The Effects of Change Agents on Rural Household Economy in Ikwo Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Chinyere C. P. Nnorom, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Emmanuel Eyisi, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike
Ethelbert Okoronkwo, Federal University Ndufu, Ebonyi State
Oko Enworo, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike

This paper explored the effects of change agents on rural household economy in Ikwo LGA. Issues highlighted include the productive opportunities available to families as a result of the change agents, among others. The research setting is Ikwo LGA of Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Respondents were selected from 5 of the 13 communities in the area with change agent organizations. The population of the study constituted of married men and women who are both resident in the communities and also work in the change agent organizations of the communities surveyed. Data collection instruments included 159 self-administered questionnaires, 5 In-depth Interviews, 5 Focused Group Discussion sessions. Data Analysis was both quantitative and qualitative. Among others, our findings show that the presence of the change agent organizations provided different new job types for households, such that they earned more on the average in the present jobs than the previous, and fared better generally.