POVERTY STATUS OF FISH FARMING HOUSEHOLD IN AKURE SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE
Abstract
The study examined poverty status of fish farming household in Akure South Local Government
Area of Ondo State. The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics
of fish farmers in the study area; examine the poverty status of fish farmers in the study area;
identify the factors affecting the poverty status of the fish farming households; examine the
profitability of the fish farming households and examine the constraints faced by fish farmers in
the study area. The sample size of 120 fish farmers were selected using multi-stage sampling
technique. Data obtained from the study was analyzed using descriptive statistics, net farm
income analysis, Forster- Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) and binary regression. The result revealed that
percentage of male was higher among the fish farmers (73.0%), with a mean age of 44years.
33% of the respondents were married, the average household size of the respondents was 5
members. Most (88%) of the respondents had formal education and they had 6-15 years of
farming experience (55%). Large number of the fish farmers (76%) purchased their fish seed
from fish farms. Catfish stands out as the predominant species, constituting 88% of the total
respondents. The result of the poverty status of respondents clearly showed that only 36 percent
of the fish farmers were below the poverty line. Also, variables such as level of education, years
of experience and income had a significant (p
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