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South Asian Research Journal of Agriculture and Fisheries (SARJAF)
Volume-1 | Issue-2
Original Research Article
Farmer’s Perception and Determinants of Insecurity Management of the Farm Enterprise in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Enimu Solomon, Isa Umar Kyari
Published : Sept. 15, 2019
DOI : 10.36346/sarjaf.2019.v01i02.005
Abstract
This study on farmer’s perception and determinants of insecurity management of the farm enterprise was carried out in Bauchi State, Nigeria. It among others identified farmers’ perceived insecurities in the farm enterprise, adopted measures for mitigation of their effects and determined factors that influence farmer’s management strategy towards insecurities. Three hundred and ten (310) farmers were selected using both the random sampling and snow balling sampling techniques for both crop farmers and the nomadic pastoralists where data was collected from them using well structured questionnaire complimented with personal interview methods. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as table, frequency, percentages, chi-square and binary probit model. The results obtained from the analysis showed that herders/farmers clashes, drought, fire outbreak, diseases, inadequate technologies, ill health, policy inconsistency, pricing/hedge out, kidnapping, pests, cultural/social taboos, theft/roastling and soil erosion as insecurities experienced by the farmers. The most perceived insecurity was herders/farmers clashes and the least perceived was soil erosion. The socio-economic determinants of the farmers that significantly influenced their management strategies to farm enterprise insecurity include: education (p<0.01), farming experience (p<0.01), farm size (p<0.05), household size (p<0.05), distance (p<.0.01), household income (p<0.10) and perception level (p<0.05). Based on these findings, the study recommended that farmers should be encourage to take up formal insurance policy against losses, ranching should be encouraged with the formation of local vigilante, and socio-economic capacity building of farmers in effective management of security challenges towards sustainable agricultural development and food security.

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