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    Differences in Entrepreneurial Diversification among Male and Female Rural Farming Household in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2019) Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu; Felix Olayinka Oladipo; Latifat Kehinde Olatinwo; Oyedola Waheed Kareem; Tawakalitu Abiola Dolapo; Rilan Abayomi Isiaka
    The study examined differences in entrepreneurial diversification among male and female rural farming household in Kwara State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling procedure was used to select a total sample size of 320 respondents. Percentages, mean and regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that male and female farmers engaged in several entrepreneurial activities but men (0.51) were more diversified than female (0.47). Level of education, household size and access to credit were the major determinants of the entrepreneurial creativity of the respondents varying degree of significance. Both men and women were differentiated along entrepreneurial activities in search of daily need but men were more creative compared to their women counterparts. Education of male and female entrepreneurs should be encouraged and access to resources among rural farming households to stem up their creative thinking.
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    Differences in Food Crop Diversification between Male and Female Smallholder Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (2019) Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu; Felix Olayinka Oladipo; Latifat Kehinde Olatinwo; Oyedola Waheed Kareem; Tawakalitu Abiola Dolapo
    The study assessed food crop diversification among smallholder male and female farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 384 respondents disaggregated into 197 males and 187 females. Percentages, mean and standard deviation and chart were used for data analysis. Findings showed that the mean number of food crop grown by male farmers was 4.8 while that of female was 3.3 and most (51.4% and 49.3%) of male and female farmers growing 3 and 5 crops at a time respectively. Findings from crop diversification index showed that most of male farmers fall into high diversification group (0.60-0.70) while most female farmers were moderately (0.50-0.60) diversified. It further shows that education, farm size and access to farm machineries and credit positively and significantly influence the extent of crop diversification among male and female smallholder farmers (P≥0.05). Male farmers were found to be highly diversified compared to female farmers. Extension education toward bridging.
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    Does Farm wage Influence Gender gap in Household Welfare? A Microlevel Evidence from Nigeria
    (2024) Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu; Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara; Oyedola Waheed Kareem; Latifat Kehinde Olatinwo; Tawakalitu Abiola Dolapo; Halimah Olayinka Egbewole; Lateef Lawal Adefalu; Sidiqat Adeyemi Abdulwahab
    Few studies have explored the gender wage gap among farmworkers, and there is a notable absence of research on how farm wages impact household welfare differently based on gender. This study aims to fill this gap by examining how farm wages affect gender disparities in household welfare among farmworkers in Nigeria. Using survey data from 720 farmworkers, we investigated gender-based differences in household welfare. Our approach combined parametric methods (Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition) to assess gender gaps in household welfare and non-parametric techniques (Propensity Score Matching, PSM) to estimate the effects of farm wages. The analysis reveals that female farmworkers experience significantly lower per capita food consumption expenditure (₦11,486.51 less) compared to their male counterparts. These disparities partly stem from differences in socioeconomic factors, job characteristics, and enterprise attributes between male and female farmworkers. The study underscores the role of farm wages in mitigating gender gaps in household welfare, demonstrating that farm wages have increased per capita food consumption expenditure for female farmworkers by ₦6,640.698. This finding highlights the potential of wage increases to enhance livelihoods, underscoring the importance of equitable wage policies in farming. Furthermore, our findings emphasize that the impact of farm wages on welfare varies with household characteristics, suggesting the need for targeted interventions tailored to enhance identified household attributes. Addressing these factors could effectively reduce gender inequalities in farm work and contribute to overall welfare improvements.
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    GENDER ANALYSIS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS NEEDED BY FARM YOUTHS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM KWARA STATE
    (2020) Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu; Oladipo O F; Olatinwo K L; Kareem O W; Dolapo A T; Adekunle A B; Isiaka A R
    Agricultural productivity is believed to be enhanced by the incorporation of strategic entrepreneurship skills. This study assessed gender gap in entrepreneurial skills needed by farm youths in Kwara State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select 158 male and 142 female farm youths. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis. The findings revealed that the mean age of male farm youths was 37±6.4 years while that of their female counterparts was 33±5.2 years with more non-literates in female category (39.5%) compare to male (32.1%). Findings revealed that female farm youths had very low proficiency that required more technical skills than their male counterparts in the study area. Also, there was positive and significance difference (P≤0.05)in entrepreneurial skills needed by male and female farm youths to strengthen their knowledge in entrepreneurial activities. In conclusion, both male and female farm youths require entrepreneurial skills to broaden their knowledge but female farm youths need more entrepreneurial skills than their male counterparts. Fostering entrepreneurship education among male and female farm youths especially where they had low proficiency skills to ensure capacity building for diverse enterprises in agriculture was highly advocated.