V.A.  Okwoche, B.C.  Asogwa, D.T.  Waya, 
    Comparative Analysis of Gender Off-Farm Activities in Zone B Area of Benue State: Implication for Rural Poverty Reduction in Benue State,
    The Social Sciences,
    Volume 8,Issue 5,
    2013,
    Pages 393-397,
    ISSN 1818-5800,
    sscience.2013.393.397,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2013.393.397)
    Abstract: The study compared gender off-farm activities and its implication 
  on poverty reduction in Beneu State, Nigeria. Multi-stage stratified and purposive 
  random sampling was adopted to select the same size of 200 respondents from 
  5 local government areas. The results revealed that apart from age, there was 
  significant difference in education (t = 2.24, p<0.05); household (t = 2.50, 
  p<0.05); farm size (t = 6.12, p<0.05) and annual non-farm income (t = 
  6.14, p&lt;0.05). Chi-square showed a significant difference (&#967;<SUP>2</SUP> 
  = 37.48) in the number of off-farm activities carried out by male and female 
  respondents. Through negative, the result revealed a significant relationship 
  (&#967;<SUP>2</SUP> = -24.87) between respondent&#146;s 
  off-farm activities and household. It is recommended that like agricultural 
  activities, government should provide credits to boost non-farm activities and 
  make agricultural extension relevant to farmers who engage in off-activities.
    Keywords: Comparative;gender;off-farm;activities;poverty;reduction