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Social Capital, Food Consumption Expenditure and Rural Poverty Reduction in Nigeria Cover

Social Capital, Food Consumption Expenditure and Rural Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

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|Sep 2024

Figures & Tables

Consumption expenditure of the sample respondents

Consumption expenditure (₦) ()*FrequencyPercentage
Less than or equal to 20,00074.8
20,000–40,0008256.2
40,001–60,0003624.6
60,001–80,0001611
Above 80,00053.4
Mean = ₦35,226.67
Std. dev. = ₦16775.03

Estimated effect on consumption poverty

VariablesSocio economic factorsSocial capital factors

coefficientst-valuecoefficientst-value
Gender0.0830.830.0570.58
Age0.1293.53***0.1353.37***
Edu0.1323.34***0.1142.87***
Hhs0.0972.08***0.0891.97**
acesscredit−0.106−1.26−0.129−1.54
Coop member 0.0740.89
Years of membership 0.0000.07
Participation 0.1362.13***
Networking −0.136−1.64
Trust 0.061.33
Log likelihood−107.776 −102.891
LR chi33.36 43.13
Prob > chi20.0000 0.000***
Pseudo R20.1340 0.1733

Characteristics of respondents

VariablesFrequencyPercentage
Gender
  Female3724.67
  Male11375.33
Age
  20–293422.6
  30–395436.0
  40–493624.0
  50–59138.7
  60 and above138.7
Household size
  1–32919.3
  4–67046.7
  7–93120.7
  Above 92013.3
Level of education
  No formal education3523.4
  Primary education4127.6
  Secondary education5637.6
  Diploma128.1
  Others53.3
Occupation
  Farming14697.3
Others42.7

Poverty rate, depth and severity based on characteristics of the respondents

CharacteristicsPer capita expenditure (₦)*Incidence of povertyDepth of povertySeverity of poverty
Sex
  Female35,896.220.15310.15310.1531
  Male32,061.670.47240.15310.0687
Age in years
  Less than or equal to 3028,795.560.60470.17500.0727
  31–4047,314.280.28260.07900.0312
  41–5036,523.710.49320.17560.0806
  51–6040,530.310.46880.09920.0264
  Greater than 6018,321.340.76470.32020.1733
Education
  No formal education26,857.400.65120.24420.1141
  1–6 years of schooling (primary)35,553.460.54550.19310.0900
  9–12 years of schooling (secondary)40,638.150.49000.14260.0602
  14–15 years of schooling Diploma/NCE36,603.050.38180.12130.0523

Dimensions of social capital among the sample respondents

Social capital dimensions%
i. Groups and networks
  (a) Membership of cooperative
    Yes50.7
    No49.3
  (b) Membership of other Association/Groups
    Yes80.5
    No19.5
ii. Level of involvement in association/group decisions (%)
  Leadership level23.9
  High-level (committee/special task)64.2
  Low level10.5
  Inactive/ordinary member1.4
iii. Trust and solidarity
  (a) Existence of trust among villagers
    Strongly agree6.7
    Agree45.3
    Disagree38.7
    Strongly disagree9.3
  (b) Mutual help and solidarity among villagers
    Always54.7
    Rarely12.0
    Sometimes29.3
    Never4.0
  (c) Trust between villagers and strangers/visitors
    Strongly agree20.7
    Agree61.3
    Disagree14.0
    Strongly disagree4.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2024.01823 | Journal eISSN: 1899-5772 | Journal ISSN: 1899-5241
Language: English
Page range: 302 - 311
Accepted on: Aug 5, 2024
Published on: Sep 30, 2024
Published by: The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Nurudeen Afolabi Sofoluwe, Maryam Ademidun Ologbonsaye, Bukonla Grace Osisanwo, Adewumi Olubanjo Idowu, published by The University of Life Sciences in Poznań
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