Accessibility of Women to Productive Resources in Farm-Households of Kaduna state, Nigeria

Women in Nigeria form an labour force contributing about 80 per cent of agricultural labour, but / لا own tbe means of production. لا ه are the key human resources in farm production. This study examines the accessibility of women to farm resources in farm households in two geographical regions of Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria. A multi-stage random sampling technique was used in the selection of a sample of 240farm households. Ordinary least squares O S } regression model was used in analysing the data that were collected through interview schedule. It was obserued that women who were less in farm decision making had low accessibility to productive resources compared to those who were more involved in the farm decisions. The included in the regression model explained 51 and 58 per cent of variation in the rate of women accessibility to farm resources in northern and southern parts of Kaduna State respectively .