Motivational factors responsible for women involvement in fish processing and marketing around Lake Kainji
The study examined women fish processors and marketers around Kainji Lake area. 150 respondents were selected from five fishing communities. The results revealed that 46 and 32 percents of the respondents were engaged primarily in fish processing and marketing to generate income to meet the need of the family. Majority (62%) of the respondents adopted the improved smoking kiln technology while only 22% of them still used the traditional sun-drying method. The prominent problem faced by women fish processors and marketers in the study area include difficulty in accessing credit facilities (rank 1). The chi-square analysis showed a non-significant relationship (P = 0.05) between adoption of improved fish processing technologies and marital (X2 cal = 0.252; X2 tab = 3.841); monthly income X2 cal= 7.815; X2 tab= 2.427) and educational X2cal= 7.815; X2 tab= 2.619) characteristics of the respondents. It is recommended that government should provide the women fish processors and marketers with credit facilities and modem fish processing equipment at subsidized rates.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
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FISON
2009
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Nigeria, kainji L., freshwater environment, Women, Fishery products, Processed fishery products, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38058 |
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