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- Title
Social Inclusion of Migrant Fisher Folks in Agricultural Extension Activities in Delta State, Nigeria.
- Authors
OFUOKU, Albert Ukaro; UZOKWE, Uchenna N.; OLUWASEUN, Ijeoma Ekorhi-Robinson
- Abstract
The study ascertained the level of social inclusion of migrant fisher folks in agricultural extension service benefits in Delta State, Nigeria. One hundred and forty-one (141) available fisher folks were used out of the 158 identified along purposively selected fishing communities in the study area. The intention was to use all the identified fisher folks, but in various communities covered, few of them excused themselves because of the appointments they had in various respective places. As a result 17 of them were not interviewed. Data were collected using interview schedule and questionnaire. Data were analysed using frequency counts, percentages and means. Inferential statistics was used in testing the hypotheses. The study found that the migrant fisher folks had a mean age of 41.50 years, most (81.56%) were married, majority (59.57%) had primary education and the highest formally educated of them had secondary education and an average household size of 5 persons and average fishing experience of 16 years. However, most (74.47%) of them did not subscribe to membership of fisheries related groups. Their level of social inclusion in agricultural extension services was poor (social inclusion index = 0.41). Their average annual fish catch was 2000 kg and this was adjudged to be poor. Their level of social inclusion positively influenced their level of fish catch (r= 0.65) and their socioeconomic attributes also influenced their level of inclusion in agricultural extension service delivery. Most of the migrant fisher folks were socially excluded from agricultural extension service delivery. Social inclusion of migrant fisher folks should be encouraged, and migrant fisher folks need to be encouraged to subscribe to membership of fisheries related groups.
- Subjects
DELTA State (Nigeria); NIGERIA; SOCIAL integration; FISHERS; AGRICULTURAL services; FISHING villages; INFERENTIAL statistics; IMMIGRANTS; AGRICULTURAL extension work; FOREIGN workers; SOCIAL marginality
- Publication
Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Journal of Agricultural Sciences (YYU J Agr Sci), 2019, Vol 29, Issue 3, p539
- ISSN
1308-7576
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29133/yyutbd.514250