CONTRIBUTION OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) ON CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA.
Abstract
The study examined the contribution of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on cassava production in Benue state. The main objective of the study was to, explore the effect of IFAD programme on cassava farmers. Diffusion of innovation was adopted as theoretical framework. A sample size of four hundred (400) respondents participated in the study. Questionnaires was used as instrument of collection. The respondents comprising of IFAD beneficiaries on cassava production in Logo, Guma and Ogbadibo cluster were snow-balled for the study. The study found that before IFAD intervention, the rate of cassava production in Benue State was poor. IFAD contributed funds, fertilizer, increased market outlet and provide agro- chemical to cassava producers and this has improved farmers harvest as well as income realized from the sales of cassava products. A test of hypothesis shows a positive effect of IFAD programme on income of cassava producers hence P-value = 0.00, i.e. P<0.05 values. Based on the findings, the study recommends that cassava farmers in Benue State should be properly educated on IFAD programme, timely provision of counterpart funds, linking of cassava farmers to the market, provision of new technology to process bi-products of cassava and security should be adequately provided to enhance peace in the affected areas and that the programme should also be extended to the entire Benue state but not just limiting to the five (5) selected local government areas.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
FAO (2020). Cassava production in Africa. World Data Atlas.
FAOSTAT (2018). Food and Agriculture Data. http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/.
FAOSTAT (2019). Food and Agriculture Data. http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/.
IFAD. (2015). A cassava industrial revolution in Nigeria: The potential for a new industrial crop. The Global Cassava Development Strategy. Rome.
IFAD, (2016). Value chain development programme (VCDP) supervision report mission date 5-25 June 2016.
IFAD, (2017). Value chain development programme (VCDP) Nigeria, West Africa.
IFAD, (2018). Value chain development programme (VCDP) programme design report, volume I main report.
IFAD, (2021). Socio-economic and gender analysis training workshop for (IFAD) project in Nigeria, Katsina, Nigeria 22-26.
Kehinde, A. & Itodo, A. (2017). Nigeria’s cassava value chain under threat ATF. Daily Trust Wednesday April 18, 2018 at 8:00am.
Olufunmilayo, O. (2017). Issues and challenges in cassava production for small farmers in Nigeria: Trends and postharvest management practice. Tennesse State University.
Philip, N. (2016). IFAD farmers, olam sign in MoU to boost rice production in Nigeria sumnewsoline,com/ifadbenue-farmer-olamsign-mon-to-boost-rice-production.
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovation, 3rd edition Rev. ed. Communication of innovation. The free Pres, New York, USA.
Taibat, A., Bellor, Z. Musa, D.B. & Shehu, H. (2015). Impact of international fund for agricultural development (IFAD)/community based agricultural and rural development programme (CBABDO) on poverty reduction among rural women in Kebbi state. International Journal of Agriculture Extension ISSN. 231-6110(online) 2311=8547.
Tshiuna, A. (1996). A literature review and research recommendations on cassava manihot Esculenta, Crants University. Anthens.
Williams, J.O. & Femi, O. (2004). Seminar on indigenous knowledge in post-harvesting handling of root and tuber crops between 23nd to 25th August 2004.
Yamane, T. (1967). Statistics: An introductory analysis (2nd Edition). New York: Harper and Row.
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.