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International Journal Of Rural Development, Environment And Health Research(IJREH)

Assessing the Linkages between Resilience and Poverty Transition among Rural Farming Households in Nigeria

Fatai Abiola Sowunmi , Folasade Ayooluwa Asamu , Olufunmi Adesanya


International Journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research(IJREH), Vol-9,Issue-2, April - June 2025, Pages 12-28, 10.22161/ijreh.9.2.2

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Article Info: Received: 20 Mar 2025; Received in revised form: 18 Apr 2025; Accepted: 25 Apr 2025; Available online: 03 May 2025

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Insecurity in Nigeria through terrorism, communal clashes, kidnapping for ransom and banditry have subjected many households to poverty depending on their resilience which varies from one household to the other. The unpredictability of the situation makes households' welfare status (poor/non-poor) to be transitory. The high poverty incidence recorded in the north compared to the south was corroborated by the large number of shocks experienced (58.5%) by the households. Less than half of rural households were resilient in the two waves. The majority of the resilient households were found in the south. Only a small proportion (0.35) of the households exited poverty while a large proportion remained poor. The study showed that resilience status positively influenced the exit of households from poverty in the two waves while household size and age (2018) posited a negative relationship. Membership of association and access to phones were the components of the resilience index that significantly influenced the poverty transition. The study recommends that rural households can benefit from NGOs’ sensitization campaign about the need to develop social capital (membership of association) by joining cooperatives, which serve as a means of obtaining credit in addition to improving member-to-member social interactions.

Rural farming households, Resilience to poverty, Poverty transitions, Markov chain

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