TY  - JOUR
AU  - Njoku, Chukwudi Loveday
AU  - Ejike, Onu Samson
AU  - Emehute, Victor Chidubem
AU  - Azuamairo, Gillian Chidozie
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/30
TI  - Sex-Based Barriers and Drivers of Access to Agricultural Resources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
JO  - Agricultural Science and Food Processing
T2  - Agricultural Science and Food Processing
JF  - Agricultural Science and Food Processing
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
SP  - 142
EP  - 147
DO  - 10.62762/ASFP.2025.886018
UR  - https://www.icck.org/article/abs/ASFP.2025.886018
KW  - sex-based disparities
KW  - access to agricultural resources
KW  - ebonyi state
KW  - Nigeria
AB  - The study assessed sex-based barriers and drivers of access to agricultural resources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A total of 120 farmers (60 males and 60 females) were surveyed using structured questionnaires. Frequencies, means, standard deviation, t-tests, and logistic regression were employed for data analysis. Results revealed that male farmers had higher access to key resources such as land ($\bar{x}$ =3.61), credit ($\bar{x}$ =3.15), and extension services ($\bar{x}$ =3.18), compared to female farmers, who recorded lower access levels (land $\bar{x}$ =2.52; credit $\bar{x}$ =2.35). In terms of perceived constraints, male farmers cited inadequate finance ($\bar{x}$ =3.15) as a major limitation, while female farmers highlighted discriminatory social norms ($\bar{x}$ =3.20) and lack of access to credit ($\bar{x}$ =3.10). Socio-economic characteristics influencing access showed that education and cooperative membership significantly affected access for males (p=0.041 and p=0.012), while age and cooperative membership were significant for females (p=0.023 and p=0.008). The hypothesis confirmed a significant difference in overall access levels between male and female farmers (t=4.812, p=0.001). The study concludes that gender disparities persist in agricultural resource access. Strengthening women’s cooperative membership, reducing socio-cultural barriers, and improving access to land and finance are recommended to promote gender equity in agricultural development.
SN  - 3066-1579
PB  - Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge
LA  - English
ER  - 

@article{Njoku2025SexBased,
  author = {Chukwudi Loveday Njoku and Onu Samson Ejike and Victor Chidubem Emehute and Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo},
  title = {Sex-Based Barriers and Drivers of Access to Agricultural Resources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria},
  journal = {Agricultural Science and Food Processing},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {2},
  number = {3},
  pages = {142-147},
  doi = {10.62762/ASFP.2025.886018},
  url = {https://www.icck.org/article/abs/ASFP.2025.886018},
  abstract = {The study assessed sex-based barriers and drivers of access to agricultural resources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A total of 120 farmers (60 males and 60 females) were surveyed using structured questionnaires. Frequencies, means, standard deviation, t-tests, and logistic regression were employed for data analysis. Results revealed that male farmers had higher access to key resources such as land (\$\bar{x}\$ =3.61), credit (\$\bar{x}\$ =3.15), and extension services (\$\bar{x}\$ =3.18), compared to female farmers, who recorded lower access levels (land \$\bar{x}\$ =2.52; credit \$\bar{x}\$ =2.35). In terms of perceived constraints, male farmers cited inadequate finance (\$\bar{x}\$ =3.15) as a major limitation, while female farmers highlighted discriminatory social norms (\$\bar{x}\$ =3.20) and lack of access to credit (\$\bar{x}\$ =3.10). Socio-economic characteristics influencing access showed that education and cooperative membership significantly affected access for males (p=0.041 and p=0.012), while age and cooperative membership were significant for females (p=0.023 and p=0.008). The hypothesis confirmed a significant difference in overall access levels between male and female farmers (t=4.812, p=0.001). The study concludes that gender disparities persist in agricultural resource access. Strengthening women’s cooperative membership, reducing socio-cultural barriers, and improving access to land and finance are recommended to promote gender equity in agricultural development.},
  keywords = {sex-based disparities, access to agricultural resources, ebonyi state, Nigeria},
  issn = {3066-1579},
  publisher = {Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge}
}