@article{Ahmadu:197939,
      recid = {197939},
      author = {Ahmadu, Sule and Ahmad, Nobaya and Hanina, H. Hamsan},
      title = {Perspective on Beneficiaries’ Experiences of Participation  in Community-Based Agriculture and Rural Development  Program in Guba, Northern Nigeria},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2012-03},
      number = {393-2016-23887},
      series = {5-18-2(1)2012-AJARD-39-45},
      pages = {8},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The objective of this paper is to explore beneficiaries‟  experiences on participation in the on-going International  Fund for Agriculture Development / Community-based  agriculture and rural development program (IFAD/CBARDP)  among farmers in Guba community in Northern Nigeria. The  paper illustrates beneficiaries‟ experiences on how they  are participating and the factors that motivated their  participation in the program using qualitative research  methods of data collection and analysis. Data for the study  was collected from eight key informants purposely selected  as being participants of the program. Although,  theoretically, participation entails the full involvement  of beneficiaries in all the stages of the development  process, findings of the study revealed that beneficiaries‟  participation in the program was only evident in some  stages of the development cycle. Several factors were found  to have motivated beneficiaries‟ participation in the  program but the desire for meeting tangible material  benefits featured above all other considerations. However,  group leadership style, workshops and seminars, the  approach adopted in the program, the officials /  beneficiaries relationship and the publicity accorded to  the program were found to have motivated beneficiaries‟  participation as well. At the end, the paper recommended  the active and full involvement of beneficiaries in future  development initiatives in order to achieve sustainable  rural development programs.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197939},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.197939},
}