This study is aimed at assessing the impacts of Third National Fadama Development Project (NFDP III) on provision of Small-scale Community-owned Infrastructures (SCIs) for poverty reduction. The sector goal of NFDP III was to reduce poverty by improving the living conditions of the rural poor; contribute to food security and increase access to rural infrastructure. The study made use of questionnaires to generate primary data from 245 respondents whilst Project Implementation Manuals, Appraisal Reports, Baseline and Midline Surveys, etc constituted the secondary data. The study found out that outcomes of NFDP III had profound impacts on the incidence of poverty of the beneficiaries. For example in Kaduna State, incomes of Crop farmers increased by 199% and Livestock owners by 221%. In Sokoto State, the incomes of Crop farmers increased by 225% and Livestock owners by 315%. The food security situation of about 84.4% and 98.3% of the beneficiaries had improved, greatly and the socio-economic conditions of 74.2% and 95.7% of the beneficiaries had been promoted, significantly. The study recommends that to further sustained the impetus created by NFDP III on poverty reduction in Nigeria, the Federal, States and Local Governments should as a matter of concern, extend their commitments beyond those of facilitating the provision of rural infrastructure to those of scaling-up the levels of provision, maintenance and management and poverty reduction should ever remain part of national development goals.

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致力于促进农村减贫基础设施：对尼日利亚卡杜纳州和索科托州的FADAMA III小型社区拥有的基础设施的分析

这项研究旨在评估第三个国家法达玛发展项目（NFDP III）对提供小型社区拥有的基础设施（SCI）减贫的影响。NFDP III的部门目标是通过改善农村贫困人口的生活条件来减少贫困；为粮食安全做出贡献并增加获得农村基础设施的机会。该研究利用问卷调查从245位受访者中获取主要数据，而项目实施手册，评估报告，基线和中线调查等构成了次要数据。该研究发现，NFDP III的成果对受益人的贫困发生率产生了深远的影响。例如，在卡杜纳州，农作物的收入增加了199％，畜牧业者的收入增加了221％。在索科托州，农作物的收入增加了225％，畜牧业者的收入增加了315％。大约84.4％和98.3％的受益人的粮食安全状况得到了很大改善，受益人的社会经济状况得到了显着改善，分别达到74.2％和95.7％。研究建议，为进一步维持NFDP III对尼日利亚减贫的推动作用，值得关注的是，联邦政府，州政府和地方政府应将其承诺扩大到促进农村基础设施建设以外的承诺，以扩大规模。提高供应，维护和管理水平以及减少贫困应始终是国家发展目标的一部分。极大地促进了74.2％和95.7％受益人的社会经济状况。研究建议，为进一步维持NFDP III对尼日利亚减贫的推动作用，值得关注的是，联邦政府，州政府和地方政府应将其承诺扩大到促进农村基础设施建设以外的承诺，以扩大规模。提高供应，维护和管理水平以及减少贫困应始终是国家发展目标的一部分。极大地促进了74.2％和95.7％受益人的社会经济状况。研究建议，为进一步维持NFDP III对尼日利亚减贫的推动作用，值得关注的是，联邦政府，州政府和地方政府应将其承诺扩大到促进农村基础设施建设以外的承诺，以扩大规模。提高供应，维护和管理水平以及减少贫困应始终是国家发展目标的一部分。