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

Medinat Adeola Abdulaleem and Olutope Stephen Ojo
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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

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies, 2025, issue 4, 28-42

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

Keywords: Income shocks; Inconsistent salary payments; Civil servant farmers; Probit regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.35219/jards.2025.4.03

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