Assessment of the utilisation level of Fadama II project components among crop farmer beneficiaries in south west, Nigeria

Abstract

The study assessed utilisation of Fadama II project components among crop farmer beneficiaries in South West, Nigeria.Multi-stage  sampling technique was used to select 159 crop farmer beneficiaries of Fadama II project from Ogun State, 156 from Oyo State and 152  respondents from Lagos state respectively. This produced 467 crop farmer beneficiaries of Fadama II project. Structured interview  schedule was used to collect data on the level of access and utilization of Fadama II project components namely; capacity building, pilot  asset acquisition rural infrastructure and demand-driven advisory services. Data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentages  and mean while Analysis of Variance was used to test hypotheses at p≤0.05 level of significance. Results indicate that  utilisation of Fadama II project components was low (59.3%) among crop farmer beneficiaries in the study area. Demand-driven advisory  service was the most accessed Fadama II components ( =2.25) while utilization of pilot asset acquisition ranked first ( =2.26). Furthermore,  there existed significant differences among crop farmer beneficiaries’ level of access (F=4.51; p<0.05). Also, utilization of Fadama II project components (F=5.38; p<0.05) differed significantly across the study area. Fadama II project components recorded low  utilisation among crop farmer beneficiaries. The study recommended the need for more accessibility of intervention projects for  improved utilisation among beneficiaries in the study area.