Familusi, Linda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-697X, Edriss, Abdi-Khalil, Phiri, Mthakati A. R., Kazembe, John A. and Onoja, Anthony O. (2025) Socio-economic Impact of Organic Vegetable Farming on Smallholder Farmers’ Economic Well-Being. In: Awasthi, L. P., (ed.) Advances in Organic Farming. CABI Digital Library, pp. 512-518

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Abstract

With the increased awareness of the benefits of organic farming and its potential to alleviate poverty among smallholder farmers, providing empirical evidence on its impact on household economic well-being becomes crucial. This study examined the socio-economic impact of organic vegetable farming on household consumption expenditures and household deprivation (poverty) scores in the Oyo and Ekiti states of Nigeria. The study employed a multi-stage sampling technique, and a total of 384 vegetable farming households were sampled. Primary data collection was through a structured questionnaire. For impact analysis, the study adopted the Endogenous Treatment Effect Model (ETEM), which considered the possibility of unobservable factors affecting the treatment effect in the model. The results showed that adopting organic green leafy vegetables (GLV) decreased poverty significantly and had the potential to increase farmers’ consumption expenditures. Hence, organic GLV farming can be adopted as a strategy to improve the economic well-being of smallholder farmers.

Item Type:	Book Section
Status:	Published
DOI:	10.1079/9781800626850.0052
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > HB135-147 Mathematical economics. Quantitative methods S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
School/Department:	London Campus
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/12525

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