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Analysis Of Labor Use And Food Security Among Rural Maize Farmers
[A CASE STUDY OF ODEDE LGA, OGUN STATE.]
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Labor
supply from family level has been dwindling considerably over the past
years due to a number of factors, some of which are related. The
achievement of international labor organization in child labor
prevention coupled with the increasing awareness of importance of
education even in the rural areas has increased the proportion of
children in schools hence reducing time available to work on the farm
(Diallo et. al., 2013). Rural-urban migration leaving mainly the aged
and less mobile farmers to work on the farms as stated by (Oluyole et.
al., 2013), low income, hunger and poor nutrition has also negatively
affected the availability of labor on the farm. Also, vulnerable
households such as women headed or orphaned households are usually
unduly disadvantaged on labor availability and productivity (Babatunde
et. al., 2008).
The general notion and idea of food security will
continue to be a recalling one, as it affects the wellbeing of the world
population. Rural farmers in particular will consistently feature, as
their involvement in food availability is on the increasing side.
Accordingly, the information contained in this study is expected to
provide some vital information regarding the specific ways rural farmers
contribute to household food security in Egbeda, Oyo state. Moreover,
the government and its agents, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),
welfare planners, fellow researchers, and the general public will find
this work as an invaluable source of reference.
There is a
possibility therefore that agricultural productivity in Nigeria may be
limited as a result of poor use of labor which affects food security. It
is therefore important to examine the relationship between labor,
agricultural productivity and food security.
1.6 PLAN OF THE REPORT
This
study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one the introductory
chapter, chapter two contains the reviewed literature, chapter three
discusses in details the research methodology which seeks to explain the
plan and approach for executing the research work. It covers the
description of the study area, sampling procedure, method of data
collection, measurement of variables, method of data analysis and
limitations of the study. Chapter four discusses the empirical results
and chapter five concludes and summarizes the findings of the research
study. It includes policy recommendations.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the Analysis of labor use and food security among rural maize farmers in odede lga, ogun state.More specifically, the study sought to assess the labor use and food security among farmers.The study consist of all farmers in Odeda Local government area, Ogun state, a two -Stage sampling procedure was employed in the selection of the respondents’ maize crop farmers within the study area, twenty-five maize farmers was randomly selected from each of the villages which one hu ... Continue reading---
