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Determinant of Risk-Smart Options Among Farming Households in Agricultural Risk Management in Imo State, Nigeria; (A Multinomial Logit Model Approach)

Onubuogu, G C, N. S. Esiobu

Abstract


Globally, farmers deal with a significant magnitude of uncertainty all day long. From not knowing what the vagaries of weather will be like now, to wondering if market prices will increase or decrease the next moment and even not been definite if Fulani herdsmen cow, pests and diseases will attack his promising various crops and livestock enterprises tomorrow. Therefore farmers are compelled to make decisions based on imperfect information and knowledge. Particularly, in Imo State Nigeria, farmers are heavily exposed to risk. Regrettably, the resultant effect is low agricultural output in the State all year round. The article soughed to bring incisive clarity to this discourse by estimating the determinant of Risk-Smart options among farming households in the area. Multistage random sampling technique was used in selection of One hundred and Twenty (120)household heads from the area. Well structured questionnaire was the main tool for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Smart-Art, and Multinomial Logit Model were used for data analysis. Mean age was 45.03years. Majority (65.83%) were males. Farmers cultivated on an average farm size of 1.21Ha. Average quarterly farm income was N84, 8430.00 ($426.34). The study confirmed the evidence of various agricultural risks in the area. Greater proportion (85.00%) identified Fulani herdsmen cow attack on their crops as a source of risk. Thus, farmers have started becoming Risk-Smart through the adoption of several Risk-Smart options to thwart the negative impacts of the risk in the area. The major Risk-Smart options farmers used were diversification of livelihood (100.00%). Unfortunately, farmers Risk-Smart options are just insufficient to prevent them from devastation. However, if farmers’ Risk-Smart capacities are not strongly built, agricultural production in the area may be unfavourable with time. Estimated multinomial logit model showed that socio-economic characteristics of the farmers have a significant influence on their Risk-Smart options in the area. Farmers complained of inadequate Risk-Smart adoption funds and indiscriminate grazing of arable farmland by Fulani herdsmen cow. It was therefore recommended that farmers should be encouraged to form agricultural production and marketing cooperative on their own to enhance their risk-smart capacity in the area. Farmers on their own should also construct an improvised heavy wire mesh around their farms to check the indiscriminate grazing of their arable farmland by the Fulani herdsmen cow in the area. Effective agricultural policies and programmes should focus on granting farmers improved access to farm credit at zero percent interest rate. Ultimately, government at all levels should identify genuine farmers and insure their farms against risks as well as check seriously activities of these Fulani herdsmen the in the area.

Keywords


Risk, Risk-Smart Options, Risk management, Socio-economic variables, Multinomial Logit Model, Barriers, Fulani Herdsmen, Imo State, Nigeria

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