Open AccessImpact of a Contract Farming Scheme on Income, Food Security, and Nutrition among Maize Farmers in North Western, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Hussaini Yusuf Ibrahim,
Sakinatu Umar Garba,
Jamiu Wahab Munir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition and food security
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2476-7425
pISSN - 2476-7417
DOI - 10.18502/jnfs.v6i2.6060
Subject(s) - hectare , agriculture , contract farming , agricultural science , propensity score matching , food security , descriptive statistics , matching (statistics) , business , agricultural economics , economics , geography , mathematics , statistics , environmental science , archaeology
Background: The study examined the impact of a contract farming scheme on the farmers’ income, food security, and nutrition.
Methods: Simple random sampling was used to select 100 respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics as well the Propensity Score Matching technique.
Results: The major determinants of participation in contract farming included commercialization index, distance from the collection center, and total labor available in the household. The average treatment effect on the treated, the average effect of the treatment, and the average treatment on the untreated shows that contract farming will enhance the income from Maize production by ₦50234.8 ($131.79)/hectare, ₦37170.8 ($97.53)/hectare, and ₦28809.8 ($75.59)/hectare respectively.
Conclusion: Contract farming participation can affect farming households negatively if food security concerns are not considered into the contract farming agreements.