Abstract
Improvement in livelihood capitals of vulnerable women farmers has been a concern in the developing countries. Governments around the world particularly in the developing countries try various policies and models to enhance the productivity of these vulnerable women farmers, they do this to protect them against shocks and loses considering that rural food production contribute significantly to national food security. Such is the case in Nigeria, where Adopted Village Model (AVM) was initiated in 2009. The objective of the study includes but not limited to protect, improve and sustain food production in Nigeria through capacitating the rural women rice farmers. AVM was initiated and women farmers where provided information, farm equipment, training, seedlings and subsidized fertilizers. Structured questionnaires and interviews were the basic instruments applied in the data collection. The methodology was guided by sustainable livelihood framework theories. Structured questionnaire was used to extract desired information from the women farmers. The data was analysed with spss version 25, interpreted and presented for public consumption. The study found that AVM was introduced to the women farmers at the right time when yield and livelihood capitals of the rice women farmers where very low.Keywords: Livelihood; Rice; Women farmers; Model; Agriculture
Highlights
In the world of rapid population growth, migration and globalization, agriculture serves as core sector to sustain feeding and consumption patterns of the world’s population
Ho: There is no significant association between Adopted Village Model (AVM) services and livelihood capitals of the women rice farmers
According to Marco (2015), the production growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa increased from 3.2% per year before the rice crisis (2000–2007) to 8.4% per year after the rice crisis (2007–2012) and paddy rice production increased by 2.8 Million Tons (MT) from 2000 to 2007, and accelerated, increasing by 4.7MT in the period 2007–2012
Summary
In the world of rapid population growth, migration and globalization, agriculture serves as core sector to sustain feeding and consumption patterns of the world’s population. In rural Africa and most parts of Asian countries like, India, Bangladesh, Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Taiwan, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, majority of the population depend fully on agriculture and in most cases practice subsistent agricultural production (Akinola et al, 2013; FAO, 2013). Agricultural production and activities in Nigeria has witnessed great attention recently because the sector is a major source of food supply and foreign exchange. The sector employs about 60 to 70 percent of the Nigerian labour force, at the same time serves as a potential alternative to diversifying the Nigerian economy. Nigeria with massive arable land, favourable weather conditions and huge population advantage that have the potential to produce enough food for domestic consumption. Less than 50% of the agricultural land is under cultivation and are cultivated by small land owners and traditional farmer’s who use rudimentary production techniques leading to low yields (Olajide et al, 2012)
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