Impact of Intensive Youth Participation in Agriculture on Rural Households’ Revenue: Evidence from Rice Farming Households in Nigeria

Idowu Fasakin (), Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi, Lateef Olalekan Bello, Djana Mignouna, Razack Adeoti, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye and Bola Amoke Awotide
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Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Abuja 90021, Nigeria
Lateef Olalekan Bello: Department of Global Agricultural Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Djana Mignouna: Social Science and Agribusiness, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cotonou P.O. Box 08-0932, Benin
Razack Adeoti: Social Science and Agribusiness, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Cotonou P.O. Box 08-0932, Benin
Zoumana Bamba: Country Representative, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kinshasa 4163, Congo
Tahirou Abdoulaye: Social Science and Agribusiness, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bamako 91094, Mali
Bola Amoke Awotide: Social Science and Agribusiness, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bamako 91094, Mali

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: The youth unemployment situation is an essential component of the current agricultural policy agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Deep-rooted debates on finding a lasting solution to this problem using agriculture have been targeted as one of the panaceas. Using data from 207 systematically selected rice-producing households, this study employed the Propensity Score Matching method (PSM) and the Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment method (IPWRA) to examine the effect of intensive youth participation in agriculture on productivity and household revenue in Nigeria. We found that the key factors influencing the decisions of youth to participate in agriculture intensively include the number of years of farming experience, access to credit, membership in social groups, income, and land access. The PSM results indicate that rice productivity could increase by 1088.78 kg/ha if youth decide to intensively participate in agriculture. The IPWRA results show a positive and significant impact of intensive youth participation in agriculture on productivity and revenue. Therefore, our results suggest that efforts by the government and stakeholders towards encouraging flexible accessibility to credit (low-interest and easy repayment) and land without collateral to young people could enhance their participation in intensive agriculture and could subsequently boost productivity and household revenue.

Keywords: youth employment; primary occupation; rural households; southern Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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