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Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Agricultural economics and extension

Abstract

This study assessed the contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. A three stage sampling procedure was used to select four hundred respondents. An interview schedule was design to collect primary data. Data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results further showed that most of the respondents participated in production (100%), processing (61.5%), marketing (53.0%) while few (22.3%) participated in transportation to a great extent. Results further showed that financial asset (mean=2.19), and natural assets (safe drinking water and irrigation water) with mean=15.7 and mean=15.4 respectively were the topmost assets accrued by farmers as a result of their participation in rice entrepreneurial activities. The leading constraint to rice entrepreneurial activities was inadequate access to rice processing equipment (mean=15.5). Correlation analysis revealed that age (r =-0.437), household size (r = -0.196) and years of experience (r=-0.459) of farmers indicated significant correlation with the perceived contribution of rice entrepreneurial activities to asset at p≤0.05 level of significance. The study conclude that rice farmers highly participated in rice cultivation, processing and marketing which contributed highly to financial assets of the farmers. This study suggests extension policy to further strengthen the capacity of farmers to adequately acess rice processing equipment in the study area.

DOI

10.21608/svuijas.2022.110686.1160

Keywords

Rice cultivation, Rice entrepreneurs, Rice value chain

Authors

First Name

G.B.

Last Name

Adesiji

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Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, 240003 Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

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adesiji.g@unilorin.edu.ng

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0000-0001-9107-7756

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J.K.

Last Name

Joseph

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Department of Home Economics and Food Science, University of Ilorin, 240003 Ilorin, Nigeria

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First Name

U.

Last Name

Gunu

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Affiliation

Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, 240003Ilorin, Nigeria

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First Name

A.O.

Last Name

Awoyemi

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Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, 240003 Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

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First Name

J.Y.

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Adelowo

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Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, 240003 Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

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Volume

4

Article Issue

2

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32560

Issue Date

2022-04-01

Receive Date

2021-12-11

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2022-04-01

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1

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9

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2636-3801

Online ISSN

2636-381X

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1,132

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SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria

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Created At

22 Jan 2023