Jilayu, D.D*., Maimuna, M.A., Medugu, A.I. Apagu, M. D. and Jingudo M. A
Abstract
The study was designed to assess the effects of National Fadama Development Project III Additional Financing II on Livelihood of Boko Haram Internally Displaced Persons (BHIDPs). Multi-stage sampling techniques was employed in sampling 98 Trained and 131 Non-Trained BHIDPs Maize and Rice crop farmers for the study. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Double Difference Model. The results of the analyses indicated that majority (73.5%) of the Trained farmers were males with about 85.7% of them being married with mean household size of 6 persons/household. The mean age for the Trained and Non-Trained NFDP III AF BHII IDP(s) are 40 and 39 years respectively. In terms of education, 38.9% and 31.3% of trained and Non-Trained respectively had no form of education at all. The mean years spent in quest for formal education was 6 years for trained and 7yearsfor non-trained. The mean level of participation of the Trained in group activities indicated that highest in selecting enterprise (3.00). Fertilizer application rate and application time had the highest extent of practice among the improved farm technologies acquired (2.92). Finding from the Double Difference Estimates indicated that annual income of the Trained crop farmers had increased by N112,902.17 in Rice and N109,754.90 in Maize enterprise as compared to the N19,500.00 and N36,541.82 in Rice and Maize enterprises respectively by the non-trained BHIDPs. This indicates positive effects on income. In terms of assets ownership highest was recorded in procurement of Work Bulls (750%). Major constraints identified were Land Tenure (90.8%), late arrival of farm inputs (83.7%) and late supply of farm input. Government should establish land to cater for the BHIDP(s) or Cash should be made available to hire land and supply of farm inputs should be supplied as at when due.