Economics of Broiler Production among Rural Women in Ahiazu Mbaise L.G.A of Imo State, Nigeria

The survey was conducted to identify constraints to participation of rural women in technology dissemination of Women in Agriculture Program (WIA) in Imo State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 60 respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage and mean score. Results showed that 33.0% of the respondents were aged between 41 and 50 years, majority (75.0%) were married, 88.0% had formal education and 55.3% engaged in farming and trading, while 56.6% had a household size of 6-10 persons. The respondents participated in the activities like processing and utilization of food crops (16.7%), harvesting and storage of food crops (16.7%), dry season vegetable production (13.3%), processing and utilization of livestock products (10.0%), processing and utilization of soya bean into soya milk and soya meal (6.7%). The study recommended that rural women should be encouraged to join co-operative societies in order to pull their resources together. It also highlighted the need for promotion of rural women’s activities through adequate provision of credit facilities by government at all levels for optimum productivity.

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Assessment of Factors Affecting Poultry (Broiler) Production in Imo State, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology ◽

10.9734/ajaees/2019/v35i230216 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. N. Osuji

Keyword(s):

Multiple Regression ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Transportation Cost ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Farm Size ◽

Poultry Production ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Imo State ◽

Broiler Production ◽

The Government

The study assessed the factors affecting poultry (broiler) production in Imo State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents. A total of eighty four (84) poultry producers were randomly selected with the aid of well-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression models. The result shows that majority (59.5%) of the producers were male, mean age was 45 years, mean household size was 6 persons, 67.86% of the producers attended tertiary education, mean years of farming experience was 9.3 years. The multiple regression analysis showed that farm experience, drug costs, farm size and disease occurrence were statistically significant at 10% level of probability implying that these are the key factors affecting poultry production. The major constraints militating against poultry production were high feed cost, lack of fund, outbreak of disease and high transportation cost. The study recommended that the government should provide credit facilities to poultry producers to abate lack of fund and provision of appropriate vaccines in the study area.

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Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) Radio Campaign and Practice among Women in Imo State

Archives of Current Research International ◽

10.9734/acri/2019/v16i430095 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Adeline Nkwam-Uwaoma ◽

Ifeoma C. Ojiakor ◽

Joy C. Onovo

Keyword(s):

Rural Women ◽

Female Genital Mutilation ◽

Health Belief ◽

Knowledge Level ◽

Girl Child ◽

Genital Mutilation ◽

Imo State ◽

The Media ◽

Belief Model ◽

Female Genital

The media play a crucial role in society. They educate, entertain, and inform their audience. On this note, the mass media has been a platform to inform and educate women on diseases and negatives activities like female genital mutilation and cutting. Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) are carried out for various cultural, religious and social reasons within families and communities in the mistaken belief that it will benefit the girl child. However, there are no acceptable reasons that justify FGM/C. It is a harmful practice that has no health benefits but rather exposes the girl child to dangerous health hazards. It is against this backdrop that this study sought to assess the influence of radio in the campaign against female genital mutilation and cutting. Using the survey research design, the study sampled the perceptions of 394 respondents using the questionnaire as the instrument of data collection. Anchoring the study on The Health Belief Model, it was revealed that there are moderate awareness and knowledge level amongst women in Imo State about FGM/C. The study concluded that the awareness and knowledge level is responsible for the kind of perception found in the study. It was recommended that sensitization programmes like seminars should be organized for traditional rulers, religious leaders and other opinion leaders to enable them to use traditional media communication channels to further sensitize and mobilize the rural women so as to consolidate the gains of the campaign and ensure total eradication of the FGM/C practice and that every media outlet in the State should take up the responsibility of championing this course.

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