IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Agriculture and Earth Science (IJAES )

E- ISSN 2489-0081
P- ISSN 2695-1894
VOL. 11 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijaes.vol.11.no1.2025.pg152.154

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Impact of Women Participation in Fadama III Additional Financing Project in the Development of Rural Communities in Rivers State, Nigeria

Ukpatu, C. E. & Elenwa, C. O

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Abstract

The Fadama III Additional Financing (Fadama III AF) project was implemented in River State and aimed at enhancing the livelihood of rural communities by promoting agricultural activities and rural development. The study accessed the impact of women participation in Fadama III Additional Financing Project in the development of rural communities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of rural women participants in Fadama III additional financing project in the study area; ascertain the level of women participation in Fadama III Additional Financing project and ascertain the perceived effect of women participating in Fadama III additional financing project on community development in the study area. Two hundred and forty-six (246) respondents were proportionately selected for the study. Structured questionnaire and interview schedule were used to elicit data from the respondents. Descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentage, mean score and standard deviation were used to present and analze data. Findings showed a mean age of 48years, 59.3% of the respondents were married; with a mean household size of 4 persons. About 37.3% had secondary education and the mean monthly income of the respondents was N45,000. The level of participation of the women in the F3AF project showed a grand mean of 2.93 which indicates that their level of participation was high. On perceived effect of F3AF project on community development, the result showed a grand mean score of 2.40 which indicated a low extent of effect on community development. The study concluded that the women in Rivers State participated in the FADAMA III Additional Financing Project which enabled them to expand their productivity and better their socio-economic status and that participating in the project had an effect on the rural women's socio-economic status and community development. The study

Women Participation, Community Development, Fadama III Additional Financing Project

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