Analysis of the Adoption Rates of Watermelon Enterprise in Ogba / Egbema / Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State , Nigeria

Albert, C. O.; Isife, B. I.; Odinwa, B A

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“…All of these difficulties were the result of the rabbitry's restricted social and economic activity in Occidental Mindoro. The main difficulties in raising rabbits include lack of proper awareness, price, adaption as business, lack of capital and poor marketing channels (Odinwa et al, 2016). The President of the Cordillera Rabbit Breeders Association in the Philippines mentioned that some of the major issues with rabbitry in the nation, particularly for business, include a lack of experts in rabbit raising as well as expensive materials for cages, accessories, and the cost of high-quality stocks.…”

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Challenges encountered, marketing capability and coping strategies of rabbitry in Occidental Mindoro

De Vera,

Limos-Galay,

Tampol

2023

IJRSM

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Rabbit farming, also known as cuniculture, is a relatively new but growing industry in the Philippines which often done on a small scale, with backyard or home-based operations being the norm. Rabbits are kept for their fur, as pets and for their meat which considered a lean and healthy source of protein. With proper management, it can also contribute to the country's food security by providing a low-cost source of protein. This research study was conducted to assess the challenges encountered, marketing capability and coping strategy of rabbitry in Occidental Mindoro. Mixed method type of research was used in this study. The result reveal that there are five (5) major challenges that the rabbitry encountered namely: lack of proper awareness, price, adaption as business, lack of capital, and poor marketing channel and interpreted as moderate to high extent. It was revealed that they employ six (6) coping strategies that help them to overcome the challenges like: early introduction, adoption of new technology, use of association, partnership with government, product quality, and price adjustment which is interpreted as high to very high extent. In terms of the marketing capability, it was measured using the MAIR Model and revealed that they have a moderate to high interpretations. In addition, the results of the three tests of hypotheses, namely: the challenges encountered have inverse influence on the marketing capability and coping strategy of rabbitries in Occidental Mindoro, and the marketing capabilities have a positive influence on the coping strategies employed by the rabbitries.

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“…Lastly and the most important, is how to distribute or market the products and services offered by the business. How good or expensive or cheap are products and services but good marketing channel or distribution matters in the business (Odinwa et al, 2016).…”

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Challenges encountered, marketing capability and coping strategies of rabbitry in Occidental Mindoro

De Vera,

Limos-Galay,

Tampol

2023

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“…Rabbit production is also important to the economy of some developing countries like Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, and Cape Verde (Zwingelstein and Lebas, 1996). Rabbits have a big role in the socio-economic development of the farmers in rural areas (Odinwa et al, 2016). In Egypt, Kamel and Lukefahr (1990) indicated that village rabbit projects that directly involved young people, reduced the rate of youth migration to urban areas.…”

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Characterization of rabbits production systems in Egypt

Gerbil

Essa

Abdou

2023

Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

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This study aimed to characterize rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) production systems during two periods of the year: almost hot weather (from April to September 2021) and almost cold weather (from October 2021 to March 2022). A survey was conducted in two governorates, El-Minya and Al-Qalubia, through semi-structured interviews with a questionnaire. Three types of production systems were identified: family (66%), semi-commercial (22%), and commercial (12%). The commercial rabbit production system had the highest significant average number (153.13) compared to the semi-commercial system (18.90) and family system (2.29). Although the average doe number was slightly higher in the almost cold period (63.64) than in the almost hot period (52.77), no significant differences were observed. The majority of householders in the family system (52.38%) and semi-commercial system (80.95%) housed their rabbits in rooms inside their homes, while 86.96% of householders in the commercial system used separate rabbit houses for their rabbits. Most farmers (87.30%) reared their rabbits on the floor under a family system. Battery cages was the most predominant form of rearing being 83.33% and 95.65% for the semi-commercial and commercial system; respectively. In conclusion, rabbit production is typically a family system with a tendency to become semi-commercial. Rabbit housing systems vary according to the available resources and the applied production system. Different rearing systems and seasonal variations can affect the rabbit flock structure.

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“…Rabbit is one of the most common small animals reared by rural communities as a result of its role in the socio-economic development of the farmers (Odinwa, Emah and Odinwa, 2016). According to Adedeji, Osowe and Folayan (2015), rabbit has immense potentials and good attributes which include high growth rate, relatively low cost of production, high efficiency in converting forage to meat, short gestation period, and high prolificacy, high nutritional quality which include low fat, sodium and cholesterol levels.…”

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Analysis of Farmers Perception on Socio-Economic Benefits of Rabbit Production in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

2023

JAEESS

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The study assessed the perception of rabbit production among rural dwellers in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 90 rabbit farmers. Data collection was through structured questionnaire and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression analysis. Findings reveal that the mean age of the rabbit farmers was 48.2 years, 83.3% of the entire sampled farmers were males while 16.7% were females. Majority of the rabbit farmers (61.1%) were also married with a mean household size of 7 persons. The results also reveal that consumption not deprived of cultural and religious bias, high efficiency in converting forage to meat (= 3.39), short gestation period (= 3.36), high probability of replenishing invested capital (= 3.33), low cost of production (= 3.30), high medicinal value (= 3.26) and high prolificacy (= 3.26) were the mean responses of farmers on their perception of rabbit production in the study area. The study also revealed that lack of training opportunities (= 3.23), lack of finance (= 3.19) and lack of manpower (= 3.16) were the major challenges that impeded the production of rabbit by farmers in the study area. The result of the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression analysis revealed that gender, age, marital status, level of education, farming experience and membership of association significantly influenced rabbit production in the study area. From the findings, it was concluded that the farmers generally had positive perception of rabbit production in the study area. The study recommended that efforts should be directed towards making favourable government policies that will address challenges such as lack of training opportunities, lack of finance, lack of manpower among others which impeded rabbit production in the study area.

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Analysis of the Adoption Rates of Watermelon Enterprise in Ogba / Egbema / Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State , Nigeria

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Challenges encountered, marketing capability and coping strategies of rabbitry in Occidental Mindoro

Challenges encountered, marketing capability and coping strategies of rabbitry in Occidental Mindoro

Characterization of rabbits production systems in Egypt

Analysis of Farmers Perception on Socio-Economic Benefits of Rabbit Production in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

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