Post Covid-19 Alternative Livelihood Induced Strategies Among Small Scale Farmers in Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State.

Abstract

The study Assessed Post Covid-19 Alternative Livelihood Induced Strategies among Small Scale Farmers in Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State. The research used primary data collected from 100 small scale farmers. Frequency, percentages, Likert scale and ordinary Least Square regression was use in data analysis. The results indicated an R value of 0.66, showing a strong correlation between the independent variables and induced strategies adopted respondents during the covid-19. The study predicted about 43 per cent of the induced strategies adopted by respondent and the F-value was statistically significant (p<0.05).  It was revealed that the educational qualification (t = 3.06), marital status (t = 4.13) and years of experience in crop farming (t = -4.28) were significant at 5% level of significance. The study further revealed that majority (42.7%) fall within the age category of 36-40, 59.1% were male, 42.8% attended Secondary School, 28.3% had between 2-5years farming experience, 41.8% had 2-5household size, 28.2%, 56.4% were married respectively. Also, majority (53.3%) earns 50,000 and above with N32,806.000 as average annual income from fishing while 18.1% earns N6,337.000 with an average annual income of N62,767,6.4% from cropping. Only 1.8% earns N3, 554.500 with an average of N3, 554.500 annual income from services. 0.9% earn N34, 900 with a total annual income of N2, 690.112 from trading/business. Sales of household asset perception was identified as the critical problem with mean score of 2.6111 and ranked 1^st. the study recommend that Public assistance programmed must be modified and augmented in order to better reach small scale farmer and innovative policy tools for supporting small scale farmers are critical.