Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria
Adesiji, G., Joseph, J., Gunu, U., Awoyemi, A., Adelowo, J. (2022). Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), 1-9. doi: 10.21608/svuijas.2022.110686.1160
G.B. Adesiji; J.K. Joseph; U. Gunu; A.O. Awoyemi; J.Y. Adelowo. "Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria". EKB Journal Management System, 4, 2, 2022, 1-9. doi: 10.21608/svuijas.2022.110686.1160
Adesiji, G., Joseph, J., Gunu, U., Awoyemi, A., Adelowo, J. (2022). 'Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria', EKB Journal Management System, 4(2), pp. 1-9. doi: 10.21608/svuijas.2022.110686.1160
Adesiji, G., Joseph, J., Gunu, U., Awoyemi, A., Adelowo, J. Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 4(2): 1-9. doi: 10.21608/svuijas.2022.110686.1160

Contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara state, Nigeria

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Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2022, Page 1-9  XML PDF (574.08 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/svuijas.2022.110686.1160
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Authors
G.B. Adesiji email orcid 1; J.K. Joseph2; U. Gunu3; A.O. Awoyemi1; J.Y. Adelowo1
1Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, 240003 Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
2Department of Home Economics and Food Science, University of Ilorin, 240003 Ilorin, Nigeria
3Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, 240003Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract
This study assessed the contributions of rice entrepreneurial activities to sustainable livelihood assets of rice farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. A three stage sampling procedure was used to select four hundred respondents. An interview schedule was design to collect primary data. Data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results further showed that most of the respondents participated in production (100%), processing (61.5%), marketing (53.0%) while few (22.3%) participated in transportation to a great extent. Results further showed that financial asset (mean=2.19), and natural assets (safe drinking water and irrigation water) with mean=15.7 and mean=15.4 respectively were the topmost assets accrued by farmers as a result of their participation in rice entrepreneurial activities. The leading constraint to rice entrepreneurial activities was inadequate access to rice processing equipment (mean=15.5). Correlation analysis revealed that age (r =-0.437), household size (r = -0.196) and years of experience (r=-0.459) of farmers indicated significant correlation with the perceived contribution of rice entrepreneurial activities to asset at p≤0.05 level of significance. The study conclude that rice farmers highly participated in rice cultivation, processing and marketing which contributed highly to financial assets of the farmers. This study suggests extension policy to further strengthen the capacity of farmers to adequately acess rice processing equipment in the study area.
Keywords
Rice cultivation; Rice entrepreneurs; Rice value chain
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