Constraints and extent of access to productive resources and agricultural services among women farmers in Awka and Aguata agricultural zones of Anambra State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Ani, A. O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chikaire, J. U. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ogueri, E. I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Orusha, J. O. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-12T11:01:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-12T11:01:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description | This article contains tables | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study investigated constraints and extent of access to productive resources and agricultural services among women farmers in Anambra State, Nigeria. Specifically, it identified income generating activities of women farmers in the state, identified the productive resources and agricultural services available to them and determined the extent of availability of the resources and services and constraints to accessing the resources. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select a total of 120 women farmers. Data were collected with aid of a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, percentages and frequencies. Results showed that majority (60%) of the respondents are married and a majority (50%) has formal education. It was further revealed that the respondents had diversified income generating activities with a majority engaging in processing of agricultural products (98.3%) and farming (95.8%). The results also showed that majority of the respondents indicated labour as the most available productive resource in the area. On the extent of access to productive resources, the result revealed that labour (x=3.0) and processing facilities (x = 2.50) are the accessible productive resources. Finally, the result revealed sharing of knowledge (x = 2.56) and marketing facilities (x = 2.98) as the only agricultural services accessible to the farmers. Constraints encountered lack of capital, poor electricity connection, lack of access roads, poor radio signals, illiteracy among others. It was recommended that the existing land ownership policies in the country should be reviewed to promote ownership be improved as well. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ani, A. O., Chikaire, J. U., Ogueri, E. I. &Orusha, J. O. (2015). Constraints and extent of access to productive resources and agricultural services among women farmers in Awka and Aguata agricultural zones of Anambra State, Nigeria. Elixir Agriculture 83, 32993-32999 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2229-712X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1479 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Elixir Publishers | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 32993-32999 | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | resources | |
| dc.subject | services | |
| dc.subject | credits | |
| dc.subject | inputs | |
| dc.subject | Department of Agricultural Economics | |
| dc.title | Constraints and extent of access to productive resources and agricultural services among women farmers in Awka and Aguata agricultural zones of Anambra State, Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |