Do Farmer-Based Organizations Shape Welfare? Evidence from Rice-Farming Households in Niger and Nasarawa States, Nigeria
Résumé
Over the years, farmer-based organizations have been recognized as a key approach for small-scale farmers to enhance their income and address challenges in agricultural production and marketing. This paper presents a framework for analyzing the effect of membership of farmer-based organizations on the welfare of rice-farming households. The research utilized a multistage sampling technique and a total of 300 rice-farming households were selected. The analytical techniques involved descriptive and inferential statistics, logit regression, and quantile regression. The findings of the logit analysis indicated that education level, farming experience of household head, non-farm income and access to credit were the factors influencing membership in farmer-based organizations. Results of the quantile regression analysis showed that membership of farmer-based organizations had a negative effect on the welfare of rice-farming households and was significant at (p< 0.1). Household size and farm size had an inverse relationship with the welfare of rice-farming households and were significant at (p<0.001) across all quantiles. Non-farm income and farming experience all had a positive influence on the welfare of rice-farming households. The study, therefore, recommends that farmers should be encouraged to join and participate in farmer-based organizations. Efforts should also be made to facilitate the formation and sustainability of these organizations.
##plugins.generic.usageStats.downloads##
Références
Abaru, M., Nyakuni, A., & Shone, G. (2006). Strengthening farmer’s organizations: RELMA’s experience in Eastern and Southern Africa. ICRAF Working Paper no 23.
Afolami, C.A., Obayelu, A.E., Agbonlahor, M., & Lawal-Adebowale, O.A. (2012). Socioeconomic analysis of rice farmers and effects of group formation on rice production in Ekiti and Ogun States of South-West Nigeria. The Journal of Agricultural Science, 4, 233.
Bachke, M.E. (2009). Are farmers’ organizations a good tool to improve small-scale farmers’ welfare?
Bartecchi, D. (2021). Social capital theory and its relevance to sustainable community development. Colorado: Village Earth.
Bizzi, L. (2015). Social capital in organizations. International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences (2nd ed.). Elseiver. 181-185.
Chilongo, T. (2005). Tanzanian agricultural co-operatives: An overview. A draft report. Moshi University College of Co-operative and Business Studies.
Esham, M. (2012). Lessons for farmer based organizations (FBO) in Sri Lanka: Experiences from agricultural cooperatives (JA) in Japan. University of Colombo Sri Lanka.
Fasakin, I.J., & Popoola, O.O. (2019). Agriculture co-operative associations, livelihood income and rural households welfare in Osun State, Nigeria. Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(2), 180-188.
Fiorini, P.C., Seles, B.M., Jabbour, C.J., Mariano, E.B., & Jabbour, A.B. (2018). Management theory and big data literature: From a review to a research agenda. International Journal of Information Management, 43, 112-129.
Grigoryan, A., Hakhnazaryan, T., & Kwapong, N.A. (2008). Farmers organization in the development of agriculture in the South Caucasus: Case of Armenia. Paper Prepared for Presentation at the ICA Research Conference.
Hastuti, D.R., Darma, R., Salman, D., Santosa, S., & Rahmadanih. (2021). Regression application on the farmers‘ household consumption expenditure model. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12 (4), 593-599.
Hossain, M. J., & Abdullah Al-Amin, A.K M. (2019). Non-farm income and consumption expenditures in rural Bangladesh: Empirical evidence from multilevel regression modelling. Journal of Quantitative Economics, 17(2), 377-396.
International Fund for Agricultural Development. (2024). Farmers Organisations.
Kashim, R.A. (2018). Exploring the strategies for accessing microloans used by small and medium enterprises.Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies.
Kehinde, A. D., & Kehinde, M. A. (2020). The impact of credit access and cooperative membership on food security of rural households in south-western Nigeria. Journal of Agribusiness Rural Development, 3(57), 255–268.
Kehinde, A.D., & Ogundeji, A.A. (2022). The simultaneous impact of access to credit and cooperative services on cocoa productivity in south western Nigeria. Agric, Food Security, 11, 1-17.
Lin, L., Wang, W., Gan, C., Quang, T., & Nguyen. (2019). Credit constraints on farm household welfare in rural China: Evidence from Fujian Province. Sustainability, 11, 3221.
Ma,W., & Abdulai, A. (2016). Does cooperative membership improve household welfare? Evidence from apple farmers in China. Food Policy, 58(2), 94-102.
Manda, J., Azzarri, C., Feleke, S., Kotu, B., Claessens, L., & Bekunda, M. (2021). Welfare impacts of smallholder farmers’ participation in multiple output markets: Empirical evidence from Tanzania. Plos One, 16(5), 1-20.
Mbagwu, G.N. (2018). Factors influencing membership of farmers’ in cooperative societies in Abia state, Nigeria. Scientific Papers Series Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 18(1), 239-244.
Mignouna, D.B., Abdoulaye, T., Alene, A., Manyong, V.M., Dontsop, P.N., Ainembabazi, J.H., & Asiedu, R. (2015). A microeconometric analysis of household consumption expenditure determinants in Yam growing areas of Nigeria and Ghana. Tropicultura, 33(3), 226-237.
Msuta, P.B., & Urassa, J.K. (2015). The contribution of farmers’ organizations to smallholder farmers’ well-being: A case study of Kasulu district, Tanzania. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 10(23), 2343-2349.
Muayila, K.H., & Tollens, E. (2012). Assessing the impact of credit constraints on farm household economic welfare in The Hinterland of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 12(51), 6095-6109.
Muroiwa, J., Mushunje, A., & Musitini, T. (2018). Factors influencing farmer participation in tobacco contract farming arrangements in Mount Darwin district of Zimbabwe. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 7(12), 2986-3001.
Musa, H., & Mesfin, H. (2017). The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia. Agricultural and Food Economics, 5(6), 1-20.
National Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Demographic Statistics Bulletin.
Okezie, C. R., Teran, A.D., & Enete, A. A. (2021). Effect of informal credits on farm household's welfare in south east, Nigeria: A quantile regression approach. Nigerian Agricultural Journal, 52(3), 293.
Okunmadewa, F., Olaniyan,O., Yusuf, S.A., Bankole, A.S., Oyeranti, O.A., Omonona, B.T., … Olayiwola, K. (2010). Poverty and inequality among rural households in Nigeria. New York Science Journal, 5(10), 13-19.
Omonona, B.T. (2001). Poverty and its correlates among rural farming households in Kogi State, Nigeria. Unpublished PhD Thesis. University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rahmadanih, S., Bulkis, M., Arsyad, A., Amrullah, N., & Viantika, M. (2018). Role of farmer group institutions in increasing farm production and household food security. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science.
Rui, L., & Xi, Z. (2010). Econometric analysis of credit constraints of Chinese rural households and welfare loss. Applied Economics, 42(13), 1615-1625.
Rwela, A.G. (2023). Socio-economic and institutional determinants of membership in agricultural marketing co-operative societies in Mvomero and Kilombero districts, Tanzania. Development Studies Research, 10(1), 1-15.
Tran, M., Gan, C., & Baiding, H. (2016). Credit constraints and their impact on farm household welfare: Evidence from Vietnam’s North Central Coast region. International Journal of Social Economics, 43(8), 782-803.
Wennink, B., Nederlof, S., & Heemskerk, W. (2007). Access of the Poor to Agricultural Services: The role of farmers’ organizations in social inclusion. KIT Publishers: Amsterdam.
Copyright (c) 2024 Moradeyo Adebanjo Otitoju, PhD, Anuolu Queensly Olaiya
Ce travail est disponible sous la licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International .
