%0 Journal Article
%T Development Impact of Rubber Estate on Fringe Communities in Nigeria
%J -
%D 2019
%X Economic development is the core objective for establishing rubber industry in Nigeria. The objective that was set for this study was to find out whether or not the establishment of rubber estates in some parts of Nigeria has contributed to social and economic development of the host(fringe) communities. A simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 210 respondents. Well structured questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect primary data. Descriptive statistics (mean, mode, frequency, percentage and tables) and inferential statistics (Logit regression model) were used to analyze the information that were collected on the opinion of the people with respect to the social and economic impact of rubber estates in the communities. We found out that the major social impact of rubber estate on fringe communities were identified to be mass migration (influx) of people into the communities (p<0.01) and provision of education facilities (p<0.05). Economic impact of rubber estate on fringe communities were, establishment of auxiliary industries (p<0.01) and provision of employment (p<0.05). The employment and income multiplier index of the rubber estate on fringe communities were computed to be 30.53% and 45.84% respectively. We recommend that Government and development agencies should establish more rubber estates for community and national development. Measures should be put in place to ensure that rubber estates provide due benefits to fringe communities as a form of social responsibility
%K Sosyal
%K ekonomik
%K etki de£żerlendirmesi
%K kau£żuk arazileri
%K kenar topluluklar
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/barofd/issue/43738/481608