Assessment of Rural-Urban Migration among Irrigation Farmers in Kano North Senatorial District of Kano State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2026242Keywords:
Support, Challenges, Rural-Urban MigrationAbstract
This study investigated assessment on scope and challenges of rural-urban migration among irrigation farmers in Kano North Senatorial District, Kano State. Two research questions were formulated for the study. The design for this study was descriptive survey research. The population of the study was six thousand two hundred and eighty seven (6,287) irrigation farmers in the study area, simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample size of 361 respondents. Researcher developed questionnaire titled: Questionnaire on irrigation farming and reduction of rural-urban migration (QIFRRUM). The instrument for data collection was a 10 items questionnaire which was validated by research experts and tested with a reliability estimate of 0.68 using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) (PPMC). The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings which emerged from the scope of irrigation rural development programmes includes cultivation of cereals, fruits, vegetables and perishables, poultry production, livestock production, marketing of agricultural produce, transporting products to markets, providing labour and selling inputs to farmers; the challenges facing the irrigation farmers indicate inadequacy of fertilizers and water pump machines, inability to access loan schemes, and inefficient extension services. It was recommended among others things that: government should provide agricultural inputs and farming technologies to irrigation farmers to improve the production level. and credit facilities provided for irrigation farmers to improve their agricultural production, which will lead to the improvement of marketing between companies and farmers: government should intensify efforts in the provision of adequate fertilizers and water pump machines, access to loan schemes to irrigation farmers, adequate technical advice and the provision of efficient extension services, communication and adequate capacity building in order to determine the challenges facing irrigation farmers in the Kano North Senatorial District, Kano State Nigeria.
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