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Assessment of Income Poverty among Farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
by Umoh, Nsima E, Offiong, Raphael A., Ekpe, Itita A., Yta, Edisua M. & Enya, Edom A.

Abstract:
The study assessed income poverty among farmers using six Agricultural Zones in Akwa Ibom State. Data on the number of registered farmers in the six (6) Agricultural Zones and data on the level of income across the six agricultural zones in the area used for the study were obtained from the Akwa Ibom State Agriculture Development Project (AKADEP). Questionnaire was administered to the sampled farmers across the Agricultural zones in the area in order to obtain data. Descriptively, tables, charts, percentages, averages, frequencies, mean and maps was used to explain income poverty in the area, while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical tool was used to determine the spatial variation of income poverty among farmers across the six (6) agricultural zones in the area. From the results, the annual income across the six agricultural zones in Akwa Ibom State indicates that in Uyo Zone, the farmers annual income was between N121,000 ? N140,000,810. In Eket Agric zone, the respondents' income level was less than N100,000.00 annually. In the same vein, the farmers' in Abak zone were within N141,000.00 -N160,000.00 annual income range. In Oron and Etinan Agric zones, the respondents earned between N100, 000.00 - N120,000.00 annually respectively. Furthermore, the results showed that annual income of the respondents in the area was relatively low as the people earned less than N100, 000.00 and N120,000.00. Also, the calculated F- value of 53.426 is greater than the table value of 2.64 at 0.010 significant level, the ?H1? indicating a significant variation in income poverty among farmers across the six agricultural zones in Akwa Ibom State.

Keywords: assessment, income poverty, farmers, agricultural zones, Akwa Ibom State.

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