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Effect of Foreign Farmers’ Presence on Poverty Status of Rural Farming Households in Nigeria

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  • Akinsola Grace Oluwabukunmi

    (PhD, University of Ilorin, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, PMB 1515, Kwara State, Nigeria)

  • Adewumi Matthew

    (PhD, Prof, University of Ilorin, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, PMB 1515, Kwara State, Nigeria)

Abstract

In pursuing the government’s goal of socio-economic development and poverty reduction, some commercial foreign farmers were invited. Part of the expectation from this collaboration was to boost food production, create jobs for youth, and alleviate rural poverty. The aim of this study was to consider the spillover effect of the foreign farmers’ presence on the poverty status of farming households in Kwara State, Nigeria. The population for the study comprises of all the farming households in Edu local government area. There was a random selection of 20 villages and 12 farming households from each village, summing 240 respondents. Analytical methods used were descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results have shown that adoption index and household size are positively related to total revenue at a 1% level of significance, which indicated a strong influence of the adoption of foreign farmers’ technology on the income of local farmers. It was concluded that it is a positive spill-over effect of the presence of foreign farmers concerning the technological transfer, increased output with its positive effect on poverty far outweighs the displacement of farmlands. This should preferably be enhanced for better productivity.

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  • Akinsola Grace Oluwabukunmi & Adewumi Matthew, 2022. "Effect of Foreign Farmers’ Presence on Poverty Status of Rural Farming Households in Nigeria," Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics, Sciendo, vol. 371(2), pages 79-90, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zerpae:v:371:y:2022:i:2:p:79-90:n:5
    DOI: 10.30858/zer-146781
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    Keywords

    foreign farmers; farming households; poverty; simultaneous equation;
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    JEL classification:

    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • D - Microeconomics
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets

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