Assessment of Snail Farming from Selected Villages in the Mount Cameroon Range, South West Region of Cameroon

Ndah, Njoh Roland; Lucha, Celestine Fonyikeh-Bomboh; Chia, Eugene Loh; Andrew, Egbe Enow; Yengo, Tata; Anye, Donald Ngwa

doi:10.9734/arja/2017/35113

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“…The objective of this study was to identify the perception and determinants of snail consumption in the Fako area have integrated land snails consumption as their cultural meal (Ngenwi et al, 2010;Ndah et al, 2017). Most of respondents of the study are Christians.…”

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“…Moreover, it showed that there is a correlation between quantity of snails consumed and the price variation according to the season. Indeed, there are still very few snail farms and snails are still supplied by harvesting in the fields and around houses (Ngenwi et al, 2010;Ndah et al, 2017). In addition, snails hibernate during the dry season and become rare (Chukwuka et al, 2014).…”

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“…Therefore, people have turned to *Corresponding author. E-mail: enangue7@yahoo.fr the consumption of non-conventional species such as snails that were previously reserved for certain ethnic groups, particularly those from the south-west region (Ndah et al, 2017;Ngenwi et al, 2010). As in the south of Nigeria, the region nearby to Cameroon south west region, land snail meat consumption is common (Cobbinah and Vink, 2008).…”

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“…Besides, its nutritional values, snail meat is more affordable than conventional livestock in Cameroon according to the prices in the market. Furthermore, the snail meat sector is a lucrative sector and source of income for several people in the south-west region that includes snail rearers, collectors, cleaners and vendors (Ndah et al, 2017;Ngenwi et al, 2010). With social crisis and increase of refugees ongoing in some region of the country, could snail meat be an alternative solution to food insecurity in Cameroon?…”

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Socio-economic perception of snail meat consumption in Fako division, south-west region Cameroon

Christian¹,

Annick²,

Bella³

et al. 2019

Int. J. Livest. Prod.

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Cameroon southwest region offers favorable climatic conditions for survival of land snails whose meat is known for their nutritional benefits. Besides, conventional livestock (beef, chicken, etc.) cannot satisfy the high demand in Cameroon. Hence, snail meat could be suitable alternative source of protein. Therefore, this article investigated the perception and identified the main determinants of land snail meat consumption in the Fako division (south-west region Cameroon). A multistage random sampling method was used to select a total of 211 respondents. Descriptive statistics has highlighted that snail meat is quite consumed in Fako with 76.30% of respondents. Majority of respondents where Christians (95.26%) and have their origin from southwest region (56.40%). Additionally, regression analysis has pointed out that snail meat consumption depends on marital status, household size, income, snail origin and religion. The amount of snail meat consumed was shown to be influenced by its price and price variation between seasons. At the end of this study, two recommendations were made: snail farming should be increased in order to reduce scarcity of snail during dry season as well as its price and educate the people coming from other region of Cameroon on the nutritional benefits of snail meat.

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Socio-economic perception of snail meat consumption in Fako division, south-west region Cameroon

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Bella³

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“…In Nigeria, it was observed that animal protein intake was generally low, leading to acute malnutrition amongst the poor and illiterate. The consumption of non-conventional species such as snails was previously reserved for certain ethnic groups, particularly those from the south-west region (Ndah et al, 2017;Ngenwi et al, 2010).…”

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Economic analysis of two giant land snail marketing in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Kareem¹,

Adekunle²,

Oke

et al. 2021

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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The study examined the marketing and uses of two species of Giant African Land Snails (Archachatina marginata and Achatina achatina) in four (4) different market locations in Ibadan Oyo state, Nigeria. The data were collected using a structured and validated questionnaire administered interpersonally to 160 snail marketers in four randomly selected markets in selected Local Government Area (LGA) situated in Ibadan. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools; these include frequencies, mean, median, mode and multiple regression. Findings from the socioeconomic characteristics revealed that majority (98.1 %) of the respondents were female and only 1.9 % were male. Majority (91.9 %) of marketers were married with 27.5 % in the 31–40 years age group. Majority (89.4 %) raised their capital through personal savings and had over 16 years of marketing experience. All respondents (100 %) were involved in wholesale marketing of different species of snail whereas 65 % of them were into both wholesale and retail marketing. Also, 88.8 % were engaged in marketing of both species only. Most (70 %) of the respondents’ generated income per year was between ₦10,000–₦49,999 ($26–$130). All marketers ascertained that the major purpose of snail is for consumption. Also, the budgetary analysis (costs and returns) revealed that marketing of Archachatina marginata and Achatina achatina is a profitable business among the marketers with a high rate of return on investment. The most efficient market for both snail species was Sango market with efficiency values 1.77 and 1.82 for A. achatina and A. marginata, respectively. The coefficient of multiple determination, R2 value of 0.689 indicated that 68.9 % of the variation in the marketing price of snail is explained by transportation cost, cost price of snail and market tariff. The marketing efficiency was greater than one in all markets which showed that the markets were efficient in the marketing of Archachatina marginata and Achatina achatina. The study concluded that snail marketing is profitable given the market efficiencies and rate of returns on investment. Policy recommendation towards reduction in cost of transportation and market tariff is suggested as this would bring about improved market efficiencies and more returns.

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Proximate composition, microbiological quality and presence of total aflatoxins and aflatoxin B1 in the flesh of three snails’ species (Achatina achatina, Achatina fulica and Archachatina marginata) from a selected locality of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Manet¹,

Baleba²,

Bonny³

et al. 2022

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Assessment of Snail Farming from Selected Villages in the Mount Cameroon Range, South West Region of Cameroon

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Socio-economic perception of snail meat consumption in Fako division, south-west region Cameroon

Socio-economic perception of snail meat consumption in Fako division, south-west region Cameroon

Economic analysis of two giant land snail marketing in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Proximate composition, microbiological quality and presence of total aflatoxins and aflatoxin B1 in the flesh of three snails’ species (Achatina achatina, Achatina fulica and Archachatina marginata) from a selected locality of Yaoundé, Cameroon

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