Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Sustainable livelihoods and micro-livestock development in Nigeria: A simulation study from Cross River States

Author(s):

Augustine O. Angba ^1*, Nneoyi I. Ofem ¹, Magnus I. Anya ², Essien E. Nsa ²

Recieved Date: 2011-11-18, Accepted Date: 2012-01-03

Abstract:

Micro-livestock make valuable contributions to farming systems and to people’s livelihoods. Because of their special value to poor households, their integration in poverty reduction activities becomes imperative. The study therefore analyzed the implications of micro-livestock as sustainable livelihood options for the poor. The study was a survey of micro-livestock farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the aim of this study, the multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a total of 170 micro-livestock farmers from the Ikom agricultural zone. The results of the study shows that male and female respondents were almost equal in percentage (50.55% and 49.41%, respectively). Majority of the livestock farmers fell below 35 years (68.82%), while 76.47% had more than 10% farming experience. Most of the respondents (70.59%) had formal education. Poultry and goats ranked high among the respondents (64.71%) had stocking density of less than 100. Only 15.88% earned more than N31,000 per annum. A Tobit regression model was used to analyze the effects of micro-livestock development on poverty reduction. Sex and household size were significant at 1% (0.4386 and 0.2401).  The results revealed  that stocking density indicated a negative but  significant  relationship  with  poverty (-0.0381) while the type of livestock kept (0.0732) and access to improved breeds (0.4891) showed positive and significant relationship between poverty reduction and micro-livestock development. Education also indicated a significant positive coefficient of 0.6702. From the foregoing, the results indicate that micro-livestock development can help facilitate poverty alleviation in rural communities of Nigeria by increasing the income and the protein consumption of the rural people. 

Keywords:

Sustainable, livelihood, micro-livestock, poverty reduction, simulation, development, Tobit, poverty alleviation, stocking density, rural communities, improved breeds, farming system

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2012
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Category: Environment
Pages: 983-988

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