the escalating activities of bandits. Consequently, this investigation was conducted to assess the impact of banditry on both human and food...
AN ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION OF THE PEOPLE ON MALARIA PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN DONGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE
The study examined household’s knowledge, attitude and practice on Malaria prevention and control in Donga L.G.A of Taraba State. A total of 120 respondents representing 120 households were used for the study. Primary d...
TEAMWORK AND EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION IN BENUE INVESTMENT AND PROPERTY COMPANY, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE
The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between teamwork and employee satisfaction in Benue Investment and Property Company, Makurdi. Specific objectives were to: ascertain if team trust, verify if esprit d...
BORDER POROUSNESS AND THE FULANI HERDSMEN VIOLENCE AS THREAT TO NIGERIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY (2013-2022): IMPLICATION FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF SDG GOAL 16 (PEACE)
Nigeria as a country is plagued with numerous problems of insecurity. This study examines border porousness, Nigeria’s national security and violence perpetrated by the Fulani herdsmen and its implication for attaining...