The paper investigated factors influencing beneficiary participation in Fadama II project
in Niger State. Three LGAs out of eleven LGAs that benefited in Fadama II project were randomly
selected for the study. To this end, one Fadama Community Association (FCA) and five Fadama User
Groups (FUGs) were randomly selected from each LGA that benefited. Five beneficiaries were also
randomly sampled from each FUG. Seventy five (75) beneficiaries were randomly sampled for the
study. Descriptive statistics and logit regression model were used to analyze the data collected.
However, large proportion of the beneficiaries participated in problem identification (69.3%) and
project implementation (80%) in the stages of project development. Women participation in Fadama
II project was identified to be low (28.0%). Meanwhile, educational level and membership of
cooperative society significantly influenced participation (P < 0.01). Household size was a positive
factor that significantly influenced participation (P < 0.05) in Fadama II project in the study area.