EFFECT OF PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE ON CASSAVA IN ALLEVIATING POVERTY AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN DELTA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, NIGERIA

¹ONWUDIWE, N., ²AKARAKIRI, C.N., ³AGBARAJO, C., ⁴ONOTHOJA, E., ⁵AGIDI E.K & ⁶OYIBO, A.A
¹Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Nigeria.
²Home Economics Dept, Ufoma Mixed Secondary School, Sapele, Delta State.
³Funmilayo Agbarhro Model School, Agbarhro.
⁴St Michael College Oleh, Delta State.
⁵Dept of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Technology Ufuoma, Delta State.
⁶Federal College of Education (Tech), Asaba, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT
The study was designed to determine the effect of Presidential Initiative on Cassava in alleviating poverty among rural women in Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State. Five research questions guided the study. The population comprised of 1256 registered women farmers. Sample size of 340 respondents was drawn using Cluster sampling technique. Data was collected from respondents using structured questionnaire. The result of the analysis revealed that the presidential Initiative on cassava through its strategies alleviated poverty amongst the women farmers in Delta Central Senatorial District, Nigeria by improving their standard of living. The authors recommended that the government should see cassava production as a means of alleviating poverty in the rural area by making more advantageous polices that can encourage sustainable cassava production.
Key Words: cassava, poverty alleviation, Presidential Initiative on Cassava, rural women.