Browsing by Author "Ajaero, Joseph Onyewuchi"

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    Analysis of response capacity of rural households to selected poverty intervention programmes in Imo State, Nigeria
    (Federal University of Technology, Owerri, 2016-11) Ajaero, Joseph Onyewuchi
    This study analysed the response capacity of rural farmers to National Fadama Development Programme (NFDP) and National Special Programme for Food Security (NSPFS) in Imo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; categorize and describe response capacity of rural farmers, assess the level of knowledge of rural farmers’ to the rural poverty intervention programmes, determine the relationship between behavioural process and response capacity, determine factors that affect positive response to rural poverty intervention programmes, ascertain the rural farmers’ perception of agricultural extension effectiveness on positive response to rural poverty intervention and identify the perceived constraints to desirable response to poverty intervention programmes in the study area. Data were collected through the use of standardized questionnaire. Descriptive statistics (frequency distribution, mean score and percentages) and inferential statistics (multinomial logit regression, Chi-square and Univariate analyses) were used to analyse the data generated. The mean age was 50.7 years. Majority (57.9%) of the rural households in the study area were male with mean household size of 6 persons. The results further showed that majority (86.5%) of the rural farmers were engaged in crop production. The mean net annual farm income was N97041.63. Majority (90.6%) were members of social organisation especially cooperative societies (65.1%). A total of 97.4 percent had one form of formal education or the other. Extension agents (71.7%) were identified as their major source of agricultural information. The study found that majority (58.3%) of the rural farmers had high level of knowledge about NFDP while only 31.7% had high knowledge level about NSPFS. Majority (64%) of the rural farmers perceived extension service as not effective in activities in rural poverty intervention programme. The study also revealed that behavioural process has a positive and significant effect on response capacity at p0.05 critical level with a regression coefficient of 0.693 and R 2 of 0.894. Majority (65.7%) of the rural farmers in the study area fell within the desirable response capacity, which is a sociological prerequisite for participation in rural poverty intervention programme. The multinomial logit regression results revealed that probability of being in the desirable response category increases with net annual income (4.055) and farmers’ self esteem (0.373) while sex (4.645), level of education (9.300), extension effectiveness (38.569), number of information sources (11.772) and distance to LGA headquarters (11.111) each decreases the probability of being in desirable response category to rural poverty intervention relative to the reference category. The constraints militating against positive response to NFDP and NSPFS poverty intervention programmes included institutional bottlenecks of the programmes (M = 3.32), lack of access to credit (3.19), lack of capital (M = 3.00), stringent requirements for qualification to participate in the programmes (M = 3.16), lack of awareness of NSPFS (M = 2.98) and lack of awareness of NFDP (M = 2.56). The study recommends that government should reposition extension service to be effective in services delivery to targeted beneficiaries in future poverty intervention programmes. Also the existing public agricultural extension service, Imo State Agricultural Development Programme (IMADP) should work in synergy with programme-donor agencies in order to carry out good sensitization campaigns at the inception of any rural poverty programme to create awareness and lay the foundation for desirable response required for the programme success.
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    Effects of resource-use conflicts on rural women farmers in south–east agroecological zone of Nigeria
    (Academia Publishing, 2018-11) Chikaire, Jonadab Ubochioma; Ajaero, Joseph Onyewuchi
    This study analyzed specifically the effects of resource-use conflict especially, land on rural women farmers in Southeast, Nigeria. A total of 300 rural women farmers were purposively selected from 3 states in southeast where conflicts have occurred. Data collected were analyzed descriptively – using percentages, mean and standard deviation. Results obtained showed that farmer-farmer conflicts, pastoralists – farmer conflicts and communal conflicts were predominant in the study area with 100% response. The major causes of resource use conflicts were increasing population (M = 3.37), overgrazing of farmland (M =3.35), breakdown of moral economy (M=3.57), pollution of water (M=3.46), among others. The effects on women included reduced crop yields (M=3.37), burning of crops (M= 3.38), reduced farm, reduced income (M=3.01), loss of human lives (M = 3.56), rape/abduction of women (M = 3.00), hatred (M = 2.63), fear (M = 2.57), widowhood (M = 2.93) among others. The following strategies were identified, giving financial assistance to victims (M = 2.65), creating job opportunities (M = 2.53), proper land use planning (M = 2.63), and compensation to land owner (M = 3.67). These farmers could be helped by providing credit facilities and proper land use planning programme.
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    Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools for mitigating land conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria.
    (U. P., 2021) Ajaero, Joseph Onyewuchi
    The study investigated the utilization of ICT tools for mitigating land conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaire distributed to 120 respondents who were randomly selected. Percentage and mean were used to statistically analyze data. It was found that the following possible ICT devices/tools could be used in the area; computer (99.2%), internet (94.2%), maps/survey plans (89.2%) and internal data capture system (71.7%). Several factors causing land conflicts were double allocation of land (𝑋̅=3.60), inefficiency in delivering land service (𝑋̅=3.55), family boundary disputes (𝑋̅=3.53), corruption/ greed (𝑋̅=3.49), inappropriate use of technology to register lands, (𝑋̅=3.39), inappropriate land tenure systems (𝑋̅=3.27) and communal boundary disputes. It was observed that ICT has a significant role in mitigating land conflicts. The ICT role in land conflicts management is felt in the areas of facilitating easy planning and management, increased awareness on land issues and it ensures security on land tenure system The use of geographical information system(GIS) should be introduced by government to support spatial analysis and visualization, including a map based interface for web information services. Government should introduce Land Information System (LIS) to the land offices at local level to improve efficiency in delivering land services
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    Use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools for mitigating land conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria
    (SAAT FUTO, 2021) Ajaero, Joseph Onyewuchi
    The study investigated the utilization of ICT tools for mitigating land conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria. Data were collected with structured questionnaire distributed to 120 respondents who were randomly selected. Percentage and mean were used to statistically analyze data. It was found that the following possible ICT devices/tools could be used in the area; computer (99.2%), internet (94.2%), maps/survey plans (89.2%) and internal data capture system (71.7%). Several factors causing land conflicts were double allocation of land (𝑋̅=3.60), inefficiency in delivering land service (𝑋̅=3.55), family boundary disputes (𝑋̅=3.53), corruption/ greed (𝑋̅=3.49), inappropriate use of technology to register lands, (𝑋̅=3.39), inappropriate land tenure systems (𝑋̅=3.27) and communal boundary disputes. It was observed that ICT has a significant role in mitigating land conflicts. The ICT role in land conflicts management is felt in the areas of facilitating easy planning and management, increased awareness on land issues and it ensures security on land tenure system The use of geographical information system (GIS) should be introduced by government to support spatial analysis and visualization, including a map based interface for web information services. Government should introduce Land Information System (LIS) to the land offices at local level to improve efficiency in delivering land services.