Farmers’ Perception of Effectiveness of Rural Infrastructure on their Livelihood in Delta State, Nigeria

Ogheneovo Owigho, Ezekiel Ovoh Eromedoghene, Tina Ewomazino Akeni, Solomon Okeoghene Ebewore and Albert Ukaro
Additional contact information
Ogheneovo Owigho: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro
Ezekiel Ovoh Eromedoghene: Department of Agricultural Extension, Delta State University, Abraka
Tina Ewomazino Akeni: Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro
Solomon Okeoghene Ebewore: Department of Agricultural Extension, Delta State University, Abraka
Albert Ukaro: Department of Agricultural Extension, Delta State University, Abraka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 10, 2466-2476

Abstract: Livelihoods are means of making a living by using the available resources to engage in various activities that allow individuals to earn income. Ensuring adequate livelihoods for rural dwellers has continued to be one of the major problems in Nigeria. The study aimed to determine the farmers’ perception of the effectiveness of the rural infrastructure provided by the government on their livelihood in Delta State, Nigeria. The study specifically described rural farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics and examined the effectiveness of the rural infrastructure provided by the government on the livelihood of farmers. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 200 farmers in rural areas for the study. A structured questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study’s findings indicated the overall effectiveness index of 0.6925 implies that 69.25% of the rural infrastructure provided by the government were effective. The relationship between rural infrastructure effectiveness and the livelihood of farmers was statistically significant (t=2.705; p=0.007). It was recommended, among others, that the government increase budgetary allocation to Local Government Areas, which are the closest arm to rural people, to enable them to provide infrastructure based on the farmer’s felt needs and improve their livelihoods.

Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... sue-10/2466-2476.pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... -delta-statenigeria/ (text/html)

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:bcp:journl:v:7:y:2023:i:10:p:2466-2476

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science is currently edited by Dr. Nidhi Malhan

More articles in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science from International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Pawan Verma ().