Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria

Olubukola Omotinuke Ehınmowo; Adewale Isaac Fatuase; Sylvester Oluwadare Ojo

doi:10.13002/jafag847

Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the determinants of poverty status among small scale cassava processors in South – West, Nigeria using three States (Ogun, Oyo and Ondo). Data were obtained from primary source using a set of structured questionnaire assisted with interview schedule. The multistage sampling technique was used to randomly select 373 respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Foster – Greer Thorbecke (FGT) and probit regression model. Results showed that poverty incidence (Po), poverty depth (P1) and Poverty severity (P2) were 57.1, 16.1 and 5.9 percent respectively, indicating that an average poor small scale cassava processor needed 16.1 percent of the poverty line to get out of poverty. The probit regression model results indicated that gender, cassava processing experience, educational level, age and secondary occupation of the small scale cassava processors with total labour used were the major determinants of poverty in the study area. Government should establish affordable processing centres in order to reduce processing cost and as well stabilize price of cassava products so as to generate more income vis-a-vis alleviate poverty.

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Olubukola Omotinuke Ehınmowo ^* This is me
Nigeria

Adewale Isaac Fatuase This is me
Türkiye

Sylvester Oluwadare Ojo This is me
Nigeria

Publication Date

May 2, 2017

Submission Date

January 26, 2016

Acceptance Date

April 15, 2016

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 34 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.13002/jafag847

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA33AW82RR

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Ehınmowo, O. O., Fatuase, A. I., & Ojo, S. O. (2017). Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University, 34(1), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.13002/jafag847

AMA

1.Ehınmowo OO, Fatuase AI, Ojo SO. Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria. JAFAG. 2017;34(1):26-32. doi:10.13002/jafag847

Chicago

Ehınmowo, Olubukola Omotinuke, Adewale Isaac Fatuase, and Sylvester Oluwadare Ojo. 2017. “Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria”. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University 34 (1): 26-32. https://doi.org/10.13002/jafag847.

EndNote

Ehınmowo OO, Fatuase AI, Ojo SO (May 1, 2017) Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University 34 1 26–32.

IEEE

[1]O. O. Ehınmowo, A. I. Fatuase, and S. O. Ojo, “Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria”, JAFAG, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 26–32, May 2017, doi: 10.13002/jafag847.

ISNAD

Ehınmowo, Olubukola Omotinuke - Fatuase, Adewale Isaac - Ojo, Sylvester Oluwadare. “Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria”. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University 34/1 (May 1, 2017): 26-32. https://doi.org/10.13002/jafag847.

JAMA

1.Ehınmowo OO, Fatuase AI, Ojo SO. Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria. JAFAG. 2017;34:26–32.

MLA

Ehınmowo, Olubukola Omotinuke, et al. “Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria”. Journal of Agricultural Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University, vol. 34, no. 1, May 2017, pp. 26-32, doi:10.13002/jafag847.

Vancouver

1.Olubukola Omotinuke Ehınmowo, Adewale Isaac Fatuase, Sylvester Oluwadare Ojo. Empirical Analysis of Poverty Status of Small Scale Cassava Processors in Nigeria. JAFAG. 2017 May 1;34(1):26-32. doi:10.13002/jafag847

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