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Modelling the Drivers of Income Shocks Among Civil Servant Farming Households in Southwest Nigeria

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  • Medinat Adeola Abdulaleem

    (Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension,Faculty of Agriculture,Federal University Oye-Ekiti,Ekiti State,Nigeria)

  • Olutope Stephen Ojo

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko,Ondo State, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study examined the determinants of income shocks among farming civil servant households in Southwest Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling technique, 360 respondents were selected, and data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and a Probit regression model. Findings revealed that inconsistent salary payments were the primary source of income shocks, with 86.4% of respondents reporting irregular salary disbursements. Despite this, the overall impact on households was moderated, indicating the presence of coping mechanisms or supplementary income sources. The Probit regression analysis identified inconsistent salary payments (p

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  • Medinat Adeola Abdulaleem & Olutope Stephen Ojo, 2025. "Modelling the Drivers of Income Shocks Among Civil Servant Farming Households in Southwest Nigeria," Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Doctoral Field Engineering and Management in Agriculture and Rural Development, issue 4, pages 28-42.
    • Handle: RePEc:ddj:ejards:y:2025:i:4:p:28-42
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35219/jards.2025.4.03
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