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    Capacity Building Needs of Artisanal Fisherfolks in North Central, Nigeria
    (Diyala Agricultural Sciences Journal, 2022-06-30) Ifabiyi John Oluwaseun
    The study analyzed the capacity building needs of artisanal fisherfolks in North Central, Nigeria. The Data were collected with the use of a questionnaire and analysed using frequency, percentages, mean score and Correlation. The results showed that about 99.2% of the fishers were male and the mean age of the fishers was 43.9ears. The mean years of experience were 24.3. The mean quantity of catch per day was 17.9 Kg and 6 persons was the average household size. The study therefore recommends the provision of training in the identified areas of capacity building needs and the provision of more frequent and effective extension services to the fisherfolks.
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    Assessment of the training needs of artisanal fishers’ in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State Nigeria
    (The Nigerian Journal of Rural Extension and Developmen, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Nigeria., 2017-06-20) Ifabiyi J.O., Banjoko I. K. and Komolafe S.E
    The study examined the training needs of artisanal fishers’ in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State Nigeria. All the artisanal fishers at Oloko fishing settlement in Asa local Government Area of Kwara state were selected for the study. Data were collected with the use of interview schedule and analysed using frequency, percentage and mean. Results show that mean age of the fishers was 37.4 years, all the respondents were married, 85.7 % had no formal education, the mean years of experience was 20.8 and the average monthly income was ?31, 571 naira. The areas of training needs identified in this study were canoe/boat safety navigation measures (10.6), Fish marketing/ distribution (10. 21), canoe handling and maintenance (9.15), Construction of cast and gill net (8.9), use of cast and gill net (8.8). The major occupational health hazards of the respondents were back/general body pain (4.7), chest pain (4.6), boat capsizing/ water accident (3.9), minor cuts and scrapes (3.6) and exposure to sunburn during work (3.2). The study recommended that government should provide agricultural extension workers and health officers to educate artisanal fishers on the identified areas of training needs.
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    DETERMINANTS OF CAPACITY BUILDING NEEDS OF ARTISANAL FISHERS IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
    (Published by Hasanuddin University and Asian Rural Sociology Association, 2021-12-31) R. Solagberu Adisa , Ifabiyi J.O ., Opeyemi Gbenga
    Nigerians are high fish consumers as the per capita consumption is 14.9 kg per year and has the largest market for fish and fishery products in Africa. Artisanal fishers provide fish for large proportion of fish consumed by our teeming population. These set of fishers depend on crude gears and technology and small vessels in capturing multiple fish species. This study examined the determinants of the capacity building needs of artisanal fishers in Kogi State, Nigeria. The study used primary data. The primary data were collected using structured questionnaire. Multistage sampling technique was use to select the respondents. A total number of 292 respondents were selected for the study. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and Binary Logistic Regression. The results showed that more than half (71.6%) of the respondents had low knowledge level and majority (87.0%) of the respondents had high capacity building needs. The educational status (p<0.10), years of experience in fishing activities (p<0.10), contacts with extension services (p<0.01) and craft type (p<0.05) are the determinants factors of capacity building needs of the artisanal fishers. The study concluded that the majority of the fisher folks had low knowledge level on fishing practices. Majority of the fisher folks had high capacity building needs. The study therefore recommends the provision of training in the areas of high capacity building needs and that there should be consideration of factors influencing the capacity building needs of artisanal fisher folks during the planning and implementation of any training programme on artisanal fisheries.
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    Fish Farmers’ Attitudes towards the Use of Social Media in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, Egypt., 2023-12-26) Ifabiyi J.O., Banjoko I.K., Ahmed S.A and Shuaib O.M
    This article assessed the fish farmers’ attitude towards the use of social media in Kwara State, Nigeria. One hundred and Thirty fish farmers were purposively selected in four fishing communities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The data collected was analysed with the use of both descriptive and inferential statistics. 39.9 years was the mean age of the respondents, about 73.8 % of the fish farmers were married, the mean household size of the fish farmers was 4 persons, the mean years of experience was 7.7 years and the Annual mean income of the respondents was 181,115.38 Naira. About 56.9 % of the respondents make use of social media daily while 1,829.23Naira was the average monthly money used to buy data. WhatsApp was the most (87.7%) frequently used social media platform, and Information sharing purpose was the highest (90.8%) motive for using social media by the respondents. Social media usage enhances access to information on improved technology (mean=3.85) was the highest-ranked attitudinal statement. Irregular supply of electricity (mean=2.15) was the highest-ranked factor affecting the use of social media. Therefore, this study recommends providing training on social media use to fish farmers to enhance their productivity
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    Contributions of Fadama NG-CARES programme on livelihoods of beneficiaries in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria, 2025-03-31) Ololade Latifat ABDULRAHMAN , John Oluwaseun IFABIYI , Raufu Olusola SANUSI & Alice Nnenna AMANZE
    The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak significantly affected the livelihoods of many rural people, mostly within the agricultural sector in Nigeria. The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme, implemented as an extension of the National Fadama Development Project, aims to lessen these effects by providing immediate support to susceptible farmers. This study assesses the contributions of the Fadama NG-CARES programme to the livelihoods of rural households in Kwara State, Nigeria. The sampling procedures involved 3-stage random sampling of 180 beneficiaries. The data was collected through the use of a structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency count, mean score, and standard deviation. The result revealed that the mean age of the beneficiaries was 56.2 years, about 70.6% were male, about 68.9 % of the respondents had formal education, and the average annual income of the farmers was 370,138 Naira. The highest ranked contribution of Fadama NG-CARES programme to the farmers was the provision of food, nutrition, and safety extension services (mean = 3.06). About 76.7% of the respondents have a moderate level of contribution of the Fadama NgCares Programme to the livelihoods of beneficiaries. The most severe constraint was the unpredictable rising cost of inputs (mean=3.13). The study recommends that there should be constant reviewing to identify gaps and expansion of the programme so as to accommodate more farmers that need such intervention, and there should be provision of financial support and resources to the beneficiaries.