Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers?

Ikenna Ukwuaba; Chukwuemeka Arene; Benjamin Okpukpara

doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1435516

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Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers?

Öz

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the socio-economic and institutional determinants of smallholder rice farmers’ household welfare in Nigeria, one of the countries with extreme cases of multidimensional poverty in the world. Material and Methods: Multistage sampling techniques were used in the selection of 288 smallholder rice farmers. Primary data was collected from the respondents with a semi-structured questionnaire. The market participation index and ordinary least square regression were the models used to realize the objectives. Results: It was revealed that the smallholder rice farmers were semi-commercialized with a market participation index of 0.73. The educational level of the household head, household size, access to fertilizer, rice output, the quantity of rice sold, cooperative membership and distance to an established market were identified as the key drivers of smallholder rice farmers’ welfare. Conclusion: Engagement in the output market impacted positively on the farm income and per capita consumption expenditure, especially among educated smallholder rice farmers who had access to fertilizer and belonged to cooperatives.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Commercialization, consumption expenditure, household welfare, smallholders, rice

Küçük ölçekli ticarileştirme: Küçük ölçekli pirinç çiftçilerinin hane refahını neler etkiliyor?

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, dünyada çok boyutlu yoksulluğun en uç örneklerine sahip ülkelerden biri olan Nijerya'daki küçük çiftçi pirinç çiftçilerinin hane refahının sosyoekonomik ve kurumsal belirleyicilerini değerlendirmektir. Materyal ve Yöntem: 288 küçük ölçekli pirinç çiftçisini seçmek için çok aşamalı örnekleme teknikleri kullanıldı. Katılımcılardan birincil veriler yarı yapılandırılmış bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Hedeflere ulaşmak için piyasa katılım endeksi ve sıradan en küçük kareler regresyonu modelleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma Bulguları: Küçük ölçekli pirinç çiftçilerinin 0,73 pazar katılım endeksiyle yarı ticarileştiği ortaya çıktı. Hane reisinin eğitim düzeyi, hane büyüklüğü, gübreye erişim, pirinç üretimi, satılan pirinç miktarı, kooperatif üyeliği ve yerleşik bir pazara uzaklık, küçük ölçekli pirinç çiftçilerinin refahının temel etkenleri olarak belirlendi. Sonuç: Üretim piyasasına katılım, özellikle gübreye erişimi olan ve kooperatiflere üye olan eğitimli küçük ölçekli pirinç çiftçileri arasında, çiftlik geliri ve kişi başına tüketim harcamaları üzerinde olumlu etki yaptı.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ticarileştirme, tüketim harcamaları, hane refahı, küçük çiftçiler, pirinç

Etik Beyan

This research does not involve any sensitive or risky experimentation (s) or breach of human or animal rights.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Çiftlik İşletmeleri, Tarım Politikaları, Tarımsal Yönetimde Pazarlama

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Ikenna Ukwuaba ^*
0000-0002-3534-9785
Nigeria

Chukwuemeka Arene
0000-0002-8436-4885
Nigeria

Benjamin Okpukpara
0000-0001-6751-1313
Nigeria

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

16 Aralık 2024

Yayımlanma Tarihi

16 Aralık 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

12 Şubat 2024

Kabul Tarihi

10 Eylül 2024

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Cilt: 61 Sayı: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1435516

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA84PH84BD

APA

Ukwuaba, I., Arene, C., & Okpukpara, B. (2024). Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers? Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, 61(4), 413-424. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1435516

AMA

1.Ukwuaba I, Arene C, Okpukpara B. Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers? Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University. 2024;61(4):413-424. doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1435516

Chicago

Ukwuaba, Ikenna, Chukwuemeka Arene, ve Benjamin Okpukpara. 2024. “Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers?”. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University 61 (4): 413-24. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1435516.

EndNote

Ukwuaba I, Arene C, Okpukpara B (01 Aralık 2024) Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers? Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University 61 4 413–424.

IEEE

[1]I. Ukwuaba, C. Arene, ve B. Okpukpara, “Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers?”, Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, c. 61, sy 4, ss. 413–424, Ara. 2024, doi: 10.20289/zfdergi.1435516.

ISNAD

Ukwuaba, Ikenna - Arene, Chukwuemeka - Okpukpara, Benjamin. “Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers?”. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University 61/4 (01 Aralık 2024): 413-424. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1435516.

JAMA

1.Ukwuaba I, Arene C, Okpukpara B. Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers? Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University. 2024;61:413–424.

MLA

Ukwuaba, Ikenna, vd. “Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers?”. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, c. 61, sy 4, Aralık 2024, ss. 413-24, doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1435516.

Vancouver

1.Ikenna Ukwuaba, Chukwuemeka Arene, Benjamin Okpukpara. Smallholder commercialization: What drives the household welfare of smallholder rice farmers? Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University. 01 Aralık 2024;61(4):413-24. doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1435516