Abstract
Climate change is impacting the cropping system, landscape, livelihoods, and nutrition diversity of farming households and communities in Africa. Climate change adaptability and resilience are emerging as important criteria for setting national priorities for promoting indigenous crops to enhance food and nutrition security, especially of resource-poor smallholders. However, many climate resilient indigenous crops have been lost due to inappropriate policies that fail to prioritize climate resilience and nutritional diversity. Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is an indigenous crop in Africa. It is tolerant to drought, poor soils, and short spells of elevated temperatures. It, therefore, offers several advantages over other legumes as a source of nutrition, food security and improved welfare in the face of climate change. The research investigated farmers’ perceptions and socioeconomic factors that influenced the cultivation and commercialization of bambara groundnut and the effect of commercialization on smallholder farmers’ welfare in two local government areas (LGAs) of Benue State, Nigeria. In all, 300 smallholder farmers were sampled through a multistage sampling technique. The method of analysis involved the estimation of a fractional regression and treatment effect models. We found that older farmers who perceived that bambara groundnut is a climate-resilient and food security crop allocated more of their total farmland to its production. The perception that bambara groundnut is a climate-resilient crop also impacted positively on the commercialization of bambara groundnut. Formal education coupled with the commercialization of bambara groundnut led to increased farmers’ welfare. We recommend that more sensitization and education should be given to farmers on the good characteristics of bambara groundnut as a climate-resilient and food security crop while they are also supported to upscale its production for commercialization purposes.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Adebowale YA, Schwarzenbolz U, Henle T (2011) Protein isolates from Bambara groundnut (Voandzeia subterranean L.): chemical characterization and functional properties. Int J Food Prop 14(4):758–775. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942910903420743
Adeleke OR, Adiamo OQ, Fawale OS (2018) Nutritional, physicochemical, and functional properties of protein concentrate and isolate of newly-developed Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterrenea L.) cultivars. Food Sci Nutr 6(1):229–242. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.552
Adzawla W, Donkoh SA, Nyarko G, O’Reilly P, Mayes S (2016a) Use patterns and perceptions about the attributes of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Northern Ghana. Ghana J Sci Technol Dev (GJSTD) 4(2):56–71
Adzawla W, Donkoh SA, Nyarko G, O’Reilly P, Olayide Olawale E, Mayes S, Feldman A, Azman Halimi R (2016b) Adoption of Bambara groundnut production and its effects on farmers’ welfare in northern Ghana. Afr J Agric Res 11(7):583–594
Aremu MO, Mamman S, Olonisakin A (2013) Evaluation of fatty acids and physicochemical characteristics of six varieties of bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verde) seed oils. Riv Ital Sostanze Grasse 90(2):107–113
Awunyo-Vitor D, Bakang J, Cofie S (2013) Estimation of farm level technical efficiency of small-scale cowpea production in Ghana. Am Eurasian J Agric Environ Sci 13(8):1080–1087
Azam-Ali SN, Karikari SK, Massawe FJ (2001) Assessing the potential of an underutilized crop – a case study using bambara groundnut. Exp Agric 37(4):433–472. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0014479701000412
Brough SH, Azam-Ali SN (1992) The effect of soil moisture on the proximate composition of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc). J Sci Food Agric 60:197–203
Cameron AC, Trivedi PK (2010) Microeconometrics using stata. Stata Press, College Station
Cerulli G (2014) Ivtreatreg: a command for fitting binary treatment models with heterogeneous response to treatment and unobservable selection. Stata J 14:453–480
Chai HH, Massawe F, Mayes S (2016) Physiological responses of a Bambara groundnut segregating population to mild drought stress In: Hall RA, Rudebjer P (eds) 3rd international conference on neglected and underutilized species (NUS): for a food-secure Africa. Accra, 25–27 Sept 2013. Proceedings, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy and International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden
Donkoh SA, Tachega M, Amowine N (2013) Estimating Technical Efficiency of Tomato Production in Northern Ghana. Am J Exp Agric 3(1):56–75
Donkoh SA, Alhassan H, Nkegbe PK (2014) Food expenditure and household welfare in Ghana. Afr J Food Sci 8(3):164–175. FAO
Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. 1982. Legumes in human nutrition. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper No. 20. FAO, Rome
Goli AE (1997) Bambara groundnuts: introduction. In: Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. Bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranean (L). Verdic. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy
Greene WH (2003) Econometric analysis, 5th edn. Upper Saddle River. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA
Hillocks RJ, Bennett C, Mponda OM (2012) Bambara nut: a review of utilisation, market potential and crop improvement. Afr Crop Sci J 20(1):1–16
Karikari SK (1996) The status of Bambara groundnut genetic resources in Botswana SACCAR Newsletter No. 34, June, 1996
Mabhaudhi T, Modi AT, Beletse YG (2013) Growth, phenological and yield responses of a Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) landrace to imposed water stress: II. Rain shelter conditions. Water SA 39:191–198
Maddala GS (1983) Limited-dependent and qualitative variables in econometrics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Minka SR, Bruneteau M (2000) Partial chemical composition of bambara pea [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verde]. Food Chem 68(3):273–276. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00186-7
Mkandawire CH (2007) Review of Bambara groundnut production in sub-saharan Africa. Agric J 2:464–470
Mwale SS, Azam-Ali SN, Massawe FJ (2007) Growth and development of Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) in response to soil moisture 1. Dry matter and yield. Eur J Agron 26:345–353
National Research Council (1996) Lost crops of Africa: volume I: grains. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.17226/2305
Olayide O, Alene A, Ikpi A, Nziguheba G (2008) Population density and distance to market does not influence the farmers’ use of organic manure. Available at http://orgprints.org/12310/
Olayide OE, Alene AD, Ikpi A, Nziguheba G (2009a) Manure marketing in the Savannas of Nigeria: implications for sustainable food security. J Food Agric Environ 7(2):540–545
Olayide OE, Alene AD, Ikpi A (2009b) Determinants fertilizer use in northern Nigeria. Pak J Soc Sci 6(2):91–98
Omamo SW, Diao X, Wood S, Chamberlin J, You L, Benin S, Wood-Sichra U, Tatwangire A (2006) Strategic priorities for agricultural development in eastern and Central Africa. Research report 150. International Food Policy Research Institute
Oyeyinka SA, Singh S, Adebola PO, Gerrano AS, Amonsou EO (2015) Physicochemical properties of starches with variable amylose contents extracted from bambara groundnut genotypes. Carbohydr Polym 133:171–178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.06.100
Papke LE, Wooldridge JM (1996) Econometric methods for fractional response variables with an application to 401 (k) plan participation rates. J Appl Econ 11:619–632
Papke LE, Wooldridge JM (2008) Panel data methods for fractional response variables with an application to test pass rates. J Econ 145:121–133
Pender J (2004) Development pathways for hillsides and highlands: some lessons from Central America and East Africa. Food Policy 29(4):339–467
Pender J, Place F, Ehui S (1999) Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the East African highlands. EPTD discussion paper 41. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
Pender J, Jagger P, Nkonya E, Sserunkuma D (2004) Development pathways and land management in Uganda. World Dev 32(5):767–792
Shehu JF, Iyortyer JT, Mshelia SI, Jongur AAU (2010) Determinants of yam production and technical efficiency among yam farmers in Benue state, Nigeria. J Soc Sci 24(2):143–148
Sheikh AD, Rehman T, Yates CM (2003) Logit models for identifying the factors that influence the uptake of new ‘no-tillage’technologies by farmers in the rice–wheat and the cotton–wheat farming systems of Pakistan’s Punjab. Agric Syst 75(1):79–95
Stadler F (2009) Analysis of differential gene expression under water-deficit stress and genetic diversity in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) using novel highthroughput technologies. PhD thesis. Technical University of Munich, Munich
Taiwo KA, Akanbi CT, Ajibola OO (1998) Regression relationships for the soaking, and cooking properties of two cowpea varieties. J Food Eng 37:331–344
Thornton PK, Kruska RL, Henninger N, Kristjanson PM, Reid RS, Atieno F, Odero AN, Ndegwa T (2002) Mapping poverty and livestock in the developing world. International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi
Wasula SL, Wakhungu J, Palapala V (2014) Farmers’ perceptions on adoption of Bambara nut production as a food security crop in Kakamega County, Kenya. Int J Disaster Manage Risk Reduct 6(1)
Wooldridge JM (2009) Introductory econometrics: a modern approach, 4th edn. South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason 50–62
Yao DN, Kouassi KN, Erba D, Scazzina F, Pellegrini N, Casiraghi MC (2015) Nutritive evaluation of the Bambara groundnut Ci12 landrace [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. (Fabaceae)] produced in cote d’Ivoire. Int J Mol Sci 16(9):21428–21441. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms160921428
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2018 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this entry
Cite this entry
Olayide, O.E. et al. (2018). Assessing Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Production and Commercialization of Bambara Groundnut as an Indigenous Climate Resilient Crop in Nigeria. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Resilience. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71025-9_158-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71025-9_158-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-71025-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-71025-9
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Earth and Environm. ScienceReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences