Effect of agricultural programmes on the livelihood of the vulnerable group: a case study of the Fadama III programme in Kwara State, Nigeria

[1] Population Reference Bureau (2013), 2013 World Population Datasheet. http://www.prb.org/pdf13/2013-population-data-sheet_eng.pdf. (Accessed: 13.01.2014).Search in Google Scholar

[2] Babatunde, R. O., Oyatoye, E. T. O. (2005), Food security and marketing problems in Nigeria: The case of maize marketing in Kwara State. The global food and product chain – dynamics, innovations, conflicts, strategies. Proceedings of Tropentag, 475–484.Search in Google Scholar

[3] International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (2012), Enabling poor people to overcome poverty in Nigeria. http://www.ifad.org/operations/projects/regions/pa/factsheets/ng.pdf. (Accessed: 13.01.2015).Search in Google Scholar

[4] Borokini, T. I., Okere, A. U., Giwa, A. O., Daramola, B. O., Odofin, W. T. (2010), Biodiversity and conservation of plant genetic resources in Field Genebank of the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Ibadan, Nigeria. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 2(3), 037–050.Search in Google Scholar

[5] World Bank (2010), Poverty and equity (Nigeria: Country Indicators). http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/country/NGA. (Accessed: 17.01.2015).Search in Google Scholar

[6] Adewumi, M. O. (2013), The paradox of food insecurity in Nigeria. In: General studies in the social sciences and citizenship education: some fundamental topics, pp. 89–96.Search in Google Scholar

[7] Knowledge@SMU (2011), Addressing Singapore's unmet social needs: how to help vulnerable groups. Knowledge@SMU. http://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/197. (Accessed: 13.03.2014).Search in Google Scholar

[8] Chukwuemeka, E., Nzewi, H. N. (2011), An empirical study of World Bank agricultural development programme in Nigeria. American Journal of Social and Management Sciences 2(1), 176–187.10.5251/ajsms.2011.2.1.176.187Search in Google Scholar

[9] Dakyes, S. P., Mundi, R. (2013), Impact of anti-poverty programme on development of rural areas of Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management 6(1), 12–20.10.4314/ejesm.v6i1.2Search in Google Scholar

[10] Eze, C. I. (2007). The multiplier effect of Agricultural Development Programme's (ADP's) Small Plot Adoption Technique (SPAT) on smallholder farmers in Abia State, Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 5(1), 41–51.Search in Google Scholar

[11] Ike, P. C., Uzokwe, U. N. (2011), Estimation of poverty among rural farming households in Delta State, Nigeria. Int. J. Agric. Food Sci. Technol. 2(1), 11–21.Search in Google Scholar

[12] Yakubu, R., Abbass, I. M. (2012), National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) and poverty alleviation in rural Nigeria: A case study of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. European Scientific Journal 8(18), 90–103.Search in Google Scholar

[13] Ike, P. C. (2012). An analysis of the impact of Fadama III Project on poverty alleviation in Delta State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 4(2), 158–164.Search in Google Scholar