TITLE:
Multidimensional Poverty among Sudanese Farmers: Evidence from Gezira Scheme, 2023
AUTHORS:
Gowaria Dafa Alla Abd-Elgadir Ali
KEYWORDS:
Multidimensional Poverty, Rural Farmers, Alkire-Foster Method, Gezira Scheme, Sudan
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
24,
2024
ABSTRACT: This
paper assesses the spread of poverty among rural farmers of Gezira Scheme.
Empirical analysis follows Multidimensional Poverty Index to measure incidence
of poverty. The research relies on primary data aided by structured
questionnaires compiled by Gezira Scheme Board staff; the Head Office located
in Barakat; data provided for year 2023 over 18 sections organized
Gezira and Managil Extension Scheme, a total of 378 rural households were randomly selected and interviewed. For the purpose of the research, the
Author is focusing on households headed by farmers. The result reveals that, 45.60%
of the rural farmers under the study area have been found multidimensional poor
with deprivation less than one third of the dimensions of education, health and
standard of living. The later, has been considered as the main contributor to deprivation of poverty, its indicator of nonexistence
of land ownership showing significant determining of incidence of poverty.
Similarly, food shortage is found to be associated with poverty. Therefore, government policies aim
to reduce poverty, should take into account rearrangement of the relation between government and farmers regarding land tenure to
improve agricultural productivity.