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Household Poverty Measurement and Its Determinants Among Rural Farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria

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  • Akinbode M. Okunola
  • Oluwadare S. Ojo

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Achieving the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations is the focus of all heads of government in the world, the priority being to eradicate poverty in all its forms everywhere. Hence, this study measured poverty among rural farming households in Ondo State, Nigeria, to ascertain the current poverty status of farmers in the state, with the aim of highlighting the rural economy as a focus for policymakers in the implementation of the SDGs. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 90 farming household heads. The mean annual per capita expenditure was N74, 336.61 while the annual poverty line was N49, 557.74. About 49 percent of the rural farming households fell below the poverty line, while the poverty gap, estimated at about 17 percent of the poverty line, indicates that on average, each farming household will need to spend at least N58, 973.71 to be considered non‐poor, which means age, marital status, household size, other occupation, and working members reduce the probability of the poor households moving out of poverty, while gender, farming experience, years of education, and total income increase the probability of the poor households moving out of poverty. Total income is the most significant determinant factor at 1 percent, while age, years of education, household size, and years of farm experience were significant at 5 percent. The study, therefore, recommends a holistic commercial agricultural policy that will be rational, national, rural‐driven, and credit‐inclined and that can guarantee the required income majorly through farming. 实现联合国可持续发展目标是全球各政府首脑的重点工作, 它是一项以消除全球各种形式的贫困为目标的优先事项。因此, 本研究衡量了尼日利亚翁多州乡村农户的贫困状况, 以确定该州农民当前的贫困情况, 旨在将农村经济置于决策者在落实可持续发展目标(SDGs)时的重点工作。使用了多阶段抽样步骤来选择90名农民家庭户主。年人均支出为74, 336.61奈拉, 而年贫困线为49, 557.74奈拉。近49%的乡村农户位于贫困线以下, 而根据估计的贫困差距(17%贫困线)显示, 平均每个农村家庭将需要支出至少58, 973.71奈拉才能被视为非贫困。年龄、婚姻状况、家庭大小、其他职业和工作人数会减少贫困家庭脱贫的可能性, 而性别、农业经验、教育程度和总收入会增加贫困家庭脱贫的可能性。总收入是最显著的决定因素, 占1%, 而年龄、教育程度、家庭大小和农业经验也是显著因素, 占5%。本研究因此建议使用全面的商业农业政策, 该政策需是明智的、支持信贷的、包括国家和乡村数据, 并且能保证所需收入主要源于农业。 El logro de los objetivos de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas es el enfoque de todos los jefes de gobierno del mundo, la prioridad es erradicar la pobreza en todas sus formas y en todas partes. Por lo tanto, este estudio midió la pobreza entre los hogares de agricultores rurales en el estado de Ondo, Nigeria, para determinar el estado actual de pobreza de los agricultores en el estado con el objetivo de posicionar a la economía rural para que los encargados de formular políticas se centren en la implementación de los ODS. Se usó un procedimiento de muestreo de etapas múltiples para seleccionar 90 jefes de hogares agrícolas. El gasto medio anual per cápita fue de N74, 336.61, mientras que la línea de pobreza anual fue de N49, 557.74. Alrededor del 49% de los hogares agrícolas rurales cayeron por debajo de la línea de pobreza, mientras que la brecha de pobreza estimada en aproximadamente el 17% de la línea de pobreza indica que, en promedio, cada hogar agrícola necesitará gastar al menos N58, 973.71 para ser considerado no pobre, lo que significa. La edad, el estado civil, el tamaño del hogar, otra ocupación y los miembros que trabajan reducen la probabilidad de que los hogares pobres salgan de la pobreza, mientras que el género, la experiencia agrícola, los años de educación y el ingreso total aumentan la probabilidad de que los hogares pobres salgan de la pobreza. El ingreso total es el factor determinante más significativo al 1%, mientras que la edad, los años de educación, el tamaño del hogar y los años de experiencia en la granja fueron significativos al 5%. Por lo tanto, el estudio recomienda una política agrícola comercial integral que sea racional, nacional, rural e inclinada hacia el crédito y que pueda garantizar los ingresos necesarios principalmente a través de la agricultura.

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  • Akinbode M. Okunola & Oluwadare S. Ojo, 2019. "Household Poverty Measurement and Its Determinants Among Rural Farmers in Ondo State, Nigeria," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(4), pages 277-290, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:277-290
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.262
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