Publication Date:
2021-07-15
Description:
This study was conducted to evaluate the socio-economic analysis of small scale fish farmers in Lagos state fish farming estate in Ikorodu, Nigeria. The primary data were obtained from 60 respondents with structured interview guides and face to face interview, which were selected using simple random sampling techniques. The result revealed that most (88.3%) of the fish farmers are male while (31.40%) are in the active age distribution of 31-40 years, university education (63.0%) and 58.3% were married, 73.4% had a household size that ranged between 3 - 5 persons. Results of the descriptive analyses and tests of significance however showed that there was a significant relationship between socio-economic characteristics and constraint of fish farmers in the estate, there is also a significant relationship between income of fish farmers and constraints of the fish farm enterprise. Implications of these findings were critically-examined, and pertinent recommendations were proffered based on the salient findings in the study.
Description:
Includes: 6 tables and 1 figure;Also includes: 17 refs.
Keywords:
Aquaculture
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Sociology
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Nigeria
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Lagos
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Farm estate
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fish farming enterprises
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Ikorodu
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Small scale
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Socio-economic
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Nigeria
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freshwater environment
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Fish culture
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Artisanal fishing
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Socioeconomic aspects
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Evaluation
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Aquaculture
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
conference_item
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TRUE
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
214-222
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