Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 8 (9), pp. 197-202, 2018.

ISSN: 2276-7770  

Research Article

Manuscript Number: 091018133

(DOI: http://doi.org/10.15580/GJAS.2018.9.091018133)

 

Assessment of the Impact of Fadama III Development Project on Beneficiaries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

 

 

*¹KUZA Y., ²OKWOCHE V. A. and ²AGE A. I.

 

 

¹Department of Agricultural Education, College of Education Akwanga, Nasarawa State.

²Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State.

Abstract

This research was carried out to assess the impact of Fadama III project on beneficiaries in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty respondents, who were beneficiaries were selected for the study using Multi-stage, stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Research findings revealed that most of the respondents were aged between 31 and 35 years (28.6%), predominantly male (63.2%), had a household size of 4 – 6 persons (40.9%), possessed formal education (81.4%), had farms below 3Ha (45.0%) and had farming experience below 10 years (59.3%). Participation in Fadama III project had significant impact on the farm income (sig. = 0.000) and output (sig. = 0.000) of the respondents. The constraints encountered by the respondents were administrative and economic in nature. It was recommended that more farmers be encouraged to participate in the project, and financial support provided to the beneficiaries. Also, administrative challenges to the operation of the project should be sorted out by the government and donor agencies.

Keywords: Assessment, Impact, Fadama III project, Nasarawa

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