Assessing the Impact of Boko Haram Insurgency on the Livelihoods of Rice Farmers in Mafa Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria
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The study assessed the impact of Boko haram insurgency on livelihood of rice farmers in Mafa local government areas, Borno State-Nigeria. The objectives of paper were to examine impact of Boko haram insurgency on rice farm income and non-farm income in the study area. Primary data were obtained through questionnaire. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 100 rice farmers. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Paired t-test statistics). The empirical finding shows due to the activity of Boko haram insurgency in recent years, most household members particularly women and children were deserted from their homes for fear of been killed, kidnaped and attacked by the insurgents. This had resulted to decreases in supply of family labour for farming activities in the study area. The finding revealed that null hypothesis was rejected and there was a significance difference in mean farm income before and during the insurgency in the study area because mean farm income of rice farmers decreased (55%) significantly during the peak period of the Boko haram insurgency, compared to before insurgency. The study further revealed that the mean of non-farm income of rice farmers increased (43%) significantly during the peak period of insurgency, compared to before insurgency. This was because substantial numbers of rice farmers fled their farmland due to persistent attacks on their farmland by the insurgents. The study concluded that a sizeable number of rice farmers have been forced to seek alternative means of income and have turned to non-farm income activities as a means of generating income to support daily livelihood activities. The study recommended that Borno state government should establish Agro ranger a combined security outfits to provide security to farm land and protect farmers from being attacking while cultivating their land by the sect with a view to increase farm income in the study area.
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