ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN INVOLVEMENT IN CATFISH (Clarias gariepinus) PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION IN IJEBU-ODOGBOLU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
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2020-04
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Agrosearch, Journal of Agriculture, food and Development
Abstract
This study assessed the activities of women in processing and preservation of catfish in Ijebu Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. A three-stage random sampling technique was
employed to select a total of 120 respondents for the study. The data collected were analysed with
both descriptive statistics and correlation model. The mean age of the respondents was 54 years
with a mean of nine years of catfish processing and preservation experience. The annual mean
income was N107, 587.50. Findings also show that respondents’ levels of involvement in
processing and preservation methods such as smoking and salting were high. There was a positive
and significant relationship between respondents’ age (r= 0.003; p=0.034), annual income (r=
0.012; p=0.030), household size (r= 0.232; p=0.011) and their level of involvement in catfish
preservation at 5% level of significance. The results of correlation analysis also show that a
significant relationship exists between respondents’ perceived benefits and their level of
involvement in catfish processing and preservation. The study concludes that, although the level
of involvement of women in catfish preservation methods was high, low income was realized from
the venture when compared with the minimum wage of N18,000 that government workers earn in
the study area. It therefore recommends upgrading the methods and facilities used for the
preservation and preserving catfish.
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Research Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING
Citation
3. Kayode, A. O & Awoyemi, A. O (2020): Assessment of women involvement in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) processing and preservation in Ijebu-odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun state, Nigeria AGROSEARCH, Journal of Agriculture, Food and Development. 20(2), 31-43.