Effects of Fadama III Additional Financing on Food Security and Sufficiency: Empirical evidence from Rice Farmers in Nigeria

Abstract

The study was based on the evaluation of the effects of Fadama III Additional Financing on food security and self-sufficiency among rice farming households in Benue State, Nigeria. Data were collected from a total sample of 625 respondents, including 358 participants and 267 non-participants. Descriptive statistics, food insecurity indicators, and endogenous switching regression models were used to achieve the study's objectives. The findings revealed that the level of food insecurity among participating and non-participating households was particularly high, estimated to be 46% and 56% respectively. Food insecurity was reduced significantly by 31% at 1% probability level among the beneficiaries due to participation in Fadama III AF. Food insecurity would have been reduced by 28% among the non-participating households if they had benefited from the project. The study concluded that Fadama III AF was a programme tailored towards improving farm household welfare. Therefore, it is recommended that the project be sustained and possibly improved through more investments and timely dissemination of weather forecasts to enable farmers to plan rice planting efficiently. Also, government should increase its intervention concerning the price of inputs such as seeds, and land through more targeted policies.

Keywords

• Fadama
• Food security
• Regression model
• Rice
• Nigeria

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