Contributions of Fadama NG-CARES programme on livelihoods of beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria
Loading...
Date
2025-03-31
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak significantly affected the
livelihoods of many rural people, mostly within the agricultural sector
in Nigeria. The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic
Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme, implemented as an extension of the
National Fadama Development Project, aims to lessen these effects by
providing immediate support to susceptible farmers. This study
assesses the contributions of the Fadama NG-CARES programme to
the livelihoods of rural households in Kwara State, Nigeria. The
sampling procedures involved 3-stage random sampling of 180
beneficiaries. The data was collected through the use of a structured
questionnaire. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics such
as frequency count, mean score, and standard deviation. The result
revealed that the mean age of the beneficiaries was 56.2 years, about
70.6% were male, about 68.9 % of the respondents had formal
education, and the average annual income of the farmers was 370,138
Naira. The highest ranked contribution of Fadama NG-CARES
programme to the farmers was the provision of food, nutrition, and
safety extension services (mean = 3.06). About 76.7% of the
respondents have a moderate level of contribution of the Fadama NgCares Programme to the livelihoods of beneficiaries. The most severe
constraint was the unpredictable rising cost of inputs (mean=3.13).
The study recommends that there should be constant reviewing to
identify gaps and expansion of the programme so as to accommodate
more farmers that need such intervention, and there should be
provision of financial support and resources to the beneficiaries.
Description
Research work
Keywords
Citation
a. Abdulrahman O.L., Ifabiyi J.O., Sanusi R.O and Amanze A.N (2025). Contributions of Fadama NG-CARES Programme on Livelihoods of Beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria. Agr. Foo. Nat. Res. J. Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 192 – 196. Published by the Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.