Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria
The study examined the drivers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria. A total of 636 women farmers were used for the study and data were collected through interview and questionnaire process. Descriptive statistics, Participation index and Ordered Logit regression were used t...
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| author | Halima Sallawu Fatima Adebisi Olabiyi Deborah Alabi Joshua Patrick Jeremiah Folorunsho Martins Job Nmadu |
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The study examined the drivers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria. A total of 636 women farmers were used for the study and data were collected through interview and questionnaire process. Descriptive statistics, Participation index and Ordered Logit regression were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that the mean age, household size, farming experience and farm size were 44 years, 8 members, 18 years and 3.1 ha respectively. The result also revealed that women farmers in Nigeria engaged themselves in agricultural activities such as crop farming, livestock farming, agricultural trading, poultry farming, horticultural farming and aquaculture farming. Result of the participation index revealed that women farmers were actively involved in agriculture with 49.06 % of the women with high level of participation. The regression analysis revealed that the positive drivers of women participation in agricultural activities were household size, marital status, level of education, farming experience, disposable income, extension service and membership of association. In the contrary, distance to farm is a negative driver of women participation in agricultural activities in the study area. In addition, inadequate financial opportunities and inadequate access to extension services were among the serious constraints that hindered women participation in agricultural activities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-36723503d9234121b5a2bc0d25af9fee2022-12-22T02:43:15ZporFundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Fepagro)Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha0104-90702595-76862022-07-0128110.36812/pag.2022281156-173Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in NigeriaHalima Sallawu0Fatima Adebisi Olabiyi1Deborah Alabi2Joshua Patrick3Jeremiah Folorunsho Martins4Job Nmadu5Federal University of Technology Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology Minna, NigeriaFederal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria The study examined the drivers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria. A total of 636 women farmers were used for the study and data were collected through interview and questionnaire process. Descriptive statistics, Participation index and Ordered Logit regression were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that the mean age, household size, farming experience and farm size were 44 years, 8 members, 18 years and 3.1 ha respectively. The result also revealed that women farmers in Nigeria engaged themselves in agricultural activities such as crop farming, livestock farming, agricultural trading, poultry farming, horticultural farming and aquaculture farming. Result of the participation index revealed that women farmers were actively involved in agriculture with 49.06 % of the women with high level of participation. The regression analysis revealed that the positive drivers of women participation in agricultural activities were household size, marital status, level of education, farming experience, disposable income, extension service and membership of association. In the contrary, distance to farm is a negative driver of women participation in agricultural activities in the study area. In addition, inadequate financial opportunities and inadequate access to extension services were among the serious constraints that hindered women participation in agricultural activities. http://revistapag.agricultura.rs.gov.br/ojs/index.php/revistapag/article/view/743Drivers of participationOrdered Logit regressionWomen farmers |
| spellingShingle | Halima Sallawu Fatima Adebisi Olabiyi Deborah Alabi Joshua Patrick Jeremiah Folorunsho Martins Job Nmadu Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria Pesquisa Agropecuária Gaúcha Drivers of participation Ordered Logit regression Women farmers |
| title | Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria |
| title_full | Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria |
| title_short | Drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in Nigeria |
| title_sort | drivers and barriers of women participation in agricultural activities in nigeria |
| topic | Drivers of participation Ordered Logit regression Women farmers |
| url | http://revistapag.agricultura.rs.gov.br/ojs/index.php/revistapag/article/view/743 |
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