Effect of Fadama III Community Infrastructure on Farm Profitability of Members of Fadama user Groups (Fugs) in Anambra State, Nigeria

The study evaluateD the effect of FADAMA III community infrastructure on farm profitability of members of FADAMA User Groups FUGs in Anambra state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study determined the effect of rural markets on farm profitability of FUG members effect of rural borehole on farm profitability of FUG members, and effect of processing facilities on farm profitability of FUG members. These objectives were achieved through analysis of cross sectional data which were collected by employing multi stage sampling technique in the four Agricultural zones in Anambra, Awka, Aguata and Onitsha to select 375 respondents out of population of 6,125. Research outcome shows that that provision of rural markets has significant effect on farm profitability of FUG members F ratio = 60.634 significant @ 0.01 provision of water boreholes has significant effect on farm profitability of FUG members F ratio = 34.737 significant @ 0.01 level and provision of cassava processing facilities has significant effect on farm profitability of FUG members F ratio = 27.082 significant @ 0.01 level . The researchers recommended among others provision of agricultural support services such as fertilizer, seedlings, credit and extension services by FADAMA III project managers, so as to boost farming activities and income of FUG members. Ogechukwu C. Nweke | Obianuju E. Agbasi "Effect of Fadama III Community Infrastructure on Farm Profitability of Members of Fadama user Groups (Fugs) in Anambra State, Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29880.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/agricultural-engineering/29880/effect-of-fadama-iii-community-infrastructure-on-farm-profitability-of-members-of-fadama-user-groups-fugs-in-anambra-state-nigeria/ogechukwu-c-nweke