Abstract 

            The research work examined the socio-economics determinant  of multidimensional poverty among yam farmer. This study attempted to establish the multidimensional poverty among yam farmer on residents of Saki West local government area of Oyo state.  Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentage while hypothesis were tested using inferential statistics such as logit regression model. Result of the data analysis shows that the modal age group (39.17%) fall between 41 – 50 years, most (74.17%)  of the respondent are male, (73.33%)  married, (60.83%) are Christians. most of the farmer had more than 10 years experience. (65.83%) of the respondents used tiled floor, (95.00%) of the respondents used brick wall, (85.83%) of the respondents used iron roof for their housing material. (30.83%) of the respondents are used pit latrine, most of them (73.33%) source water from dogged well. The results shows the relative contribution of dimension of multidimensional poverty indices the highest contribution is from housing dimension with 0.5285 at K=1. This is followed by the health with 0.2001 at k=1, then asset dimension with 0.121 at k=1, the next to it is education with 0.1193 at k=1 and the least is sanitation with 0.03104 at k=1. Similar result is reported at k=3. The results showed that the respondents’ age, year of experience, education, farm size, social group, total income are determinants of multidimensional poverty among yam farmers in the study area, and they are statically significant. Based on the major findings of the study, the following recommendations were made: The yam farmers should engage less in social group order to have more time to work on their farm, to increased farm productivity, The farmer should tried and cut their expenditure power, to reduced the poverty level and  people in the study area should be encouraged to go into yam faring at early aged.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover pageTitle page  …………………………………………………………………………..                Certification  ……………………………………………………………………….                 2

Dedication  ………………………………………………………………………….               3

Acknowledgement ………………………………………………………………….                4

Table of content …………………………………………………………………….                5

List of table       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------                Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………..               7

CHAPTER ONE      

 1.0       INTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the Study …………………………………………………           101.2 Problem Statement………………………………………………………..           12

1.3 Research Question………………………………………………………...           13

1.4 Objective of the Study……………………………………………………            13

1.5 Hypothesis of the Study…………………………………………………             13

1.6 Justification of the Study…………………………………………………           14

CHAPTER TWO:         

 2.0      LITETRATURE REVIEW

2.1 Concept of poverty ………………………………………………………      

2.2 Poverty in Africa  ………………………………………………… ………         

2.2 Poverty in Africa ………………………………………………………… .        

 2.4 Cultural and Structural Causes ………………………………………….         2

CHAPTER THREE 

3.0     METHODOLOGY

3.1 Study Area ………………………………………………………………

3.2 Population of the Study …………………………………………………          

3.3 Sampling Procedure and Sample Size …………………………………..

3.4 Method of Data Collection  ……………………………………………..          

3.5 Method of Analytical Technique ………………………………………..         

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS4.1 Socio-Economic Characteristics of Residents4.1.1 Distribution of Respondents in Village4.1.2  Distribution of respondent by age 4.1.3 Distribution of Respondents by Marital Status4.1.5 Distribution of respondent by household size4.1.5 Distribution of respondent by education level 4.1.6 Distribution of respondent by primary occupation 4.1.7 Distribution of respondent by secondary occupation4.1.8 Distribution of respondent by year of farming experience4.1.9 Distribution of respondent by farm size4.1.10 Distribution of the respondents by Gender4.1.11  Distribution of Respondents by Religion4.1.12 Distribution of respondents by monthly income3

4.1.13  Distribution of respondent by other crop produced 4.1.14 Distribution of respondent by social group4.1.14 Distribution of Respondents based on membership in social group and benefit derived4.1.15 Distribution of respondent by source of capital4.2 Multidimensional indicator of yam farmers in the study area4.2.1  Distribution of respondents based on structure of living4.2.2 Distribution of respondents by sanitation facilities4.2.3 Distribution of the respondents by asset ownership4.2.4 Distribution of respondents by access to health facility4.2.5 Relative Contribution of Dimension to MPI 4.4  Copping strategy adopted by yam farmers in the study area

CHAPTER FIVE `

5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendations     

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