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    Impact of intensive youth participation in agriculture on rural households' revenue: evidence from rice farming households in Nigeria

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    Date
    2022
    Author
    Fasakin, I.J.
    Ogunniyi, A.I.
    Bello, L.O.
    Mignouna, D.
    Adeoti, R.
    Bamba, Z.
    Abdoulaye, T.
    Awotide, B.A.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    he youth unemployment situation is an essential component of the current agricultural policy agenda of the Federal Government of Nigeria. Deep-rooted debates on finding a lasting solution to this problem using agriculture have been targeted as one of the panaceas. Using data from 207 systematically selected rice-producing households, this study employed the Propensity Score Matching method (PSM) and the Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment method (IPWRA) to examine the effect of intensive youth participation in agriculture on productivity and household revenue in Nigeria. We found that the key factors influencing the decisions of youth to participate in agriculture intensively include the number of years of farming experience, access to credit, membership in social groups, income, and land access. The PSM results indicate that rice productivity could increase by 1088.78 kg/ha if youth decide to intensively participate in agriculture. The IPWRA results show a positive and significant impact of intensive youth participation in agriculture on productivity and revenue. Therefore, our results suggest that efforts by the government and stakeholders towards encouraging flexible accessibility to credit (low-interest and easy repayment) and land without collateral to young people could enhance their participation in intensive agriculture and could subsequently boost productivity and household revenue.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050584
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7462
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Djana Babatima Mignounahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-2928
    Zoumana BAMBAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8913-3357
    Tahirou Abdoulayehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-1363
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050584
    Research Themes
    Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agronomy; Food Security; Grain Legumes; Plant Breeding; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Youth Employment; Occupation; Households; Rice; Farming; Nigeria
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Hubs
    Central Africa Hub; Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    Agriculture
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