Determinant of Rural Household Poverty Nexus Fuel Consumption among Fisherfolks in Kwara State, Nigeria
Y. U. Oladimejl *
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B. 1044, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Z. Abdulsalam
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B. 1044, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
A. M. Ajao
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kwara State University, P.M.B.1530, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
S. A. Adepoju
Department of Chemical, Geological and Physical Sciences, Kwara State University, P.M.B. 1530, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The study examined rural households’ fuel consumption pattern in Kwara State, Nigeria. Primary data using a structured questionnaire and interview were administered to select randomly 110 rural farming households. The result revealed a link between forests, agricultural production and poverty as about 79% of sampled respondents titled towards using biomass for their energy sources. About three-fifth (63%) of the rural fishery households could be considered to have a low energy expenditure pattern because they fell below energy poverty line of ₦640 ($4.05) per adult equivalent per month. Result also estimated the log-likelihood ratio to be Ë—28.7, the adjusted R-2 of 0.557 implies that the explanatory variables were collectively able to explain about 56% of the total variation in energy consumption pattern among the rural households. The study recommend designing more economical, efficient and less pollutants cooking stoves and lighting equipments that uses local bio-fuels (renewable) and harnessing modern energy source to supplement the use of biomass for rural farming households to reduce energy poverty level.
Keywords: Bio-fuel, poverty, renewable, shea butter oil.