Akintayo, Akintunde. A, Yusuf, Taibat. M, and Adeyemi, Oluseyi. A
Volume 6 Issue 2 | Jun 2023
DOI: 10.31841/KJEMS.2023.144
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Abstract
This study investigated the socio-economic drivers of smallholder rice farmers’ participation in the international fund for agricultural development (IFAD) value chain development programmes in Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling method was used in selecting 509 programme participants and 608 non-participants for the collection of data for the study. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data obtained. Results of the descriptive analysis showed that rice farming activities were male dominated in the
study area (91.8% and 73.8%) in Niger and Ogun State respectively. The mean farm size for participating producers and non-participants respondents in Niger state were 1.41ha and 2.17ha while the mean farm size for participants and non-participants respondents in Ogun State were 2.52ha and 2.48ha respectively. The result of the logistic regression model revealed that level of education, access to road infrastructure (p < 0.05), farm size, cooperative membership, distance from the nearest market, vulnerability context (p < 0.01) and access to land (p < 0.10) played a significant role in the decision of smallholder rice farmers to participate in IFAD value chain development programme in Nigeria. The study recommended that the cooperative societies should be strengthened since they constituted one of the critical variables that influence the decision of rice value chain actors to participate in the intervention programme.
Keywords: Rice value chain, Participation, Value chain development programme, international fund for agricultural development (IFAD)