MOBILE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND RURAL HOUSEHOLD LIVELIHOOD: EVIDENCE FROM KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

• DOI: 10.62923/fuojahe.v6i1.195
• Publication Date: 2024-04-20T10:18:30Z
• Authors: G O Akinsola; S B Ojetunde; M A Bello; O A Ayinde; O E Durotoye


 Creating an inclusive financial system with wide-ranging and convenient services in the rural areas is increasingly being promoted as this seen to be vital for sustainable economic development. In vein, paper examined effects of electronic on livelihoods household Nigeria, using Kwara state a case study. First, study explored identified mobile systems used by households, determined their livelihood status effect household. A three-stage sampling technique was select 120 farming households structured questionnaire. The analytical tools employed were descriptive statistics, index, average weighted index logistic regression. result revealed that inclusion household, education monthly income significantly influenced (P<0.1). Difficulties phone effectively without assistance third party vast charge use factors limiting households. Hence, recommends need more sensitisation training major ensure integration all willing users