Determining the poverty level of bee farmers involved in non-governmental organizationʹs activities in Kaduna state, Nigeria

Abstract. The study examined the poverty level of bee-farmers involved in the activities of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kaduna State Nigeria using the Bee-keeping Extension Society of Nigeria as a case study. The poverty level was compared with bee farmers that did not take part in the NGOʹs activities so as to decipher the impact of NGOs on their clients. Primary data were basically collected with the aid of structured questionnaires administered to 42 participating and 58 non participating bee farmers in two Local Government Areas of the State using multi-stage sampling technique. The Foster-Greer-Thorbecke indices were used for analysis and a common poverty line of N21,485.21 (US$139.51) was established. The result revealed that, though the participating bee farmers had the larger number of poor, the degree of poverty among the non participating bee farmers was more when compared with the participating bee farmers. The difference in poverty level among the two groups was marginal which lead to the conclusion that the activities of the NGO had marginal impact on its clients.