FADAMA III DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND REHABILITATION OF COMMUNITY OWNED AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

The study seeks to examine the impact of Fadama III on the rehabilitation of communityowned agricultural infrastructure in Akwa Ibom State. It was observed that the agriculturalsector after independence, dominated the Nigerian economy, such that the development ofthe region was hinged on the sector alone. However, over the years, the sector has witnessedrapid decline in its role and contribution to national development. The National FadamaDevelopment Project (NFDP) is one of such intervention program that was initiated toimprove the agricultural sector of the country. The Theory of change and the group theorywere used for the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study.The sources of data were both primary and secondary. Primary data were sourced using aquestionnaire and interview method. Secondary data were sourced from textbooks, journalpublications, and online sources. The population of the study was 2730 Fadama users inAkwa Ibom State. Using the Taro Yamane formula, a Sample size of 400 was determined andadministered, out of which 354 were successfully retrieved. The Simple linear regressionanalysis was the method of data analysis. It was revealed that there is a significantrelationship between Fadama III and rehabilitation of community owned agriculturalinfrastructure in Akwa Ibom State. The study recommended that; Akwa Ibom Stategovernment should ensure that agricultural infrastructure left uncompleted, abandoned ordysfunctional should be resuscitated and made fully operational to increase the scope andscale of food production in the state.