Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria
This paper aims to analyze the extent of off-farm income diversification of farm households in rural areas of Nigeria by age, gender, educational qualification, farm size, household size and across the different regions in the country. The determinants of such diversification were also identified. D...
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| author | Adeoye Ifeoluwa Damilola Seini Wayo Sarpong Daniel Bruce Amegashie Ditchfield |
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| description | This paper aims to analyze the extent of off-farm income diversification of farm households in rural areas of Nigeria by age, gender, educational qualification, farm size, household size and across the different regions in the country. The determinants of such diversification were also identified. Data for this study were obtained from 836 rural farm households using the Nigeria General Household Survey, 2013. The Herfindahl Index was employed to analyze the share of income from different income generating activities, extent of off-farm income diversification. Tobit Regression Model was used to identify the determinants of such diversification. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc07185aadf04288b560dd867772b0482023-05-29T10:54:39ZengSciendoAgricultura Tropica et Subtropica1801-05712019-12-01523-414915610.2478/ats-2019-0017Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in NigeriaAdeoye Ifeoluwa Damilola0Seini Wayo1Sarpong Daniel Bruce2Amegashie Ditchfield3Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana, Accra, Legon, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana, Accra, Legon, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana, Accra, Legon, GhanaDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Ghana, Accra, Legon, GhanaThis paper aims to analyze the extent of off-farm income diversification of farm households in rural areas of Nigeria by age, gender, educational qualification, farm size, household size and across the different regions in the country. The determinants of such diversification were also identified. Data for this study were obtained from 836 rural farm households using the Nigeria General Household Survey, 2013. The Herfindahl Index was employed to analyze the share of income from different income generating activities, extent of off-farm income diversification. Tobit Regression Model was used to identify the determinants of such diversification.https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2019-0017off-farmincome diversificationfarm householdsherfindahl indextobit model |
| spellingShingle | Adeoye Ifeoluwa Damilola Seini Wayo Sarpong Daniel Bruce Amegashie Ditchfield Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica off-farm income diversification farm households herfindahl index tobit model |
| title | Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria |
| title_full | Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria |
| title_short | Off-farm income diversification among rural farm households in Nigeria |
| title_sort | off farm income diversification among rural farm households in nigeria |
| topic | off-farm income diversification farm households herfindahl index tobit model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2019-0017 |
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