Abstract

Bello, M., E. S. Salau G. A. Miri and E. Allu

The aim of the study was to assess the impact of National Fadama Development Phase Three (NFDP III) on poverty reduction among loan beneficiaries of cattle fatteners in the agricultural zone programme of Central Nigeria. The data for the study were collected using structured interview schedule. Simple descriptive statistics involving frequency counts, percentage and mean scores were used to achieve all the objectives of the study. The findings of the study revealed high adoption of improved technologies introduced to the cattle fatteners, enhanced income level of the respondents as well as development of culture of saving by respondents to improve the project sustainability. It is recommended that the State Fadama Coordinating Office (SFCO) should ensure the establishment of an effective training programme for the Fadama Users’ Groups (FUGs) so as to strengthens and encourage their active participation in Community Demand Driven (CDD) approach.