Abstract: Different approaches have been implemented in reducing rural poverty in Nigeria, but only few considered asset ownerships. Thus, this study examined the effect of asset ownership on poverty status in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area of Oyo State. Multistage random sampling techniques were used to select 120 rural households using structured. Data were analyzed with the descriptive statistics, 2/3 mean per capital household expenditure and probit regression....
Keywords: Productive assets, Poverty level, rural households, 2/3 mean per capital expenditure
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