This study was on the impact of agricultural intensification on poverty alleviation among rural farm households in
Imo State Nigeria. Multi-stage random sampling and purposive sampling technique was used in choosing the
samples used for the study. Data collections were by the use of structured questionnaire and interview schedules
and data analysis involved the computation per capital household food expenditure and mean per capita household
expenditure so as to draw the poverty line and hence derive the poverty status of the respondents, regression
analysis as well as computation of the Chow’s statistic. The results of data analysis revealed that poverty is more
pronounced with the farm households that are not practicing agricultural intensification. The significant factors
influencing the poverty level of the farmers practicing agricultural intensification were sex of household head, years
of formal education, assets endowment, and income; while for the farmers not practicing intensification, household
size, years of formal education, assets endowment, and income were the significant factors influencing their poverty
level. For the two households, age, years of formal education, assets endowment, and income were the significant
factors influencing their poverty level. Education, income and the dummy variable indicating intensification status
were the significant factors influencing their poverty level for the entire household with a dummy introduced. The
Chow’s test revealed that agricultual intensification has a positive and significant impact on poverty reduction.
Therefore, creation of awareness and persuading rural farming households to practice more of intensified
agriculture would lead increase in productivity and income with a multiplier effect on poverty reduction.