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International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2022

Assessment of inputs accessibility to smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A case study of Kuje Area Council, Abuja



Author(s): Afolayan Oyenike Adesola, Sennuga S Olayemi, Ezike Deborah Ngozi, Wilberforce Albert Glory

Abstract:

This study focused on the Assessment of Inputs Accessibility to Small Holder Farmers in Nigeria: A Case Study of Kuje Area Council, Abuja. The research was conducted in five Kuje villages: Chukuku, Tkiyi, Chibiri, Shebuko, and Doji. The study was primarily led by three objectives, all of which were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study's communities were chosen at random, and a total of 90 smallholder farmers were chosen from the five communities. Primary data was obtained using a well-structured questionnaire. However, assistance was provided to a few farmers who were unable to read the contents of the questionnaire due to illiteracy. The study's findings were organized into frequency and percentage distribution tables. The study found that the majority of farmers do not have access to Extension Services. Gender, age, farm size, house hold size, years of farming experience and accessibility to farm inputs all have significant effect on farmer’s productivity. The socio-economic result shows that the male gender had the highest percentage of 58.9%, farmer’s ages between 31-40 years with 40%. Based on this, it was recommended that: Extension services should be more in the aspect of record keeping knowledge as most of the farmers had no formal education this will help the farmers keep records of their produce for each year ruling out assumptions and also, Government should partner with agro dealers to make inputs accessible to farmers as majority don’t access farm inputs from agro dealers or government.


Keywords: Inputs, Accessible, Smallholder farmers, Abuja, Nigeria

Pages: 322-326

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