TY  - JOUR
T1  - Factors Associated with Poverty Status Among Women Cassava Processors In Ogbomoso
Agricultural Zone of Oyo State, Nigeria
AU - Adetunji, M.O. AU - Oladejo, J.A. AU - Oladiran, J.O. AU - Ojedokun, I.K. 
JO  - Research Journal of Agronomy
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
SP  - 6
EP  - 11
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9354
DO  - rjagr.2017.6.11
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjagr.2017.6.11
KW  - Poverty
KW  -cassava processing
KW  -FGT
KW  -education
KW  -capita expenditure
AB  - This study analyzed the level of poverty among
women cassava processors in Ogbomoso Agricultural
Zone of Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling
method was employed to select one hundred and eighty
(180) women cassava processors. Primary data were
collected through a well structured interview schedule and
the data collected were subjected to descriptive, poverty,
budgetary and ordinary least squares regression analyses.
Findings revealed that the mean age of respondents was
43 years while 25.6% of them had no access at all to
formal education. Majority (82.2%) of the processors
were married with a mean household size of 8 members.
Averagely, the per capita expenditure per month was N3,
503.22 for respondents. The moderate poverty line for
processors was found to beN2, 335.48 while the core
poverty line was N 778.49 per month. The poverty
headcount, poverty gap index and severity index of the
respondents were 35.6, 10.4 and 4.3%, respectively.
Based on result of data analysis, 35.6% of the processors
were categorized as poor while 64.4% were categorized
as non-poor. Age, Level of education and Household size
had significant effects on poverty level of respondents.
The BCR of 1.54 revealed that cassava processing is a
profitable enterprise in the study area. Processors are
encouraged to form cooperative groups/trade union
through which they could jointly invest in modern
processing facilities and organize educational
workshops/seminars for member’s benefit.
ER  -