Publication: Economic Analysis Of Flood-Induced Vulnerability To Poverty Among Farmers In Niger State, Nigeria
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2025-09
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Babatunde, Nofiu Nofiu
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Poverty and flooding are two critical challenges confronting rural farming communities in nigeria. This study examined the economic implications of flood-induced vulnerability to poverty among farmers in niger state, nigeria. Specifically, it assessed the current level of farmers’ vulnerability to flooding, identified their poverty status, analyzed the effect of vulnerability on poverty dynamics, and evaluated coping strategies used to mitigate flood impacts across three zones (a, b, and c). Using data from 356 farmers, the analysis employed the farmers’ vulnerability index (favi), principal component analysis (pca), multiple correspondence analysis (mca), and multidimensional poverty measurement combining income, asset, and food consumption indicators. Results showed marked variations across the zones. In zone a, 72% of farmers were highly vulnerable. Poverty status rose sharply from 34.1% before flooding to 81.7% during flooding, easing slightly to 70.6% after. Food security deteriorated as non-poor households fell from 76.2% before flooding to 18.3% during flooding, with recovery to 65.7% post-flood. Coping relied heavily on social networks (88.2%), followed by remittances (62.5%), livelihood diversification (57.4%), access to credit (44.7%), and external aid (39.1%). In zone b, 55% of farmers were highly vulnerable. Poverty increased from 28.4% before flooding to 69.5% during flooding, before improving to 61.7% afterward. Non-poor households dropped from 82.1% pre-flood to 29.4% during flooding, rebounding to 71.8% post-flood.
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Economic Analysis Flood-Induced Vulnerability Poverty Among