Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Catfish Farming in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Oladejo, Adefemi Joana

doi:10.3923/aj.2010.318.321

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“…The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistics (e.g. percentages, means, graphs and frequency tables) (Oladejo, 2010).…”

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“…Reports on small-scale fish farming show rapidly expanding profitable venture with constraints responsible for low productivity. These constraints included: high cost of inputs (Oladejo, 2010;Olaoye et al, 2013;Oluwasola and Ajayi, 2013), poor extension services (Oluwasola and Ajayi, 2013); lack of trained personnel (Raufu et al, 2009); lack of credit facilities (Olaoye et al, 2013;Oluwasola and Ajayi, 2013); water pollution and epileptic electricity supply (Baruwa et al, 2012); shortage of inputs (fingerlings and feed), lack of knowledge resulting in poor management practices, inadequate funding and theft (Anetekhai et al, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although, Kenya has not fully harnessed the potentials of fish farming, it is considered high (Gachucha et al, 2014). Also, in Nigeria, examples include Anambra State (Ugwumba and Chukwuji, 2010), Kaduna State (Kudi et al, 2008), Oyo State (Oladejo, 2010;Olaoye et al, 2012), Lagos State (Raufu et al, 2009), and Osun State (Williams et al, 2012;Oluwasola and Ajayi, 2013). However, there is little or no report on the socioeconomic characteristics of small-scale catfish farming in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.…”

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Socio-economic characteristics of small-scale catfish farming enterprise in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Amachree¹,

Nene²,

Dorah³

2019

Int. J. Fish. Aquac.

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The study of the socioeconomic characteristics of any group is a requirement to a successful implementation of effective government assisted programme. The study examined the socioeconomic characteristics, production processes and production constraints of small-scale catfish fishing enterprises in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Simple randomized sampling technique was used to select 60 small-scale catfish farming enterprises. Structure questionnaires were used to collect primary data from the respondents. The collected information were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics. The results showed that majority of the farmers were females (58%), married (74%), within the age group (31-40 years), Christians (92%), Igbo tribe (22%), and had university degree (58%) with household size (6-10). Majority have fish farming as primary occupation (32%), 1-5 years of experience, non-members of association (83%) and chose fish farming for profit maximization (50%). Based on this study, different aquaculture production systems were identified at the study area such as concrete tanks (34%), plastics tanks (20%), concrete+plastic (20%), earthen ponds (12%), earthen+concrete (8%), and earthen+plastics (6%). Respondents purchased land (66%), kept record (52%), used imported feed (52%), flow-through techniques (88%), monoculture as culture system (66%), stocked Clarias gariepinus (88%), borehole as water source (96%), procured fingerlings from private farms (84%) and personal savings as source of funding (86%). Some of the constraints like lack of extension service (76%), disease outbreak (52%), lack of capital (44%), lack of electricity (38%), preservation and processing (18%), lack of skilled human labour (10%), and lack of government assisted programmes (0%) were faced. In conclusion, catfish farming promises to improve in the area if there is adequate government assistance.

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“…The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistics (e.g. percentages, means, graphs and frequency tables) (Oladejo, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Socio-economic characteristics of small-scale catfish farming enterprise in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Amachree¹,

Nene²,

Dorah³

2019

Int. J. Fish. Aquac.

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“…Many fish farmers focus on Catfish, as they can have a high market value of two to three times that of Tilapia [5]. [6], [7] observed that in developing countries like Nigeria, millions of people live in small scale fishing communities. Specifically in Nigeria, fish farming is projected to exceed 150 million metric tons by the year 2010 [7].…”

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Performance Evaluation of a Small-Scale Mechanical Fish Feeder

Fasoyin¹,

Akinfiresoye

Agbetoye

et al. 2021

EJERS

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The performance evaluation of an existing mechanical fish feeder was carried out. Floating feeds of sizes 2 mm, 4 mm, and 6 mm at constant moisture content of 13 % were fed into the feeder. The feeder was powered by a 3-phase, 1.5 kW reducing gear electric motor at speed 40 rpm, 50 rpm, 60 rpm, 70 rpm and 80 rpm machine. It was observed that the horizontal screw conveyor effectively transported the material from the hopper to the discharged point. The results obtained from the tests showed an optimal performance of the machine at speed 50 rpm with dispensing efficiency of 93.1 % for 2 mm feed size, while the throughput was 75.76 kg/h at motor speed of 80 rpm also for the 2 mm fish feed size. The ANOVA at p ≤ 0.05 showed that machine speed has significant effect on its dispensing efficiency and the throughput capacity. The cost of production of the mechanical fish feeder was ₦262,300 which made it affordable for young entrepreneurs.

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“…Past literature [9][10][11][12] on fish production in Nigeria has focused mainly on the economic analysis of fish farming, neglecting the investment and the factors affecting the investments which is one of the major problems facing the fish farming. This forms the focal point of this study.…”

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Profitability of Investment in Fish Farming Enterprise in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Oluseye¹,

Damilola²

2019

EEB

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This paper investigated profitability of investment in fish farming enterprise in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. Specifically, it described the socioeconomic characteristics of fish farmers in the study area, examined the cost and return to fish farming enterprise and determined the factors that affect investment in fish farming enterprise in the study area. The study was conducted in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for this study. A total number of 120 fish farmers were selected for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, budgetary technique and multiple regression model. The results for the entire respondents showed average values of 46 and 10 years for age and years of experience, respectively. Majority of respondents were married (85%), male (93%) and educated (88%). The estimated costs and return to fish farming enterprise on the average in the study area were N 749,661 and N 615,761 per annum whereas the total revenue on the average was N1715, 512, while average total cost was ₦ 1,099,751. The benefit cost ratio and rate of return analysis were 1.23 and 0.35, respectively. Cost of feeding, cost of constructing pond, cost of labour, years of farming experience, household size, and cost of lime and fertilizer negatively and significantly (p<0.1) affect the investment in fish farming enterprise while profit expectation positively affects the investment in fish farming enterprise. Following the findings of the study, the government and non-governmental agencies should provide fish farmers with adequate access to credit facilities. Also, inputs should be made available to the fish farmers at the right time, quantity, quality and at subsidized prices.

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Economic Analysis of Small-Scale Catfish Farming in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Cited by 15 publications

References 4 publications

Socio-economic characteristics of small-scale catfish farming enterprise in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Socio-economic characteristics of small-scale catfish farming enterprise in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Performance Evaluation of a Small-Scale Mechanical Fish Feeder

Profitability of Investment in Fish Farming Enterprise in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

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