Browsing by Author "Ogueri, E."

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    Assessment of the rate of adoption of improved crop technology in the Fadama III in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
    (U. P., 2018) Kainga, P. E.; Familisu, L. C.; Ogueri, E.
    The Fadama III project was aimed at increasing the output and income of farmers sustainably. This could be achieved by the use of improved crop technologies. These improved crop technologies will aid in the increase in farming production which is believed to bridge the gap between the demand for food and its supply. Hence the study assessed the rate of crop technology adoption by Fadama III users in Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study identified the types of improved crop varieties adopted by farmers and determined the adoption rate of the improved crop technology by farmers’ age. Multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 138 respondents. Data collection was done using the questionnaire method and data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that majority of the respondents were male (54.3%) between the ages 36-50 years (66.7%) and an average of 4 years of experience with Fadama III. Results also showed that plantain and cassava were the most improved crop varieties adopted by farmers. Use of fertilizer and adequate crop spacing were adopted mostly farmer between age group of 36-50 years. Therefore, the study concludes that the rate of adoption to improved crop technologies in Fadama III were relatively moderate and thus it was recommended that advisory services of the Fadama III project should further be strengthened in order to increase the rate of adoption of improved crop technologies in Bayelsa state.
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    Assessment of women participation in fish valued chain acivities in Buguma area of Rivers state, Nigeria
    (U. P., 2016) Ogolo, I. G. S.; Ogueri, E.; Adesope, O. M.
    The study focused on the assessment of women participation in fish value chain in Buguma community, Asari-Toru local Government Area of Rivers state. Data were obtained from 56 women in the study area. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage and mean were used to analyse the data collected from the study. Findings revealed that 44.7% of the women are within the age range of 40-49 years, which makes them still energetic to actively participate in the fish value chain. Majority of the women had formal education with 42.9% with a mean household of size of 6-10 persons. Majority of the respondents are in a cooperative society 71.4%, about 55.3% have a farming experience of 10 years and above. Extension agents visit the study area with about 98.8% respondents. The average annual income gotten by the women was about N20,000. Stages involved in the fish value chain in the study area includes capture of fish, handling and sorting, processing, storage, marketing, advertising, distribution. The women are actively involved in each of the chain. It was noted that women have a high level of participation in fish value chain in Buguma community (89.3%). The problems faced by these women includes lack of modern facilities, lack of fund, insufficient wood fuel, lack of harvesting equipment’s, technical know-how of modern facilities and poor storage facilities with 98.8% respondents agreeing to it. Despite the participation of the women in fish value chain, they were hardly given attention by the extension agents who visited the study area
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    Impact of Afirica regional aquaculture centre on fish farmers livelihood on Obio/Akpor local goverment area. Rivers State
    (2016) Emmanuel, J.; Ogueri, E.; Adesope, O. M.
    This study is design to examine the impact of African regional aquaculture Centre on fish farmers livelihood in Obio/Akpor, Rivers state. Data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaires administered to 150 respondents using a purposive selection of 10 communities in the study area. Data collected from the study area were analyze using descriptive statistical tools (mean, frequency and percentage). The socio-economic characteristics considered in the study include gender, age, marital status, educational level, household size, farming experience, source of income and source of information. The major source of income of the respondents is farming. Fish farmers in the study area obtain information through extension agents, radio, pamphlets and meetings. Findings indicate that ARAC has played major roles in motivation, in food security, employment etc. Constraints faced are; theft, high tax, lack of loan, government intervention to fish farming problems etc. Of which all limits the efficiency of fish farming.