Factors Associated with Catfish Farmers’ Attitude towards Value Addition in Kwara State, Nigeria

Year 2017, Volume: 34 Issue: 3, 245 - 252, 29.12.2017

Kemi Funmilayo Omotesho Olumuyiwa Joseph Babasola Gbolagade Benjamin Adesıjı Ibukun James Olaoye

https://doi.org/10.13002/jafag4326

Abstract

The potentials of value addition to minimize loss and improve farmers’ livelihood through the provision of additional income is not maximized by catfish farmers in Nigeria. This study examined the attitude of catfish farmers in Kwara State towards value addition in fish production. A well-structured questionnaire was used to elicit data from 135 registered catfish farmers in the study area using a two-stage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistical tools and the Chi-square analysis were used in analyzing the data. Majority of the farmers (79.69 %) had a positive attitude towards value addition. At p<0.05, socio-economic characteristics such as age, marital status, primary occupation, fish farming experience, farm size, educational status, access to training, membership of social association, and the number of extension contact had a significant relationship with attitude. The study concluded that the attitude of catfish farmers to value addition in Kwara State was good and influenced by their socio-economic characteristics. Improved extension contact, continuous training and strengthening of social networks are some of the recommendations made towards improving value addition to fish in the State.

Keywords

Catfish, factors, farmers’ attitude, technology, value addition.

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