TY  - JOUR
T1  - Poverty and Income Inequality among Fish Farming Households in Oyo State, Nigeria
AU - Awotide, Bola Amoke 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
SP  - 111
EP  - 121
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2012.111.121
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2012.111.121
KW  - households
KW  -fish farmers
KW  -income inequality
KW  -determinants
KW  -Poverty
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - This study presented empirical findings on the poverty status 
  and its determinants and income inequality among the fish farming households 
  in five selected LGAs of Oyo state, Nigeria. The study utilized primary data 
  collected in 2009 through multistage random sampling techniques. Data were collected 
  using well structured questionnaire administered on a total sample of 70 fish 
  farmers, out of which only 65 were useful for the analysis. The Foster, Greer 
  and Thorbecke (FGT) class of poverty measures, Logistic Regression Model and 
  Gini-coefficient were used to analyse the data. The results showed that 43% 
  of the respondents were below the relative poverty line of <img src="http://docsdrive.com/images/medwelljournals/aj/2012/img1-2k12-111-121.gif" width="14" height="14" align="absmiddle">29041.33 
  annum<SUP>-1</SUP>. The poverty depth and severity was 17 and 8%, respectively. 
  Female headed households were poorer than the male headed households. The results 
  of the Logistic Model estimates revealed that gender of household head (-3.013), 
  household size (0.880), total cost of production (2.898) and total output (-0.002) 
  were the significant determinants of poverty. Income inequality was higher among 
  the male (0.3615) than the female headed households (0.1610). The cost of inputs 
  should be reduced and policies that could lead to an increase in output should 
  be put in place. The existing family planning programs should be intensified.
ER  -