Determinants of Poverty Among Rural Farming Households in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.

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Poverty is one of the difficult problems that affect rural farming households in Nigeria because farming is their primary source of income. In Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria, the study examined the causes of poverty among rural agricultural households. The particular research objectives were to define the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents, determine their level of poverty, and investigate the reasons that cause poverty among the respondents.  The primary data for the investigations came from 250 respondents who were selected using a multi-stage random selection technique. The analytical techniques used were descriptive analysis, Foster-Greer-Thorbeeke (FGT) and Logit regression model. The study's findings revealed that the majority of rural farming households' heads were men (84.40%), married (85.60%), with a mean age of 41.25 years, educated (84.00%), and with a mean farm size of 2.56 ha and a mean household size of 7 individuals. However, the majority of responders (87.60%) lacked access to credit.  The distribution of respondents by level of poverty (P_o, P₁, and P₂) according to the study's findings was also discovered to be 0.60 for incidence, 0.31 for depth, and 0.19 for severity. The Logit regression model's findings demonstrated that while age, marital status, and household size had adverse effects on poverty status among farming households and were statistically significant at different levels, sex, formal education, primary occupation, access to credit, total income, and annual remittances had favorable effects. The study's conclusions recommended that rural farming households have access to centers for skill development, that adequate financing be provided for the development of infrastructure, and that credit facilities be accessible. These suggestions would contribute to reducing poverty.