Effects of Demographic Factors on Population Dynamics in Imo State, Nigeria; Implications for Farm Labor Availability and Supply

Anyanwu Ug (), Emeka Osuji (), Nwaiwu Iuo (), Tim-Ashama Ac (), Ibekwe Cc (), Osuala Mo (), Eze Eu () and Praise Cn ()

Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, 2022, vol. 9, issue 1, 9-16

Abstract: The study assessed the effects of demographic factors on population dynamics in Imo State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used select 60 respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the ordinary least square regression technique. Results showed that the area was dominated by female farmers 56.7%, and are married 66.7%. Most of the farming lands used was inherited, with more of hired laborers 76.7% used due to rural-urban drift. Results also showed that over 70% of the people migrated from rural to urban communities. Result further showed that age, gender, educational status, income level and poverty index were important and significant factors affecting population dynamics (expressed as index of rural–urban migration). The study recommended the crop farmers to join cooperative societies to raise funds to support large-scale production while the government is to provide basic rural infrastructures to checkmate rural-urban drift in the area.

Keywords: Population dynamics; Farm labor supply; Rural-urban drift; Farm productivity; Demographic factors; White collar jobs; Efficient labor utilization; Food shortage; Cost of labor; Imo state. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.asianonlinejournals.com/index.php/AESR/article/view/3768/2316 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aoj:agafsr:v:9:y:2022:i:1:p:9-16:id:3768

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Agriculture and Food Sciences Research from Asian Online Journal Publishing Group
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sara Lim ().