JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
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DOI: 10.31248/JASP
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Factors associated with land accessibility among rural farm youth in Kebbi State, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASP2024.461 | Article Number: 29C87C412 | Vol.9 (3) - June 2024
Received Date: 17 April 2024 | Accepted Date: 18 May 2024 | Published Date: 30 June 2024
Authors: Sani Ibrahim* , Nasiru Samaila and Lawal Garba
Keywords: youth., Accessibility, factors, land, rural
The study assessed the factors associated with land accessibility among rural farm youth. Specifically, it described the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, identified respondents' access to land, and isolated factors influencing respondents' access to land. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 200 respondents for the study. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, including percentages, charts, mean scores, and standard deviation. Principal components analysis was used to isolate crucial factors influencing respondents' access to land. The study shows that the mean age of respondents was 29.46±4.89 years. The majority (68.0%) of the respondents were males; the majority (76.5%) were married; 47.2% of the respondents had no form of formal education, with an average number of children of 5±4.31 and an average annual income of N269,560.72±113,289.34. Access to land through inheritance was the primary access to land by the respondents, with a mean of M=3.7250 ±0.71550. Significant factors influencing respondents' access to land are socio-demographic factors, culture-related, social, community-related, and education-related factors. It is recommended, among others, that any form of barrier to access to land by the respondents should be removed to encourage food production.
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