Nexus between participation in nonfarm enterprises and poverty among rural farm households: evidence from Nigeria

IF 1.9 Q2 ECONOMICS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS Pub Date : 2024-03-12 DOI:10.1108/ijse-06-2023-0493

Abigail Adeyonu, Dare Akerele, Mojisola Olanike Kehinde, Olugbenga Adesoji Christopher Ologbon, Oluwaremilekun Akintayo, Roseline Kolawole

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Abstract

Purpose

Despite a reduction in poverty the global population in 2015, the incidence of poverty remains very high in Sub-Saharan African countries. Most of the countries in the region are agrarian, with most of their population residing in rural areas, and a majority of the poor in the region are found in Nigeria. This study examined the nexus between participation in nonfarm enterprises (NFEs) and poverty among rural farm households in Nigeria and across the six geopolitical zones.

Design/methodology/approach

The Nigerian Living Standard Survey (NLSS) conducted in 2018–2019 by the National Bureau of Statistics was used. We made use of 13,440 farm households with useful information for the purpose of this study. The sample comprises 6,885 households that participated in NFEs and 6,555 nonparticipating households. The data were analyzed with Foster, Greer, and Thorbecke (FGT) (1984) metrics, probit, and fractional probit models at p = 0.05.

Findings

The incidence of poverty was lower among the participating households than in the nonparticipating households. Participation in NFEs had a mitigating effect on poverty. We also established that zonal differentials in poverty rates exist among households in all the analyses. Participation in NFEs was influenced by individual, household, and institutional factors and was also able to explain the depth of poverty among the respondents.

Practical implications

It is suggested that poverty alleviation policies should be targeted at improving access to nonfarm economic activities by rural farm households residing in vulnerable geopolitical zones.

Originality/value

This study is the first attempt to profile household poverty based on the type of NFEs they are involved in. The study also provides an insight into the effect of the state of residence on zonal poverty models, which is expedient if the country must achieve Sustainable Development Goal 1 on the eradication of poverty everywhere.

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-06-2023-0493

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农村农户参与非农企业与贫困之间的联系：尼日利亚的证据

目的尽管 2015 年全球人口贫困率有所下降，但撒哈拉以南非洲国家的贫困率仍然很高。该地区的大多数国家都是农业国，大部分人口居住在农村地区，而该地区的大部分贫困人口都在尼日利亚。本研究考察了尼日利亚农村农户参与非农企业（NFEs）与贫困之间的关系，以及六个地缘政治区之间的关系。设计/方法/途径采用了国家统计局在 2018-2019 年进行的尼日利亚生活水平调查（NLSS）。我们利用了 13 440 个农户的有用信息来进行本研究。样本包括 6885 个参与非正规经济部门的家庭和 6555 个未参与家庭。数据采用 Foster、Greer 和 Thorbecke（FGT）（1984 年）计量模型、probit 和分数 probit 模型进行分析，p=0.05。参与非正规教育对减轻贫困有一定作用。我们还确定，在所有分析中，家庭贫困率存在地区差异。参与非农经济活动受到个人、家庭和机构因素的影响，也能够解释受访者的贫困程度。原创性/价值本研究首次尝试根据受访者参与的非农经济活动类型来描述家庭贫困状况。如果国家必须实现关于消除各地贫困的可持续发展目标 1，本研究还提供了居住国对地区贫困模式影响的深入见解。同行评议本文的同行评议历史可在以下网址查阅：https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-06-2023-0493。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Social Economics publishes original and peer-reviewed theoretical and empirical research in the field of social economics. Its focus is on the examination and analysis of the interaction between economic activity, individuals and communities. Social economics focuses on the relationship between social action and economies, and examines how social and ethical norms influence the behaviour of economic agents. It is inescapably normative and focuses on needs, rather than wants or preferences, and considers the wellbeing of individuals in communities: it accepts the possibility of a common good rather than conceiving of communities as merely aggregates of individual preferences and the problems of economics as coordinating those preferences. Therefore, contributions are invited which analyse and discuss well-being, welfare, the nature of the good society, governance and social policy, social and economic justice, social and individual economic motivation, and the associated normative and ethical implications of these as they express themselves in, for example, issues concerning the environment, labour and work, education, the role of families and women, inequality and poverty, health and human development.