Open AccessDeterminants of Well-being Status of Rice Farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
P Fatoki,
B. O. Ajibola
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of agricultural extension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2408-6851
pISSN - 1119-944X
DOI - 10.4314/jae.v24i3.4
Subject(s) - agriculture , government (linguistics) , logistic regression , business , food security , regression analysis , socioeconomics , agricultural economics , agricultural science , geography , economics , mathematics , statistics , philosophy , linguistics , environmental science , archaeology
This paper examined the determinants of well-being status of rice farmers in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. One hundred and eighty-one rice farmers from Karu, Kokona and Doma local government areas were chosen for the study by multi-stage sampling procedure. Data were analyzed using frequency, mean and logit regression model. Rice farmers were satisfied with their well-being status having satisfaction in five out of seven indicators that defined a general well-being. However, indicators of well-being status like safety and future security were not satisfactory. Age, sex, rice yield, income and extension contact had significant and positive influence on the well-being status of the rice farmers. Government and relevant agricultural stakeholders should focus on the key influencing factors in view of improving the well-being status of rice farmers in the study area.
Keywords: rice farmers, well-being, future security.