POLAC INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECONS & MGT SCIENCE (PIJEMS) DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL-KANO
A. L. Mustapha and J. Kutarju
Volume 11 Issue 5
Abstract
This study examined the analysis of livelihood strategies of farming households to Boko Haram shock in Jere local government area of Borno State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected from 358 households which were randomly selected across Jere and administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logit regression models were used for the data analysis. The result shows that majority (71.4%) of the respondents were male, 78.4% were married and the mean age is 39 years. The result also revealed that all the respondents have passed through a form of education and majority (87.7%) of the respondents were farmers. Three main livelihood strategies were identified and described (On-farm, Off-farm and Non-farm strategies), 40.6% of the households are into combination of all the three livelihood strategies. The result also indicates that household size, marital status, highest level of education, income and contact with development agents were the determining factors for households’ choice of livelihood strategies in the study area. In conclusion, insecurity has occasioned that the agricultural sector alone cannot be relied upon as the core activity for households as a means of improving livelihood and reducing poverty in the study area. It is evident that, livelihood diversification is gaining prominence in households income and poverty reduction. Keywords: Livelihood Strategies, Farming Households, On-farm, Off-farm, Non-farm, Boko Haram,
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