PROBLEM AND PROSPECTS OF SMALL SCALE FISH FARMERS IN EDO STATE: A CASE STUDY OF OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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PROBLEM AND PROSPECTS OF SMALL
SCALE FISH FARMERS IN EDO STATE: A CASE STUDY OF OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One
Background to the study
Statement of the study
Purpose of the study
Significance of the study
Research questions
Limitations of the study
Chapter
Two
Review of related literature
Chapter
Three
Research design and methodology
Sampled area
Sample subject
Research instruments
Administration of the questionnaire
Validity and reliability of instrument
Statistical procedure
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
Suggestion for further
studies
References
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The story of aquaculture in Nigeria is
essentially the story of catfish culture and the hope of fish supply in Nigeria
hang on its development and culture. Recent trends all over the world, point to
a decline in landing from capture fisheries, an indicator that fish stocks have
approached or even exceeded the point of maximum sustainable yield. Aquaculture
therefore remains the only viable alternative for increasing fish production in
order to meet the protein need of the people. Catfishes of the family Claridae
comprise the most commonly cultivated fishes in Nigeria. The growth of
aquaculture in Nigeria now is largely being boosted by a steady rise in catfish
culture. Inadequate availability of seed for stocking and feed used to be major
problems. Tremendous progress is now being made. The total value of the
industry today is US$800 from the value of fingerlings, feed and farmed fish.
Since the culture of Clarias gariepinus through hypophysation was initiated in
Western Nigeria in 1973, the procedure has been widely practiced throughout
Nigeria thus leading to increase of farm-raised catfishes from the 80’s to
date. The favoured catfish species in Nigeria aquaculture include:
gariepinus, Heterobranchus bidorsalis, Clarias, Heterobranchus hybrid
(Heteroclarias) and Clarias, nigrodigitatus. Heterobranchus sp. is the more
commonly cultured fish in the south eastern parts of Nigeria. African catfish
is popular in the market and has great potentials to boost the rapidly growing
Nigerian aquaculture.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Fish farming has not been
fully explored as a strategy to reduce poverty levels despite its potential to
improve livelihoods in rural communities. Low productivity, prohibitive
establishment costs, high farm-level losses and inefficient marketing often
pose a problem.
The low
level of productivity results from lack of appropriate production knowledge and
skills, suboptimal stocking and/or overstocking, poor fish
population control methods and inadequate feeding due to costly feeds.
Complications
arise from high capital requirements for establishing a fish farm,
especially for excavation, stocking of fingerlings and installation of
protective chain link. The losses at farm-level arise from predators such as
snakes, monitor lizards and birds, and from improper harvesting and
post-harvest techniques. Inefficient marketing results from a lack
of farmers ability to integrate production and marketing activities.
It is
therefore imperative that youth and farmers are supported to
initiate fish farming using the fish farm approach through provision of
startup fingerlings and other technical inputs for developing business plans.
Objectives
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
Objectives
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
A. To promote fish-farming
in Nigeria and contribute to increased household incomes
B.
To facilitate the development of fish farm project
into a modern fish farm project in Edo State.
C.
To
highlight the problem associated with small scale fish farm in Oredo.
D.
Make some
recommendation on how these problems could be solved so that fish production
could be more profitable.
E.
To
provide a basic for future research on this topic and will also be useful to
students who have interest in small scale poultry business.
SOGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.
On
completion of this study. It is contemplated that the research finding would
help in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.
2.
The
justification of the study would be seen from the point of view of the fact
that the research finding would help in advising and counseling of people
hoping to take poultry farm farming either as a small scale or full scale
business venture.
3.
It will
also serve as reference materials for further finding it will also be useful to
government in identifying areas where fish farmers in the local government area
or the school fish farm can be assisted in order to increase production.
SCOPE
The scope
of this research work only covers farmers in Oredo Local Government Area.
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