Poverty is widely accepted as a worldwide problem that affects over one billion people worldwide, and it is one of the biggest problems affecting Nigeria today. It has become apparent that despite the carefully mapped out strategies and action plan rolled out by government in terms of poverty reduction measures, and huge amount of money spent, the end results are at variance with the expectation of the people and as well the aims of the programmes. In assessing this, survey method was used to collect data by administering questionnaires to generate empirical evidence to address the research problem. Simple percentage was used in describing the response pattern of respondents; chi-square ( 2 ) statistical method was used in analysing data generated and testing the hypotheses. The finding of the study include; economic empowerment, and improvement in the income of fadama users. The paper recommended ;increase in the level of access to credit facilities; provision of infrastructures at the rural areas; increase in budgeting for primary and adult education in the rural areas; increase in the value of loan to the users; early disbursement of loan, and the use of multidimensional strategies in attacking poverty. 

KEYWORDS: Fadama, Poverty, Policy, Empowerment, Elite theory