Efficient use of sustainable soil management techniques has proven to be a panacea for poverty reduction among
farmers. Hence this study examined the Impact of sustainable soil management techniques on poverty levels of arable
crop farmers in Imo State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 209 arable crop farmers.
Information on the objectives of this study was elicited from the sampled respondents through a well structured
questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools, poverty index, average treatment effect (ATE)
and local average treatment effect (LATE) models. Results showed that the mean per capita consumption
expenditure among the farm households was N360.30 ($1.81) while the poverty line was N240.20 ($1.21) per
person, per day. Over 70% of the respondents accounted for the number of poor in the area, while 21.5% accounted
for the non-poor people. The result further showed that the use of sustainable soil management techniques reduced
the poverty level of the farmers by 13.1 percent and 18.9 percent from WALD and IV estimators. Hence, appropriate
government policies should be directed towards encouraging the rural farmers to embrace the use of improved
farming techniques for increased output and poverty reduction.
EMEKA EMMANUEL, O., EHIRIM1, N & OSUJI2, E (2018). IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON POVERTY LEVELS OF ARABLE CROP FARMERS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/impact-of-sustainable-soil-management-techniques-on-poverty-levels-of-arable-crop-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria
EMEKA EMMANUEL, OSUJI, et. al. "IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON POVERTY LEVELS OF ARABLE CROP FARMERS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA" Afribary. Afribary, 05 Apr. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/impact-of-sustainable-soil-management-techniques-on-poverty-levels-of-arable-crop-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
EMEKA EMMANUEL, OSUJI, Nnamdi EHIRIM1 and Emeka OSUJI2 . "IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON POVERTY LEVELS OF ARABLE CROP FARMERS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA". Afribary, Afribary, 05 Apr. 2018. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/impact-of-sustainable-soil-management-techniques-on-poverty-levels-of-arable-crop-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria >.
EMEKA EMMANUEL, OSUJI, Nnamdi EHIRIM1 and Emeka OSUJI2 . "IMPACT OF SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON POVERTY LEVELS OF ARABLE CROP FARMERS IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA" Afribary (2018). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/impact-of-sustainable-soil-management-techniques-on-poverty-levels-of-arable-crop-farmers-in-imo-state-nigeria