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Fish Production, Poverty Mitigation and Co-Operative
Goals of Fagam Co-Operative Fish Farm In Kano
State, Nigeria.
M.A.Dambatta,1 O. A. Sogbesan,2 A.U.Fagge,1
Suleiman I. Dutse,1A.U. Shuaibu3
Corresponding author: mansirabdullahi227@gmail.com
*Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and
Wildlife
** Moddibo Adama University of Science And Technology Yola, Department of fisheries
management.Adamawa State, Nigeria
***Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, Department of Agricultural Economics
and Extension management
Abstract:
The effort was made to make this research project to become reality this was achieved by visiting
(Fagam-farm) a case study area. With a view to explore how fish production mitigate poverty
among the populace of Kano state and to identify the challenges facing the farmers and
marketing operation of fish produced, the socio-economic characteristic of the fish farmers of
Fagam co-operative farm, the fish production form, marketing strategy and the co-operative
goals. Based on the above observation made, recommended that, female are not involves in the
sector due to the religion purposes and the majority of the respondent are single within the age
category of (8-25). Most of the respondents possess an educational certificate of secondary level
were minority of them possess Qur’anic, primary and tertiary certificate. Also majority of the
respondents are within the extended family and their family size are in the category of (5-10)
where others are in the category of (11-15) it indicated that, all the respondents that interviewed
in Fagam farm are purely Muslim in religion whereas no any Christian that work or employed in
the farm. The highest numbers of pond that they use in Fagam farm are concrete ponds while
others are earthen and plastic pond. Also the type of ponds size dimension are all largest size
and the higher percentage of practical culture method they practice is mono-culture while the
less percentage is poly culture and all the pounds were constructed manually. The type of feed
they used is only imported and the majority type of farming management consider is intensive
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system while the minority is semi-intensive and the cost of feeding poor circle obtained is 100%
high, because the farm has a big size and they practice intensive management system which
consumes more capital than the other management system included in the farm.
KEY WORDS:POVERTY, MITIGATION, FAGAM, KANO STATE, COOPERATIVE.
INTRODUCTION
Aquaculture continues to grow rapidly every
day, and then became bigger industry every
year. So, understanding the basic part behind
aquatic production facilities is of increasing
importance for all the working in this
industry. Aqua-culture requires knowledge
and skill of the many general aspects of
production such as spawning, production of
Nutrition etc (Anderson; 2004). Fisheries
constitute an important sector in Nigeria
agriculture providing valuable food and
employment to millions of population and
also serving as a source of livelihoods
mainly for women. In coastal communities
eg processing teenagers helps Sule and Raji
(2011). Nigeria has a coastline of 3,122km
(Earth trends, 2003) shared by 8 states
(lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, River,
Akwa-ibom and Cross-River respectively)
out of total of 36 states in the country.
Coastal fisheries are important and
contributed at least 40% of fish production
from all source. In Nigeria between 1995
and 2008 (FAO, 2010). According to the
fisheries society of Nigeria, small scale
fisheries provide more than 82% of the
domestic fish supply, giving livelihood to
one million fishers folks and up to 5.8
million fisher folks. In the secondary sector
comprising processing preservation,
marketing and distribution. The total
contribution of fisheries to Nigeria’s gross
domestic product is estimated at about $US
1 billion. According to estimates, Nigeria
requires about 2.1 million metric tones
(mm+) of fish/year but produce only 0.65
metric tons and imports over 990 metric
tons/years at a value of US $800m to meet
this short full (Ajiboso, 2009). Considering
Nigerians has availability of water resources
human capital and other natural
endowments. The federal department of
fisheries (FDF, 2004).
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
General objective
The broad objective of this study is to
evaluate the fish production, poverty
mitigation and co-operative goals of Fagam
fish co-operative farm at Mariri, Kumbotso
L.G Kano state, Nigeria.
The specific objective includes:
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i. Identify the challenges facing the
farmers and marketing operation fish
production.
ii. describe the socio-economic
characteristics of the fish farmers of
Fagam co-operative farm
iii. To study production demand and
cost of feed in the production circle.
METHODOLOGY
STUDY AREA
Kano state lies between latitude 130N
(north) 110
S (South); and longitude 80W in
the (west) and 100
E (east). Kano state is
made up of fourty four (44) local
government areas. E.G Albasu, Bunkure,
Danbatta, Gaya, Wudil, Kumbotso,
Doguwa, etc. The total land area of Kano
state is 20,76059 kilometer with an average
population of 9,383,682 (2006 census).
Kano has mean height of about 472.45m
above the sea level (Olofin and Tanko,
2002). According to Kurawa (2003) the
temperature of Kano state usually range
between a maximum of 330
c and a minimum
of 15.80
c although sometimes during the
harmattan it falls down to a slow as 100
c.
Kano has two seasonal periods, which
consist of 4-5 months of wet season and a
long dry season lasting from October-April.
The movement of the south-west maritime
air masses originating from the Atlantic
Ocean influences the wet season which
starts from May and end in September. The
commencement and length of wet season
varies between northern and southern parts
of Kano state. The average rainfall is
between 63.3mmt to 48.2mmt in Mayand
133.4mmt, 59mmt in August, the wettest
months. The movement of tropical maritime
air masses from the south west to the north
determines the weather of Kano state during
the wet season. The air mass carries a lot of
moisture from the Atlantic Ocean this
moisture condenses when it is forced to rise
by convection or over a barrier of high lands
or air mass, it then fall back as rain. The
period of the height occur when the sun
passes over West Africa between March and
June. The dry season starts from October
and last till about April of the following
years. Temperature are low during this
period and because the sun is in the southern
hemisphere and because of movement of the
desiccating continental air mass, which
originated from sahara area and below from
the north east carrying along with it then
harming kano state(kurawa,2003).According
to Kurawa (2003), the vegetation of Kano
state is the semi-arid savannah. The sudan
savannah to the sand witched by the sahel
savannah in the north and the Guinea
savannah in the south. The savannah has
been described as the zone that provides
opportunity for optimal human attainment.
This is because it rich in faunal and floral
resources, it is suitable for both cereals
agriculture and livestock rearing and the
environment is relatively easy for movement
