Influence of Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Projects on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: The Moderating Role of Community Participation

Rabiu Barau Bal and Welyne Jeffrey Jehom

Agricultural & Rural Studies, 2026, vol. 4, issue 3

Abstract: Rural Nigeria faces persistent poverty, where agriculture remains the primary livelihood for the largely rural population. However, although Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Projects (CBARDP) have been widely implemented, the extent to which community participation strengthens their poverty-reduction outcomes remains insufficiently examined, particularly using a comprehensive Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) approach. This paper discusses how Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development Projects (CBARDP) reduce poverty in Nigeria with the community participation as a moderator. Primary data were collected from 385 rural household heads using a quantitative cross-sectional survey design. Respondents were selected through multistage stratified random sampling across the North-West, North-East, and South-South geopolitical zones of Nigeria, yielding a 96.25% response rate. The findings revealed that Community-Based Agriculture Projects (CBAP) exerted a significant positive direct effect on poverty reduction (β = .189, p

Keywords: Community-Based Agriculture; community participation; poverty reduction; rural development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.59978/ar04030016

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