Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria
Aims: More effort and actions are needed to combat the rising levels of food insecurity and poverty in developing countries, particularly among rural households. Rural households can significantly contribute to reducing poverty, enhancing their nutritional condition, and enhancing their standard of...
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| author | Matthew Durojaiye Ayeni Matthew Olaniyi Adewumi Muhammad Adeiza Bello Kudirat Funmilayo AdiAdi Adeola Adenike Osungade |
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| description | Aims: More effort and actions are needed to combat the rising levels of food insecurity and poverty in developing countries, particularly among rural households. Rural households can significantly contribute to reducing poverty, enhancing their nutritional condition, and enhancing their standard of living by engaging in rabbit production but there are few empirical studies on the contribution of rabbit production to households’ livelihood and income. Therefore, this study examines how producing rabbits affects rural farmers' income and household livelihood in Nigeria. Methods and results: Multiple regression and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data gathered from 240 rabbit farms. The findings demonstrated that rabbit farming is a male-dominated enterprise (male 77.5%). According to the regression analysis, the income of rural households was positively and significantly impacted by the income from rabbits. Farmers' ages, interactions with extension agents, credit they accessed, and assets were further determinants of their income. Additionally, rabbit production improved the level of living of rural households. Access to forage, the prevalence of diseases, scarcity of veterinary, and the high cost of medication, were the severe constraints faced in rabbit production. Conclusions: It may be concluded that rabbit production had a significant contribution to the economic situation, way of life, and well-being of rural households. Although there were some constraints with the operation. Females are to be encouraged in rabbit production as livelihood diversification. Also, it is crucial that banks, governments, and non-governmental organizations offer farmers easily accessible and reasonable loan facilities as this will boost their revenue. Training on forage production and storage is also recommended. Significance and the impact of the study: Participation will be improved by having an understanding of how rabbit farming affects the income and way of life of rural dwellers. As a result, the findings of this study would enable policymakers to intervene in enhancing its production thereby encouraging more farmers to be involved in the production and also, enhancing the well-being of rural households. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46bb50df49db433b988624ee26b6d8572023-08-30T05:51:47ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-08-0198e18568Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in NigeriaMatthew Durojaiye Ayeni0Matthew Olaniyi Adewumi1Muhammad Adeiza Bello2Kudirat Funmilayo AdiAdi3Adeola Adenike Osungade4Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omuaran, Nigeria; Corresponding author.Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaAims: More effort and actions are needed to combat the rising levels of food insecurity and poverty in developing countries, particularly among rural households. Rural households can significantly contribute to reducing poverty, enhancing their nutritional condition, and enhancing their standard of living by engaging in rabbit production but there are few empirical studies on the contribution of rabbit production to households’ livelihood and income. Therefore, this study examines how producing rabbits affects rural farmers' income and household livelihood in Nigeria. Methods and results: Multiple regression and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data gathered from 240 rabbit farms. The findings demonstrated that rabbit farming is a male-dominated enterprise (male 77.5%). According to the regression analysis, the income of rural households was positively and significantly impacted by the income from rabbits. Farmers' ages, interactions with extension agents, credit they accessed, and assets were further determinants of their income. Additionally, rabbit production improved the level of living of rural households. Access to forage, the prevalence of diseases, scarcity of veterinary, and the high cost of medication, were the severe constraints faced in rabbit production. Conclusions: It may be concluded that rabbit production had a significant contribution to the economic situation, way of life, and well-being of rural households. Although there were some constraints with the operation. Females are to be encouraged in rabbit production as livelihood diversification. Also, it is crucial that banks, governments, and non-governmental organizations offer farmers easily accessible and reasonable loan facilities as this will boost their revenue. Training on forage production and storage is also recommended. Significance and the impact of the study: Participation will be improved by having an understanding of how rabbit farming affects the income and way of life of rural dwellers. As a result, the findings of this study would enable policymakers to intervene in enhancing its production thereby encouraging more farmers to be involved in the production and also, enhancing the well-being of rural households.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023057766ConstraintLivelihoodRabbit farmingRural households |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Durojaiye Ayeni Matthew Olaniyi Adewumi Muhammad Adeiza Bello Kudirat Funmilayo AdiAdi Adeola Adenike Osungade Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria Heliyon Constraint Livelihood Rabbit farming Rural households |
| title | Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria |
| title_full | Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria |
| title_short | Effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in Nigeria |
| title_sort | effects of rabbit production on income and livelihood of rural households in nigeria |
| topic | Constraint Livelihood Rabbit farming Rural households |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023057766 |
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