Economics of Poultry Waste Management Policy in South East Nigeria: Exploring the Determinants using Choice Experiment Model

Abstract

Background: The study was motivated by the lack of poultry waste management policy in Nigeria to develop better initiatives for the development of green and alternative energy sources to mitigate climate change. Multiplicities of researches have neglected the research in this area despite the environmental health concerns and benefits associated with it. Methods: The study was conducted in 2019. Three states with a high concentration of poultry farmers in South East Nigeria were selected. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select poultry farmers and policy actors for the study. Data sourced from primary sources were analyzed with descriptive statistics inferential statistics and a choice experiment model. Result: The result from the study showed that all the farmers depended on fossil fuel for processing and preservation while only 5.79 per cent depended on biogas energy sources. In addition, the study showed that the farmers’ preference for pollution control was significantly determined by pollution fee (p less than 0.01), biogas subsidy (p less than 0.01), technical standard (p less than 0.01) and manure handling rate (p less than 0.01) and the manure market (p less than 0.01). The result of the interaction of the coefficient of variable showed that socio-economic characteristics were significantly determined by education (p less than 0.05) and environmental condition assessment (p less than 0.01). The study suggests the incorporation of biogas subsidy in the national subsidy framework to attract the deserved attention from farmers, private and public on the economic and health benefits of environmental protection.

Willingness to pay for the production of biogas from poultry waste recycling: Evidence from farmers in Nigeria

“…The state is located at latitudes 5° and 7° 75ʹ North and longitudes 6° 85ʹ and 8° 46ʹ East (Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development [FMLUD] 2018). According to Onyia et al (2022), the area has a high concentration of poultry farming. Using a multistage sampling technique, 250 poultry farmers were selected for the study.…”

“…It is common to see piles of poultry excrement on farms in Nigeria, or waste discharged into water from poultry farms (He et al 2016). The methods employed by poultry producers in Nigeria for waste disposal are, in most cases, not environmentally friendly (Onyia et al 2022). As a result, large amounts of poultry waste are improperly disposed of, including excessive waste application to the land and improper timing of application on farms.…”

“…This has led to soil, water and air pollution through burying, burning and flushing waste into pits, toilets and streams, which has encouraged the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change (Bakhtiyari et al 2017;He et al 2020). There has been an increase in poultry waste in Nigeria in the last decade as a result of the ban on the importation of poultry products (Onyia et al 2022). This has also increased the mismanagement of poultry waste disposal (Abioye et al 2022).…”

“…Similarly, natural gas, fuel, electricity and coal constitute 10.6%, 37.2%, 42.7% and 3% of the energy supply to poultry farming in Nigeria respectively (Zhang et al 2020). The most regularly available and utilised energy sources among poultry producers in Nigeria are fossil fuels such as gasoline, electricity and kerosene, which contribute to global warming (He et al 2016;Onyia et al 2022).…”

“…Several measures have been developed to mitigate the problems associated with climate change in Nigeria, include adopting a green economy policy (GE), which focuses on building resilience. The production of biogas through eco-friendly poultry waste recycling has been acknowledged as an important sustainable mitigation strategy for climate change (Onyia et al 2022). Biogas production from poultry waste has also been acknowledged as the pathway to reducing climate change problems and energy costs in poultry farming (Da Silva Lima et al 2019).…”