Socio-economic status of the fisher folk of Yuna Adopted Village in Borgu local government area, Niger State
Overcoming Poverty in Nigeria is one of the fundamental challenges facing the country today. The study was conducted to assess the socio-economic status of fisher folks 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 Nll,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 suggestions was made on how to overcome the constraints.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2012
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Sociology, Nigeria, Awareness creation, Technologies adoption, Poverty, Fishers, Adopted Technologies, freshwater environment, Artisanal fishing, Socioeconomic aspects, Food security, Sustainable development, Inland fisheries, Fishing villages, Technology transfer, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38799 |
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