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Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBDA) and Rural Development in Sokoto State, Nigeria

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  • Adam Adem ANYEBE

    (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.)

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In spite of the efforts by successive administrations in Nigeria to address the issue of rural development, the rural areas remain backward in terms of development. This study, therefore, attempted to examine the effect of the SRRBDA on rural development in Sokoto State. The data for the study was collected by the use of questionnaire, interview, observations, as well as official records of SRRBDA, textbooks and other published and unpublished materials. The copies of the questionnaire were distributed in eight local government areas involving fifteen villages using purposive sampling and the data collected were analysed using chi-square statistical techniques in order to test the hypothesis. The revealed that the SRRBDA has not significantly enhanced rural development in the host communities through the provision of irrigation facilities and flood control. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended amongst others, that the SRRBDA should be redesigned for effective flood control and resettlement of displaced farmers.

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  • Adam Adem ANYEBE, 2015. "Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBDA) and Rural Development in Sokoto State, Nigeria," Journal of Economics Bibliography, KSP Journals, vol. 2(3), pages 134-143, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ6:v:2:y:2015:i:3:p:134-143
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    Keywords

    Rural Development; River basin; Irrigation; Flooding; Poverty; Rural area.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • E20 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • N40 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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