Socio-economic status of the fisherfolk of Yuna Adopted Village in Borgu Local Government Area, Niger State

The study was conducted to assess the socio-economic status of fisherfolks in Yuna Adopted Village Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. One hundred respondents (65 male and 35 female) were purposively selected from four registered groups in the Village. Frequencies and Percentages were used to arrange, summarize and present the findings of this study. Majority of the male respondents fell within the range of 30-49 years, while female respondents range from 40-49 and 60-69 years. The distribution of respondents based on educational attainment shows that 92.3% male and 100% female had Quranic education. Majority of the respondents (both male and female) lives in mud with thatched roof houses and do not own radio and television. Similarly the highest proportion of male respondents generated mostly income of >N111,000 and N6,000 ? N10,000, while female respondents earned between N11,000 ? N30,000 and N6,000 ? N10,000 only. The technologies awareness by respondents include fish farming, V-bottom boat, Solar tent dryer and trammel net, only fish farming was adopted by respondents. The major constraints to Agricultural Production were identified and suggestion was made on how to overcome the constraints.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ahmed, Y.B.
Format: conference_item biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Fisheries Society of Nigeria 2010
Subjects:Fisheries, Sociology, Nigeria, Yuna, Fisherfolk, Fishery Extention Services, Extension Services, freshwater environment, Socioeconomic aspects, Technology transfer, Technology, Fishermen, Women,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38197
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