Socio-economic Evaluation of Women Homestead Farmers in Zuru Emirate, Kebbi State, Nigeria

Ango Adamu Kamba; Ebenihi Ojomugbokenyode; Tambari Ismaila Waziri; Ahmad Nabila

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Socio-economic Evaluation of Women Homestead Farmers in Zuru Emirate, Kebbi State, Nigeria

Ango Adamu Kamba, Ebenihi Ojomugbokenyode, Tambari Ismaila Waziri, Ahmad Nabila

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 2)

Received: 12 October 2020 Accepted: 23 October 2020 Published: 12 March 2021

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Abstract

Homestead farming system is a well-established land use systems where different crops, including trees, are grown in combination with livestock. For most people, the main aspects of homestead farming include owning a land and the buildings on it, and doing small-scale farming with the goal of being self-sufficient in food supply and an act of reducing poverty. This study evaluated the socio-economic characteristics of the homestead farmers in Zuru Emirate, Kebbi State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to arrive at the sample size of 120 women homestead farmers in the study area. Data for the study were collected through the use of structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data obtained. Findings of the study revealed that the homestead farmers had a mean age of 38 years, with majority (74.2%) of them being married and with appreciable farming experience. More than half (57.9%) of the women homestead farmers were into crop gardening as primary occupation; selling of agricultural products as secondary occupation (53.3%) with 6-10 family members in the household (62.5%). The study also revealed a significant relationship between the extent of engagement in homestead farming and the secondary occupation of the homestead farmers (P<0.05). The study therefore, concluded that homestead farming was not influenced by all the socio-economic characteristics of women homestead farmers and hence recommended the provision of adequate women extension workers for training of the farmers.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20210702.12
Page(s)	84-88
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Evaluation, Socio-Economic Characteristics, Women, Homestead Farmers, Kebbi State, Nigeria

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Ango Adamu Kamba

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Ebenihi Ojomugbokenyode

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture and Engineering, Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Nigeria
Tambari Ismaila Waziri

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Ahmad Nabila

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria

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