iarjalsIARJALSIARJALS2708-5104https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjals.2020.v01i01.010Effect of COVID-19 on Poverty Status of Farming Households in Selected Local Government Areas of Kwara StateO. M.IbitoyeO. O.IbitoyeFinance and Supplies Department, Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, NigeriaGlorious Life Farms, Ilorin, NigeriaThis study examined the effect of COVID-19 on poverty status of farming households in selected LGAs of Kwara State, Nigeria. A Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 289 respondents for the study using semi-structured interview schedule. Descriptive statistics and Foster-Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) poverty index were used to analyse data. The result of the findings show that the mean age of the respondents was 44.7 years. About 61.9% of the respondents were married, with 78.7% having one form of formal education or another. Farm size, food expenditure, non-food expenditure and total income lost due to covid-19 pandemic are statistically significant at 1% while household size is statistically significant at 5%. Also, prevalence of poverty among the farm households in the state was 68 percent with consumption expenditure level below the poverty line. The poverty depth was 61 percent while average consumption expenditure was below the poverty line. The study recommends that efforts be made at helping the rural farmers reduce the incidence, depth and severity of poverty through conditional cash transfer programmes targeted towards rural farmers, as well as distribution of necessary farm inputs at highly subsidized rate to enable rural farmers benefit maximally from agricultural activities.