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Abstract
This study focused on the income generating capacity of
farm family’s own resources and examined the vulnerability
to financial risk among the remote and peri-urban farming
systems of Imo state. Primary data was collected using the
farming and rural systems approach to randomly select and interview
120 households. Descriptive statistics and Mann whitney
test were used in assessing between group differences while regression
analysis was used to test the determinants of family
income spread within the households. The results showed that
the farming systems differed significantly in terms of rewards to
resource use and efficiency. It also showed that remotely located
households were more likely to be vulnerable to financial risks.
A comparison of Male and Female Headed Households showed
that the households had similar income generating potentials but
with the cash flow analysis a safe conclusion may be reached
that Female Headed Household were more financially unhealthy.