Efficiency, food security and differentiation in small-scale irrigation agriculture: Evidence from North West Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi, Daniel Adeoluwa
dc.contributor.authorDinbabo, Mulugeta F.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-16T09:48:38Z
dc.date.available2022-05-16T09:48:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractAmbiguity over the effectiveness of agricultural intervention is more pronounced in rural areas where the majority of North West Nigeria’s poor population, and those involved in agriculture, reside. Further characterising these areas is the paucity of research on the issue of differentiation within the smallholder community. Specifically, definite classification of households based on efficiency, food security and income status remains inadequate. The study explores smallholder households’ differentials on the basis of these three phenomena, and other factors that affect smallholder typologies. Data was collected from 306 randomly selected smallholders involved in the Middle Rima Valley Irrigation Project, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Smallholders’ technical efficiency and households’ Food Consumption Score (FCS) were assessed. Also, Pearson correlation analysis, a segmentation approach using cluster analysis and multinomial regression model were used for the study. The study showed that the mean efficiency level of smallholder farms was 85.9% and that the majority of the households were food insecure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdeniyi, D. A., Dinbabo, M. F. (2020). Efficiency, food security and differentiation in small-scale irrigation agriculture: Evidence from North West Nigeria. Cogent Social Sciences, 6(1), 1749508. 10.1080/23311886.2020.1749508en_US
dc.identifier.issn2331-1886
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1749508
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7397
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCogent OAen_US
dc.subjectSmallholderen_US
dc.subjectFood securityen_US
dc.subjectIncomeen_US
dc.subjectDevelopment studiesen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleEfficiency, food security and differentiation in small-scale irrigation agriculture: Evidence from North West Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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