EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATORY POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH WATER DELIVERY SUPPORT OF LOCAL EMPOWERMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN RURAL SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

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Title Page   –   –     –  –   –   –  –   –     –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –     –   –   –   –   –  i

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Dedication –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –    –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  – iii

Acknowledgement  –   –  –   –   –     –   –   –   –   –   –  –  –     –   –   –   –   –    –  – –  –   iv

Table of Contents  –   –  –   –      –   –     –   –   –   –   –   –  –  –     –   –   –   –  –  – –   –    –  –  v List of Tables  –   –  –  –   –   –   –   –   –     –   –   –   –   –   –  –  –     –   –   –  –   –   –   –  –  – –   x Abstract  –   –   –     –  –   –   –  –   –  –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –     –   –   –   –   – xi

 CHAPTER ONE:   INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background Information   –   –  –       –   –  –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   – 1

1.2 Statement of the problem – –   –   –   –  –   –   –   –   –  –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –  3

1.3 Objective of the study  –   –     –   –   –   –    –  –   –   –   –   –   –     –   –   –   –   –   – 6

1.4 Hypothesis of the study     –   –     –   –   –   –   –    –   –    –   –   –   –      –   –   –   –   –  – 6

1.5 Justification of the study  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –    –  –  – 7

1.6 Limitation of the study  –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   8

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 The Concept of Participatory Community Water Delivery –   –   – —   – – 9

2.1.1 Participatory Bottom-up Community Management Project Delivery 9

2.1.2 Difference Among Self Mobilization, Passive Participation and Others   -9

2.2 Projects to Address the Problem of Water Scarcity and Waste of Rural Labour Time in Community Support Programme     –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –  -12

2.2.1 Poverty Condition in Rural Nigeria as a Limiting Factor to Rural Development –   –   –   -13

2.2.2 Poverty Reduction in CDD Project Cycle –  –   –    –    –   –   –   –   –   –    –  – 14

2.3 Least Cost Alternatives for Poverty Reduction in Community Water Delivery-   –  –   –  –  – 15

2.3.1 Rural Support Community Water Investment as a Strategy for National Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction  –   –   –   –   –  –  –  – 16

2.3.2 Funding Support in CDD Project Water Delivery for Rural Agricultural Productivity – – 17

2.4 Community Contributions in CDD Rural Support Programme – –   —   18

2.5 Improvement in Rural Income with Demand and Supply of Agricultural Credit  –   –   –   – 20

 2.6 Community Driven Development (CDD) Goals, Processes and Weaknesses livelihood Programme for Economic Growth  –   –   –   – – 21

2.7 Approaches and Features of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in CDD Rural Support Programmes –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  22

2.8 Age and Education in Self Driven-Management of Rural Elements of Cooperation –   –   -24

2.9 Some Illustration of PRA Tools –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   25

2.10 Focus Group Discussions –   –    –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   30

2.11 The Role of State, Local Government and Communities in CDD Project Support for Poverty Reduction – –  –   –   –   –   –  –   –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   31

2.12 Social Inclusion and Mainstreaming of the Vulnerable in Community Support Water Delivery  –   –   –  –  –    –   –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  33

2.13 Independent Service Providers in LEEMP CDD Project Communities –   –   –   –   –   –   – 34

2.14 LEEMP Communities of Southeast Nigeria –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  – 34

2.15 Theoretical Framework-   –   –   –   –   –     –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –   – – 35

2.16 Analytical Framework   –  –   —   –   –   –  –   –  –  –  –   –  –   –     –  –   –   –  41

2.16.1 Multiple Regression Function (Model)  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  – 40

2.16.2 M.arginal Analysis Model by Least Cost Option for Use in Poverty Reduction    –   – 42

2,16.3 Efficiency of Capital    –  –   –   –   –   –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –    –   – – .  43

2.16.4 Cost and Value Addition of Water Vendor Delivery   – –   –  – 43

2.16.5 Chi-square Test    –   –   –   –  –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –   –  –  –   –   –  –  –  44

2.16.6 Test of Significance      –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –   –   –   –   –   – 44

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Study Area    –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –    –   –   –  45

3.2 Sample Procedure     –   –   –  – –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –  –   –  46

3.3 Method of Date Collection –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   47

3.4 Method of Data Analysis    – –   –     –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  47

  3.4.1 Model Specification –  –   – –   –   –   –  –  –    –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –  – 47

CHAPTER FOUR : RESULT AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Description ofthe socio-economic characteristics influencing the community CDD Livelihood demand for water and credit support for investment in fishery and poultry. 53

4.1.1 Educational Level of the Respondent Farmers –   –   –   –   –   –   53

4.1.2 Composition of Household Size of the Respondent Farmers-  –   –    54

4.1.3 Marital Status of the Household Farmers  –  –   –   –   –   –  54

4.1.4 Scores Assigned to the Socio-economic Factors for Purposes of Regression Analysis

4.2 Distance and Duration of Water Delivery Man-hours to Farm Households  –   –   –   –   –   –  56

4.2.1 Cost Implication of Water-gate Price, Vendor Intensity and Transportation  –   –   –   –   –  56

4.2.2 Efficiency of Water Vendor Production   –  –  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  -57

4.2.3 Effects of  LEEMP water support on  timeliness of farm operation and  on poverty   57

4.3 Assessment of CPMC Credit  Programme of LEEMP Agricultural Water Users  with a View To Ascertaining Outreach and Effectiveness  –   — 59

 4.4 Evaluation of the Effect of LEEMP Water support on Two Homestead Dry Season Farm Production and Income That Make Better Use of Land and Water (fishery and poultry) – 61

4.4.1 Influencing Factors of Farm Credit, Expenditures, Household Size, Age Marital Status,Education, Religion Number of Children and Position among Leadership –   –   –   –   –   – 62

4.4.2 Application of Multiple Regression Model on the Livestock Income- 63

4.4.3 Application of Multiple Regression Model on the Livestock Credit -65

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

5.1 Summary –   –   –   – –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  67

5.2 Conclusion-   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   – – 68

5.3  Recommendation –  –      –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –   – –  – 69

5.4 Contribution to Knowledge –   – –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –  – 69

5.5 Areas of Future Research-   –      –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –  –  – 70

LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.9.1 Trend analysis of problem of water, land and forest  —  – –   –  -26

Table 2.9.2 Analysis of Problems and Priority Records-   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   – 27

Table3.1.  Sample by  Senatorial Zones,  LGA and Communities  –     –   –   48

Table4.1: Distribution of Respondent water Users According to Educational Levels  –   –  – –    54

Table4.2: Distribution of Household Size According to Age Brackets – –54

Table 4.3: Distribution of Marital Status According Age Bracket –   –    – –  55

Table 4.4 Distribution of Socio-economic Influencing Factors of Livelihood Demand For water and credit Support for Fishery and Poultry . . . .55

Table 45:Distribution of Farmers According to Distance, Duration and Level of Water Use-  -56

Table 4.6: Distribution of Cost of Water Delivery –   –   –   —   –   –   –   –   –   –   -56

Table 4.7: Distribution of Water Delivery Marginal Cost and Marginal Revenue   –   –   –  – –  – 57

Table 4.8:Distribution of Time Saved, Marginal Product and Marginal Cost of Water Delivery 58

Table 4.9: Distribution of Poultry Credit Outreach among the Respondent Farmers –   –   –  –  –  60

Table 4. 10: Distribution of Fishery Credit Outreach among the Respondent Farmers          –  –  60

Table 4.11: Distribution of Poultry Credit Repayment among the Respondent Farmers –  –  –  – 60

Table 4.12: Distribution of Fishery Credit Repayment among the Respondent Farmers- –  –  60

Table 4.13: Distribution of Chi Square Statistics of Credit Outreach and Repayment-   –  –   –  -61

Table 4.14 Distribution of Level of Water Used, Output Product, Expenditure and Income –  – 62

Table 4. 15: Distribution of Factors of Credit, Interest, Savings and Expenditure on Farm Size 63

 Table 4.16: Parameter Estimate of Multiple Regression Models by Ordinary Least Square Method Used in Evaluating Dry Season Poultry Income-   –  –   –  –   –   –   –   –  –   -63

Table 4.17: Parameter Estimate of Multiple Regression Models by Ordinary Least Square Method Used in Evaluating Dry Season Fishery Income –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   – 64

Table 4.18: Parameter Estimate of Multiple Regression Models by Ordinary Least Square Method Used in Assessing the CPMC Credit Programme of LEEMP for Poultry – –  65

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.9, Joharis window analysis   –     –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –    –   – 25

Figure 2.9.1 Trend analysis of changes and productivity (fertility of land) –   — – 26

Figure 2.9.2 Timeline analysis  –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   –   27

Figure 2.9.3 Illustration on analysis of seasonal problems and prospect  28

Figure 2.9.4 Spider’s web Analysis to compare the time opportunities —  28

Figure 2.9.5 Spider’s web Analysis comparing levels of activities of men and women  –      –  – 29

ABSTRACT

 This study was conducted to evaluate Participatory Poverty Reduction by Utilization of Water Delivery of Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP) in Southeast Nigeria as a contribution towards finding water panacea to poverty associated with Livestock Fattening (poultry and fishery), especially during dry season in water stress communities. Also, it was meant to create awareness for Community Driven Development (CDD) Participation. Primary data were obtained from water benefitting communities in LEEMP delivery support. Data were analyzed using regression analysis, marginal analysis model and chi-square test. Result showed that the farmers were composed of 43% females and 57% males. About 31% of the farmer had tertiary educational; 29% of the them had secondary school education; 27% had only primary education while 13% had no formal education. Most of the farmers were within 36-49 years. Large scale poultry farmers (16%) and fish farmers (55%) used on the average 81% CDD water delivery volume and generated 72% livestock income. The small scale poultry farmers (60%) and fish farmers (31%) used on the average 6% of the water volume and generated 10% of the livestock income. The daily timeliness per unit of LEEMP water delivery was 42 minutes on the average. LEEMP reduced poverty through water utilization by 67%. The amount of poultry credit demanded significantly (p < 0.05) influenced the product size (farm output size). Credit for fishery activities was significantly (p < 0.05) low. Other factors that significantly (p < 0.05) influenced Poultry credit were the number of children, leadership position and religion. The volume of water used and the man-days of LEEMP water use significantly (p < 0.05) increased income from poultry. Household size and age significantly (p < 0.05) influenced income from fishery. The 6% score on water volume used by small scale farmers as against 81% for Large scale farmers indicated differential participation by the two categories of livestock farmers. The study recommends opening up virile CDD credit line for fishery and supply of improved stocks to support poultry and fishery production. The study also recommends supportive mobilization of participation through the use of agricultural extension education for the educationally less privileged farmers as well as rotating the CDD leadership of benefitting micro-project communities, at least bi-ennially. Besides, doors should be opened for greater number of water stress communities to benefit from LEEMP/CSDP water delivery support, with greater community contributions made in kind rather than cash

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION         

           Participatory Poverty Reduction through Water Delivery Support is a rural support programme to address problems of rural household chore water scarcity and to enhance community agricultural productivity (income). It is relatively new in Nigeria. Water scarcity is caused by water stress. Water is a renewable resource and water stress begins when withdrawals of fresh water rise above 10% of renewable resources (UNDP, 1997).

         Water delivery for agricultural use in most Nigerian rural communities requires capital investment. Many communities stressed by frequently occurring dry season drought chose water delivery from the micro-project rural support of Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP) for poverty reduction in southeastern Nigeria.

        Water stress denies most rural communities access to livelihoods water delivery (Enugu State SEEDS (2004). The dry season water stress causes environmental dryness and frustrates effective use of rural man-hours/-days input to agriculture (Okwor, 2001). It also, frustrates income earnings for all seasons’ animal fattening:  poultry and fishery

            Availability of safe water supply can support sustainable livelihoods (UNICEF Nigeria, 2012). Okwor (2001) pointed that fishery and poultry make better use of land and water in the environment. So, supportive agricultural water use can sustain production, prevent water borne diseases and save lives from unnecessary accidents. Also, effective use of man-hours is possible when water is easily accessible. Further, sustainable livelihoods in agricultural production is able to facilitate improved income which in turn can facilitate access to social needs: access to credit facilities, education for children, access to communication facilities, access to health facilities and enablement to pay for counterpart funds contributions on new investment (s). 

      LEEMP started the first phase field operation in Nigeria in 2004 and had project support units at federal and state levels, with only participating southeastern states as Enugu and Imo. LEEMP is an agency of International Development Association (IDA) in development partnership with Nigerian government. Since March 2009, LEEMP has acquired a new name, in its second phase, as Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), but the micro-project target is still on Local Empowerment and Environmental Management. The broad objective of LEEMP/CSDP is double-barreled. The first part is in strengthening the institutional framework at the federal, state and local government levels to support environmentally sustainable and community socially inclusive participatory development. The second is in assisting beneficiary communities of LEEMP to have planned, co-financed and implement-able  micro-project(s) (Ugwuoke, 2006).

          LEEMP/CSDP as a project support organization for participatory poverty reduction has the following specific objectives namely: (i) Raising the standard of living. (ii) Reduction of poverty through five components as follow: education through social inclusiveness to bring better method  and increase in the income of the people; increasing the number of man-hours and man- days of business engagement; reduction of risk and, provision of security and safety of project through provision for operations and maintenance committee for each project; reduction  of cost of production; mobilizing communities to invest in livestock fattening, fishery, agricultural processing activities and provision of safety net credit to communities’ organized needy and vulnerable groups, with a view to reducing consumption expenditure (FPSU and MacMatts Consultants, 2006). So, the objectives of LEEMP are to obviate problems of project imposition, top-down development implementation and to improve the lot of rural communities (Papka, 2004).

         LEEMP operates with CDD strategy through the promotion of participatory decision making, integrated multi-sectoral planning and sustainable environmental impact control among micro-project communities. According to the Federal Support Unit (FPSU) and MacMatts consultants (2006), Community Driven Development (CDD) is broadly defined as a process of control of decision and resources by community-based groups for participatory improvement of natural, physical and social infrastructure.  CDD is also referred to as qualitative participation.

        CDD strategy emphasizes participatory socially inclusive decision making and bottom-up management to micro-project delivery. Consequently, the concept of CDD enables the communities and local governments to collaboratively plan, design, execute and sustain their development projects. The concepts of CDD are functional transparency, accountability, participation by socially inclusive bottom-up management, and focus on rural people, sustainability of project, and Local Government Assessment for Governance (Papka, 2004).

           Methods of quality participation need relationships, attitude and behavior to influence changes at personal and institutional levels. Both changes in the attitudinal and behavioral levels bring about improvement at personal level, while changes in relationships are reflected in the institutional changes. Changes at all these three levels are prerequisites for the CDD approaches (Chambers, 2002).

          LEEMP uses IDA funds to finance micro-project supports for rural communities that chose investments in water delivery. Water borehole support of LEEMP, as in other public goods, necessitates technical and mobilization support for preparation of Community Development Plan (CDP) on project(s). Some communities receive supports in borehole(s) and sometimes with reticulation. It is expected that a community borehole project would receive N6.5 million worth of support from LEEMP (Eze, 2005). On entry activities, LEEMP is intervening with micro-project support in states such as Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Enugu, Imo, Katsina, Niger and Oyo (FPSU, 2006).

            LEEMP financing for projects implementation has a procedure for releasing funds in tranches of 50%, 30%, and 20% to communities through the Chairman of the Community Project Management Committee (CPMC). The CPMC membership constitution is usually by election organized by MFT (Multi-disciplinary Facilitating Team) members. Also, LEEMP responsive support demand includes facilitation for mobilization which might be inadequate in some rural communities for such election purposes and for joint community development efforts. Among the elected nine CPMC members, the chairman, the secretary, the financial secretary and the treasurer man the accounting process of the receipt and use of the micro-project(s) funds and also negotiate with other CBOs (Community Based Organisations) such as supporting rural banks. Moreover, the members of CPMC would be accountable /answerable to the town union and to the leader (Chief, Emir, or Igwe). As a necessity, the beneficiary community is required to appoint a maintenance committee that would see to the collection of a token amount from the users of the borehole(s) against management cost.   

        According to FPSU (2006), LEEMP started community entry point activities for CDD project phase one, with 3 local government areas in each LEEMP participating state of the federation but increased to 18 in 2006. So, Enugu and Imo, the southeast LEEMP phase one participating states had a total of 18 LEEMP local government areas (LGAs) each with 194 LEEMP benefitting communities (Enugu 92; Imo 102). The population size of each LEEMP benefiting community is about 1500 to 3000 (FPSU, 2004). According to Enugu State MOA (2013); and Imo State MOA (2013) the population of fish farmers is 825 for Enugu; and 939 for Imo state. Also, the population of poultry farmers for Enugu State is 1583; and Imo State is 1577 (Avian Influenza Project, 2008); However, there are dynamic yearly entry and exit from this population.

          Therefore it becomes necessary to find out the extent and where the participatory support of LEEMP has helped to reduce poverty by utilization of water delivery for increased dry season agricultural output. It is also necessary to assess the effectiveness and the efficiency of participatory water delivery by impact evaluation of its utilization for homestead dry season agricultural livestock fattening, income generation and effective use of farmers’ man-hours. Too, it is most likely that the utilization of participatory water delivery of LEEMP may impact significantly on the flow of rural agricultural credit.