This study investigated the impact of micro-scale enterprises on poverty reduction in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The study adopted a stratified sampling procedure in which a total of 247 sample size was drawn from a population of 3325. Data were collected with the use of a structured questionnaire, analyzed with the use of logistic regression. It was found that micro-scale enterprises contribute significantly to poverty reduction in Benue State. Specifically, it was found that operating a micro-scale business and having access to medical facilities reduce the probability of being poor by 2.19 and 2.16, respectively, while more income from micro scale businesses reduces the probability of being poor by about 0.002. The study, therefore, recommended, among other things that strategies targeted at promoting the growth of micro-scale businesses such as ensuring a steady supply of power, reduction of levies, promotion of consumption of locally made goods, provision of zero or low interest loans required for a start-up or expansion of micro-scale businesses as well as providing medical facilities (given that health is wealth) should be developed and promoted by the government, groups and concerned individuals to harness the potential of micro-scale enterprises in the state fully.
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Vehe, B. M., Ijuo, O. A. & Iortyom, E. T. (2020). Micro-scale enterprises and poverty reduction in Makurdi local government area of Benue State. International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 6(6), 223-233. doi:10.20469/ijhss.6.20001-6
