THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RURAL POVERTY ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

The study is to examine the economic impact of rural poverty on economic development in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Three objectives and three research questions were formulated for the study. The population of the study covered men and women in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. And a sample 107,714 male and 101,393 women in Jere LGA. This study will adopt survey design. The sample size for this study is one hundred (100) residents of Jere LGA. One hundred (100) respondents were picked for the study. The results of the study revealed that this study found that economic impact of rural poverty on economic development in Jere LGA. It also revealed that the prevalence rate of rural poverty is increasing. this may encourage government to increase the rate of its positive responses to rural poverty and the study reported that the age group mostly affected by rural poverty are those from 18-65 years and women are the set of people mostly affected by rural poverty. Conclusively, the researcher is now calling the attention of other researcher with an open mind to engage in an investigation to come out with the actual solution of rural poverty, its origin. Based on the findings of the study it is recommended that government should increase the rate of campaign against rural poverty by given more consideration to the prevalence rate of the problem and also both family members and friends should not under look at people with a poverty status.