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IMPACT OF ANCHOR- BORROWERS’ PROGRAMME (ABP) ON RICE PRODUCTION IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA, NIGERIA

Publication Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2026

Author(s): Ejembi, I. and  Umar, H.S.

Journal Name: (IJAEMD)

ABSTRACT

The study assessed the impact of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme on rice farming in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to

randomly select 357 respondents (162 beneficiaries and 195 non-beneficiaries). Data were collected using a questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Logistic  regression, Propensity Score Matching (PSM), and Gross Margin Analysis. The mean age of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries was 37 and 56 years, respectively; 72.2% and 76.1% were male; 82.1% and 75% were married, respectively. Beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries on average had a farm size of 2 hectares approximately. The Gross margin result revealed

Gross margin/ha of ₦304,414 for beneficiaries and ₦62,255.32 for non-beneficiaries of ABP respectively in the Study Area The result of the logistic regression on determinant of participation in the ABP revealed that the model is statistically significant with pseudo-R-square of (0.563) indicating that about 56.3% of the variation in participation in the ABP explained by the socioeconomics characteristics considered in the model which are annual income with a coefficient of (4.198 at P<0.01), membership of association with a coefficient of (4.309 P<0.01) and, farming experience with a coefficient of (0.247, P<0.01), marital status with a coefficient of (0.803, P<0.10), Age with coefficient of (-0.133, P<0.01), Household size with a coefficient of (-0.244, P<0.05), Farm size with a coefficient of (-0.313, P<0.10), Access to extension had a coefficient of (-1.084, P<0.10). PSM result on income reveals Average Treatment Effect (ATE) of ₦467,802/ha, significant at (t=5.60, P<0.01). It was concluded that ABP had a positive impact on beneficiaries’ incomes in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. It was recommended that the anchor borrowers programme should remove/cut down the bureaucratic bottleneck that discourages intending farmers from participating in the programme; more female farmers should also be enrolled in the programme to narrow the gap between male beneficiaries and female beneficiaries

Keywords: Anchor-borrower, Rice, Farming, Participation, Beneficiary, Non-beneficiary.