<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study examines the contribution of the Fadama III programme to the livelihood of the vulnerable group in Kwara State, Nigeria. Results revealed that the group was made up of mainly old, less-educated, small-scale farmers, with many years of farming experience. Benefits derived from the programme by the group include input support, asset acquisition, rural infrastructure, advisory services, capacity building, increased output, and income. The major constraints faced by the group were illiteracy, pests and diseases, inadequate inputs, and untimely funding. This study suggests policy measures on how to better the livelihood of the vulnerable group of farmers.</p></abstract>

This study examines the contribution of the Fadama III programme to the livelihood of the vulnerable group in Kwara State, Nigeria. Results revealed that the group was made up of mainly old, less-educated, small-scale farmers, with many years of farming experience. Benefits derived from the programme by the group include input support, asset acquisition, rural infrastructure, advisory services, capacity building, increased output, and income. The major constraints faced by the group were illiteracy, pests and diseases, inadequate inputs, and untimely funding. This study suggests policy measures on how to better the livelihood of the vulnerable group of farmers.

Effect of agricultural programmes on the livelihood of the vulnerable group: a case study of the Fadama III programme in Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ilorin, P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, P. M. B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment

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This study examines the contribution of the Fadama III programme to the livelihood of the vulnerable group in Kwara State, Nigeria. Results revealed that the...

Effect of agricultural programmes on the livelihood of the vulnerable group: a case study of the Fadama III programme in Kwara State, Nigeria

Published Online: Dec 22, 2015

Page range: 23 - 35

Received: Mar 20, 2015

Accepted: May 29, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2015-0002

Keywords
contribution, benefits, constraints, measures

© 2015 Gbolagade Benjamin Adesiji et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of agricultural programmes on the livelihood of the vulnerable group: a case study of the Fadama III programme in Kwara State, Nigeria

Published Online: Dec 22, 2015

Page range: 23 - 35

Received: Mar 20, 2015

Accepted: May 29, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2015-0002

Keywordscontribution, benefits, constraints, measures

© 2015 Gbolagade Benjamin Adesiji et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
contribution, benefits, constraints, measures