Socio-economic characteristics of duck farmers in Ughelli North and South local government areas of delta state of Nigeria: implications for food security
2002
Ugbomeh, G.M.M., Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Agricultural Science Unit,
Structured questionnaire used to obtain information on the study of the socio-economic characteristics of duck farmers in Ughelli North and South Local Government areas of Delta State, and its implications for food security. For the non-literate farmers, the field assistants translated the questionnaire into the local dialect. Results indicated that the bulk of the .farmers (85%) were young and middle-aged and 70 per cent of them could read and write. Eighty per cent of the respondents were men and 20 per cent were women. Their experiences in duck production ranged from 1 to 5 years. The common breed was the muscovy, apparently because of its suitability to breed for both meat and egg. This quality seems to have the potential to bridge the protein gap among the people
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