Impact of Rural Development Programs on Poverty Reduction in Kano State, Nigeria

Abstract

Rural development plays a vital role in improving the general wellbeing of rural people. This is fundamentally due to its relevance in poverty reduction. The study assesses the impact of rural development program on poverty reduction in Kano State, Nigeria. Primary data for this study was sourced from sampled households using a well-structured questionnaire survey. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting the sample respondents for the study from three (3) administrative zones classified by KNARDA using Taro Yemen formula for sample size determination. Both descriptive and inferential techniques were used. From the regression result, the estimated slope coefficient of all the variables under the study are positive and significance at 1%. The estimated slope coefficient of education (0.9376705) with probability of (0.0483) has positive and statistically significance at 5% influence on poverty reduction, the variable income (0.8730384) with probability of (0.070) has positive and statistically significance at 5% influence on poverty reduction, and health (0.027906) with probability of (0.0779) has positive and statistically significance at 5% influence on poverty reduction. This showed that rural development program of (education, income and health) had influence on poverty reduction. Rural development program can reduce poverty in Kano State, Nigeria. The study recommends that government policies and programs should be geared towards wealth creation, reducing inequality particularly in access to education and health care services in rural areas, doing this will reduce poverty and serve as a panacea for sustainable rural development