Abstract
This study investigated the farm level efficiency and farm income among tenure secured and unsecured women farmers in Osun State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were used to obtain information from one hundred and fifty farmers. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier and farm budget analyses. Results from the farm budget analysis showed that women with secured land tenure generated higher income which was one hundred and fifty four thousand naira while that of women with unsecured land tenure was about eighty two thousand naira. Additional analysis revealed that land tenure secured women farmers were more efficient (64%) than their counterparts with unsecured tenure (48%). There was an overwhelming affirmation arising from the study which confirmed that women with tenure security were better off with respect to farm efficiency and farm income than women with unsecured tenure.
Highlights
No region of the world has developed a diverse modern economy without first establishing a successful agricultural sector
The results revealed that return per naira value accruing to secured land tenure women was higher than that of unsecured tenure women
The implication of this research result, is that land tenure is a major determinant of the level of farm efficiency and farm income among the women farmers in the areas of study, which may in general, apply to other areas in Nigeria
Summary
No region of the world has developed a diverse modern economy without first establishing a successful agricultural sector. Providing food on small family farms has always been at the heart of the African experience. Agriculture is beginning to enrich Africa with a series of compelling economic opportunities on and off the farm that can be tapped across the continent to set Africa free from poverty and over reliance on oil. The challenge of addressing global food security is greatest in Africa where close to 300 million are malnourished [1]. It is the only region of the world where the proportion of the population that is food insecure has increased. Africa sits on 65% of the uncultivated arable land left in the world, so what Africa does with agriculture will determine the future of food in the world [2]
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