This study assessed the degree of poverty as well as its determinants among cassava farmers in Apa
Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, Nigeria, using a sample of 80 cassava farmers randomly
selected. Descriptive statistics, the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) poverty index and Tobit regression
model were employed as instrument of data analysis. The result indicated that 57.4% of the
respondents were poor, and 31.6% of poverty line is needed to take them out of poverty, and about 23%
inequality exist among the poor cassava farmers. While increase in age of the household head was
found to increase poverty, increase in cassava farming experience and farm size reduced the farmers’
poverty status. There is still significant scope for income increases through direct increment of cassava
farms.