National Fadama Development Project
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A SOCIO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF NATIONAL FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN RINGIM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA JIGAWA STATE.
BY
SUNUSI BASHARI (SPS/08/SMS/00567)
BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DERPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO. AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
MAY, 2010.
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at evaluation of the role of National Fadama Development Program in uplifting socio – economic life of Fadama farmers in Ringim Local Government area. Various methods of Fadama cultivation were compared before and during national Fadama development project (NFDP). There are five villages involved in the programme here in Ringim Local Government. All the villages were selected and 10 copies of questionnaire were taken to each village in an attempt to gather data. Simple percentages scores in tables were used for the analysis of the result.
The study discovered that the introduction of fertilizers, insecticides, improved seeds etc. at subsidize price helped a lot in an increasing crop production, thereby increase farmer’s income. Introduction of tube well and wash bore as well as construction of Fadama roads, cooling shade, provision of drinking water have significantly improved the farmer’s standard of living. As such the study proved that the socio – economic life of the Fadama farmers has significantly improved.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All thanks are to Allah (S. W. A.) the Beneficent the most Merciful. My sincere gratitude goes to my supervisor Dr. Maharazu A. Yusif for sparing time in spite of his numerous official commitments to read through this project and made corrections. I thank him for the guidance right from research proposal to the end of this project.
My gratitude goes to Dr. A. I. Tanko Head of Geography Department Bayero University Kano for his advice and courage given to me on issues related to this programme. The same gratitude goes to all my lecturers for their support...
BY
SUNUSI BASHARI (SPS/08/SMS/00567)
BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE DERPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO. AS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
MAY, 2010.
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at evaluation of the role of National Fadama Development Program in uplifting socio – economic life of Fadama farmers in Ringim Local Government area. Various methods of Fadama cultivation were compared before and during national Fadama development project (NFDP). There are five villages involved in the programme here in Ringim Local Government. All the villages were selected and 10 copies of questionnaire were taken to each village in an attempt to gather data. Simple percentages scores in tables were used for the analysis of the result.
The study discovered that the introduction of fertilizers, insecticides, improved seeds etc. at subsidize price helped a lot in an increasing crop production, thereby increase farmer’s income. Introduction of tube well and wash bore as well as construction of Fadama roads, cooling shade, provision of drinking water have significantly improved the farmer’s standard of living. As such the study proved that the socio – economic life of the Fadama farmers has significantly improved.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All thanks are to Allah (S. W. A.) the Beneficent the most Merciful. My sincere gratitude goes to my supervisor Dr. Maharazu A. Yusif for sparing time in spite of his numerous official commitments to read through this project and made corrections. I thank him for the guidance right from research proposal to the end of this project.
My gratitude goes to Dr. A. I. Tanko Head of Geography Department Bayero University Kano for his advice and courage given to me on issues related to this programme. The same gratitude goes to all my lecturers for their support...