000164038 001__ 164038 000164038 005__ 20210122073725.0 000164038 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.164038 000164038 037__ $$a1047-2016-85508 000164038 037__ $$a1047-2016-85638 000164038 041__ $$aeng 000164038 245__ $$aThe Determinants of Rural Poverty in Nigeria 000164038 260__ $$c2013-06 000164038 269__ $$a2013-06 000164038 270__ $$metimbobo@yahoo.com$$pEtim, Nsikak-Abasi A. 000164038 300__ $$a11 000164038 336__ $$aJournal Article 000164038 520__ $$aMost of the population of Nigeria is rural and agriculture is the mainstay of the impoverished people’s livelihood. This paper estimated the determinants of rural poverty in Nigeria using the Tobit regression model. Through the multistage sampling technique, primary data were obtained from 150 rural farming households using a questionnaire. The Result of Tobit regression analysis shows that increase in farm income, farm size and amount of agricultural loan led to a decrease in the level of poverty by 0.9953, 0.1220 and 0.4016 x 10-6 respectively. Membership of the cooperative by household heads, ownership of certain assets, access to extension services, and modern farming inputs, increase in educational attainment and male heads of households decreased the likelihood of being poor. Findings also reveal that except for access to loan that is elastic, the responsiveness of the probability and intensity of poverty to dependency ratio, farming experience, farm size and income are inelastic. 000164038 650__ $$aCommunity/Rural/Urban Development 000164038 650__ $$aConsumer/Household Economics 000164038 650__ $$aFood Security and Poverty 000164038 650__ $$aInternational Development 000164038 6531_ $$aThe determinants 000164038 6531_ $$aRural 000164038 6531_ $$aPoverty 000164038 6531_ $$aHouseholds 000164038 6531_ $$aNigeria 000164038 700__ $$aEtim, Nsikak-Abasi A. 000164038 700__ $$aUdoh, Edet J. 000164038 773__ $$q141$$o151$$tInternational Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD)$$j03$$k2$$dJune 2013 000164038 8564_ $$94a4a6e56-6fc4-4fe6-8d19-6a1ba8d60266$$s123321$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/164038/files/IJAMADJune2013P141.pdf 000164038 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/164038 000164038 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:164038$$pGLOBAL_SET 000164038 912__ $$nSubmitted by Elizabeth Hilber (hilb0033@umn.edu) on 2014-02-18T21:53:05Z No. of bitstreams: 1 IJAMADJune2013P141.pdf: 123321 bytes, checksum: 5f0d79f16c1cca54d4b9d85507da9e4a (MD5) 000164038 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2014-02-18T21:53:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IJAMADJune2013P141.pdf: 123321 bytes, checksum: 5f0d79f16c1cca54d4b9d85507da9e4a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06 000164038 913__ $$aLicense granted by Elizabeth Hilber (hilb0033@umn.edu) on 2014-02-18T21:51:10Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000164038 980__ $$a1047 000164038 982__ $$gInternational Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD)>Volume 03, Number 2, June 2013