Determinants of Access to Landholding in Female-Headed Cassava Farming Households in Abia State, Southeast Nigeria.

Abstract

This study on determinants of access to landholding by female-headed households involved in Individual tenure system in Abia State, Southeast Nigeria was carried out to ascertain the access to farmland by gender in individual tenure systems in the area as well as identifying the factors affecting access to landholding of female-headed cassava-based farming households under individual tenure system. A multi-stage random sampling technique was adopted for this study while data were collected through primary sources. The sample size consists of male and female headed households involved in individual tenure system respectively making a total of 234 cassava farming household respondents. Descriptive statistics as well as multiple regression technique were employed in analyzing the field data. Male headed households had more access to farmland than female headed households. Results show that age, income, asset size, farming experience, level of education, access to credit, land prices and location of farmland were factors affecting access to landholding by female headed households under individual tenure system in the study area.