Impact of Fadama III project on poverty reduction amongst rural women beneficiaries in Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study analyzed the impact of Fadama III project on reducing poverty amongst rural women beneficiaries in Kano state. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select 5 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 30 beneficiaries from the selected LGAs to form a sample size of  150 respondents. Data were collected using focus group discussion (FGD). Data obtained were analyzed from the 20 participating LGAs through the  use of descriptive statistics, Foster Greer and Thorbecke and Student t-test. Results revealed that 50.7% of the beneficiaries had ₦10,000-₦20,000  before the program and 30.9% had ₦20,000-₦30,000 after the program. Using FGT analysis the results showed that majority (91.3%) of the  beneficiaries were poor, before the program while only 38.0% were poor after the program. This showed that there was high poverty incidence  before the program as compared to after the programme participation. Thirty-five (35.0%) and 10.0% was the poverty gap required to lift the poor  beneficiaries before and after the program, respectively. It could be concluded that the program succeeded in reducing poverty amongst the  women beneficiaries by 28%. Thus, the approach of the National Fadama III project should be adopted for intervention programs going by its  impact on poverty reduction.