Factor Influencing Women’s Involvement in Agricultural Programme of the National Special Programme on Food Security in Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigates factors influencing women participation in National Special Programme on Food Security in the three project sites of Niger state. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 103 participants from the three sites. Cross sectional data obtained using structured logit regression model to determine factors influencing women’s participation in NSPFS in the study area. Finding revealed that most (71%) of the participants are middle-aged and still active in agricultural production. Majority (87.4%) of the participants involved in the programme are married, thus, contributing to the family welfare in cash and kind. The result indicated that the majority (71.9%) of the participants had non-formal education, with an average household size of 8.7% . In addition, the result indicated that 55.9% participate in cross enterprises, (30.2%) participate in livestock production, and (13.7%) participate in marketing.

Keywords: Marketing, Food, Women, Niger, Agriculture