Perception of Government intervention and constraints in cultured fish production in Kwara State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAkanbi, S. O.
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad-Lawal, A
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T10:38:39Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T10:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionCultured Fish Production paper
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the perception of government intervention by cultured fish farmers, and as well, the constraints faced by cultured fish farmers in Kwara State where there is an upsurge in the number of new entrants into the cultured fish business. Data used for this study were collected over one production cycle in 2012. A total of total 63 respondents were drawn through random sampling technique from a sampling frame of 121 registered cultured fish farmers. Analytical tools used for the study were descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, Likert-type scale. The results from the State’s government’s support showed that 32.8% and 23.8% of the sampled fish farmers were assisted with provision of fingerlings and formal credit respectively; subsidized feed-inputs and extension services were received by 46% and 68.3% of respondents respectively. The study further revealed that there was a significant relationship between fish output and government intervention strategies (p<0.05). Consequently, the production of cultured fish can considerably be improved in the study area if the government can substantially increase the fish farmers’ access to formal credit to a new level which should be comparatively close to that currently being enjoyed by crop farmers under the Kwara State demand-driven off-takers crop farming scheme. Government should create a support system by establishing of a number of one-stop shops at convenient locations, so that farmers can easily access fish inputs and the services of more efficient extension workers in the study area. Keywords: cultured fish, farmers’ perception, government intervention
dc.description.sponsorshipSelf
dc.identifier.issn1597- 5527
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/13042
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNasarawa State University, Nasarawa.
dc.relation.ispartofseries6(2):91-94
dc.titlePerception of Government intervention and constraints in cultured fish production in Kwara State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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