Saudi Journal of Economics and Finance (SJEF)
Volume-2 | Issue-06 | 302-313
Original Research Article
Microinsurance Policy and Peace of Mind among the Small Scale Farmers: (A Case of Small Scale Farmers in the Southwestern Part of Nigeria)
Soye Yinka Augustine, Oyede Saheed Adesunkanmi
Published : Nov. 30, 2018
Abstract
Low accessibility to credit facilities has been devastating the small scale
farming business in Nigeria. Therefore, the small scale farmers in Nigeria are
encountering difficulties as these farmers cannot directly access credit facilities to boom
and develop their farm business activities, and this has led to agricultural business setback
in the country. This paper investigated how micro-insurance policy has influenced peace
of mind among the small scale farmers in Nigeria. The study used survey research
methodology, with the south-western part of Nigeria as the scope of the study. The data
for this study was extracted from primary source through well structure designed
questionnaires, using correlation and linear regression analysis to analyze the extracted
data. And to determine the present and future relationship between examine the present
and future relationship between the independent variable (micro-insurance (MI) and the
set of dependent variables (health risk (HR); financial protection (FP); vulnerability risk
(VR); and Poverty alleviation (PA)). The findings revealed that using micro insurance as
an health risks management tool among the small scale farmers in rural areas, and the less
privileges will be an efficient platform to alleviate their proneness to the risks of sickness,
because it will assist this them to overcome the anxiety of hospital bills payments, and
other medical expenses. The study conclude that Micro-insurance can mitigate
vulnerability among the small scale farmers in the country by providing low income
households, business and farmers with access to post eventuality compensation, thus
compensates them for injury, damage and providing coverage for their ill-health, which
invariably leads to development among the small scale farmers.