Contribution of Farming and Non-Farm Labour Activities To Household Income in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was carried out on the contribution of both farming and non-farm labour supply activities to households' income in Mubi North Local Government Area  of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Data were obtained using structured questionnaire. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to randomly select three (3) districts out of the six (6) districts in the first stage. In the second stage six (6) wards were randomly selected from the three (3) districts to reflect areas where the farm and non-farm labour supply activities -were mainly practiced. These are Bahuli, Vimtim, Lokuwa, Polere, Saban layi, Yelwa Digil and Mudala. A total of 100 households were randomly and proportionately selected from the districts for the analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, rank order and percentage were used as analytical tools. The result indicates that majority (98%) of the farming household members indicated that N2,426,916.67 (40.51%) of their household income per year was earned through crop and livestock production while only 16% of the farming household members indicated that N115,208.33 (1.91%) was earned from crop production. Labour intensiveness, lack of personal connection, required skills,  inadequate extensive agent to guide and lack of contact with officials of organisation amongst others as the major problem associated with farming and non-farm labour supply activities in the study area. It was recommended based on the finding that Extension agents in the State should be properly trained and provided with the necessary technological packages required to teach and guide farmers on new technology and officials of organisation on the non-farm sector should employ labour based on merit and discourage sentiments.