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Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Authors: BALOGUN Olubunmi

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Ife Journal Of Agriculture

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This study assessed the performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) beneficiary and
non-beneficiary rice farmers in Badagry LGA, Lagos State, Nigeria. Two-stage sampling
procedure was used to elucidate information from 100 ABP and non ABP beneficiary rice
farmers during 2019 planting season. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, budgeting
analysis and Probit regression model. Results reveal that rice farming was dominated by male
farmers with average age 47.2±6.2 years. Also, the percentage of ABP beneficiaries was skewed
towards the male farmers, while the inclusion of younger and youthful farmers in the programme
was marginal. The mean household size of farmers was 7.2±2.6 members and most farmers
(94.0%) were educated. The average farm size was 1.99±1.44 ha while non-beneficiaries had
larger farm size compared to the beneficiaries of ABP. The mean profit of the ABP beneficiary
and non-beneficiary rice farmers were N631, 177.99 and N447, 092.20 respectively. This result
reveals that ABP beneficiary rice farmers had a higher profit than non-beneficiaries. The result
shows that the major constraint of the farmers’ participation in the programme was nonmembership
of cooperatives. Majority (94.2%) of the beneficiaries benefited from subsidized
inputs supply. The results of regression indicate that the extension visit, cooperative
membership, gender and farm size significantly influenced farmers’ participation in Anchor
Borrowers’ programme. The study recommends farmers joining cooperatives to enable them
benefit from programmes channeled through groups. All stringent conditions limiting access to
agricultural land should be minimized to encourage not just youth and women participation but
acquisition of more land for the beneficiaries.

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BALOGUN,O. . (2021). Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria., 33 (2), 62-62.

BALOGUN,O. . "Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria." 33, no (2), (2021): 62-62.

BALOGUN,O. and . (2021). Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria., 33 (2), pp62-62.

BALOGUNO, . Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria.. 2021, 33 (2):62-62.

BALOGUN,Olubunmi , . "Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria.", 33 . 2 (2021) : 62-62.

B.Olubunmi , "Assessment of the Performance of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Rice Farmers in Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria." vol.33, no.2, pp. 62-62, 2021.

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