ISSN 2375-1177
African Journal of Agriculture and Food Security Vol. 1 (3), pp. 068-074, September, 2013. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Gender discrimination in Agricultural land access: Implications for food security in Ondo State, Nigeria
A. G. Adekola1, F. O. Adereti2*, G. F. Koledoye2 and P. T. Owombo3
1Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria. 2Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
3Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 31 May, 2013
Abstract
This study assessed gender discrimination in agricultural land access: Implications for food security in Ondo State Nigeria. Specifically, it analysed men and female accessibility to forms of land holding and the factors affecting agricultural land accessibility in the study area. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting 240 respondents used for this study. Data collected were summarized using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentages and correlation analysis was used to test the hypothesis stated. The results revealed that the mean age of the male respndents was 48.3 while that of female was 43.7 with the standard deviation of 14.9 and 11.3, respectively. Also, at p ≤ 0.05, there was significant relationship between accessibility to agricultural land and male and female socio-economic characteristics such as age (r = 0.484), marital status (r = 0.568), farm size (r = 0.504), farming experience (r = 0.479), household (r = -0.668), access to credit facility (r = 0.476), and membership of social organization (r = 0.593). This study therefore concluded that gender differentials, especially with regards to land favour the males. It is therefore recommended that redesigning and redeveloping the structure of land policies to be more gender sensitive and inclusive.
Key words: Gender, land acess, food security, correlation, discrimination.