Assessment of women involvement in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) processing and preservation in Ijebu-Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract


 
 
 This study assessed the activities of women in processing and preservation of catfish in Ijebu-Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. A three-stage random sampling technique was employed to select a total of 120 respondents for the study. The data collected were analysed with both descriptive statistics and correlation model. The mean age of the respondents was 54 years with a mean of nine years of catfish processing and preservation experience. The annual mean income was N107, 587.50. Findings also show that respondents’ levels of involvement in processing and preservation methods such as smoking and salting were high. There was a positive and significant relationship between respondents’ age (r= 0.003; p=0.034), annual income (r= 0.012; p=0.030), household size (r= 0.232; p=0.011) and their level of involvement in catfish preservation at 5% level of significance. The results of correlation analysis also show that a significant relationship exists between respondents’ perceived benefits and their level of involvement in catfish processing and preservation. The study concludes that, although the level of involvement of women in catfish preservation methods was high, low income was realized from the venture when compared with the minimum wage of N18,000 that government workers earn in the study area. It therefore recommends upgrading the methods and facilities used for the preservation and preserving catfish.
 
 

Prospects of platform cooperatives among agripreneurs in Lagos State, Nigeria

“…PC can aid the linkage of the agricultural and manufacturing sectors as suppliers and consumers of farming produce respectively which Akanbi, Alarape and Olatunji (2019) emphasised through contract farming. Also, PC can be a part-solution to the low income that are realised by Nigerian agro-allied entrepreneurs despite their high intensity of business process such as involvement in catfish processing and preservation reported by Kayode and Awoyemi (2020) by removing intermediaries and hastening their connections with buyers. The objectives of the study are therefore to analyse the level of awareness of PC among agripreneurs, and examine their financial viability in the study area.…”

Knowledge of fish farmers on using artificial feed for catfish culture

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