ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FISH FARMING AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSEHOLD POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN AKURE SOUTH AND OWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

•                    TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page………………………………………………………………………………....i Declaration……………………………………………………………………………....ii Certification………………………………………………………………………...…...iii Dedication……………………………………………………………………………….iv Acknowledgements..…………………………………………………………………….v Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….....vi List of Tables………………………………………………………………………….....x List of Figures…………………………………………………………………………...xi Appendix…………...…………………………………………………………………..xii Abstract………………………………………………………………………………..xiii 

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• ………………………………………………………………………..1 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….1 
• 1.1Background to the study……………………………………………………………..1 
• 1.2Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………...3 
• 1.3Objectives of the Study………………………………………………………………6 
• 1.4Justification of the Study…………………………………………………………….6 
• 1.5Test of Hypothesis…………………………………………………………………...8

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• ……………………………………………………………………….9 LITERATURE REVIEW………………………………………………………………..9 
• 2.1World Aquaculture and Capture Production………………………………………...9 
• 2.2Fish Farming and Food Security…………………………………………………...12 2.
• 2.1Nutritional benefits of fish………………………………………………………..14 
• 2.3Role of Fish farming in Achieving Millennium Development Goals……………...16 
• 2.4Fish Culture Systems……………………………………………………………….20 2.
• 4.1Economic consideration in fish culture systems……………………………….....21 2.
• 4.2Design consideration in fish culture system……………………………………...22 2.
• 4.3Fish culture management…………………………………………………………25 
• 2.5Species of Fish and Selection………………………………………………………26 
• 2.6Overview of Fish Production in Nigeria……………………………………………27
• 2.7Problems militating against Fish Farming in Nigeria………………………………29 
• 2.8Poverty Profile of Nigeria………………………………………………………......30 2.
• 8.1Poverty reduction strategies in Nigeria…………………………………………..31 
• 2.9Theoretical Framework……………………………………………………………..32 2.
• 9.1Tobit regression model…………………………………………………………...32 2.
• 9.2Profitability measurement………………………………………………………...33 2.9.
• 2.1Net farm income analysis………………………………………………………33 2.
• 9.3Poverty measurement…………………………………………………………….33 2.9.
• 3.1Estimating poverty line through expenditure approach…………………………33 2.9.
• 3.2Weighted poverty index………………………………………………………...34 

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• …………………………………………………………………...36 METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………………..36 
• 3.1Description of the Study Area……………………………………………………...36 
• 3.2Sample Size and Sampling Technique…………………………………………......38 
• 3.3Method of Data Collection…………………………………………………………38
• 3.4Analytical Techniques……………………………………………………………...38 3.
• 4.1Descriptive statistics……………………………………………………………...39 3.
• 4.2Tobit regression model…………………………………………………………...39 3.4.
• 2.1Operational measurement of variables…………………………………………40 3.
• 4.3Net farm income analysis………………………………………………...............42 3.
• 4.4Estimating poverty line through expenditure approach………………………......43 3.
• 4.5Weighted poverty index………………………………………………………......43 3.
• 4.6Z test……………………………………………………………………………...44 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• …………………………………………………………………….45 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION……………………………………………………......45 
• 4.1Socio-economic Characteristics of Fish Farmers…………………………………..45 4.
• 1.1Age of fish farmers…………………………………………………………….....45 4.
• 1.2Level of education of fish farmers……………………………………………......46 4.
• 1.3Gender of fish farmers……………………………………………………………46 4.
• 1.4Family size of fish farmers……………………………………………..…….......47 4.
• 1.5Years of experience of fish farmers……………………………………................48 4.
• 1.6Sources of start-up capital of fish farmers……………………………………......48 4.
• 1.7Nature of involvement in fish farming………………………………...................49 
• 4.2Species of Fish and Culture Systems……………………………………………….50 4.
• 2.1Sources of fingerling and juveniles…………………………................................50 4.
• 2.2Rearing facilities of fish farmers…………………………………………………51 4.
• 2.3Sources of water……………………………………………………………….....52 
• 4.3Factors Influencing the Intensity of Fish Farming…………………………….…...53 
• 4.4Profitability Analysis……………………………………………………………….56 
• 4.5Poverty line among Fish Farmers……………………………...…………………...59 4.
• 5.1Poverty status of fish farmers……………………………………………….........59
• 4.6Contribution of Fish farming to Poverty Alleviation………………………………60 
• 4.7Problems facing Fish Farmers…………………………………………...................61 

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• ……………………………………………………………………...64 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………….........64 
• 5.1Summary……………………………………………………………………………64 
• 5.2Conclusion…………………………………………………………………….........65 
• 5.3Contribution to knowledge.……………...………………………………………....65 
• 5.4Recommendations…………………………………………………….....................66 References……………………………………………………………….………..........69 Appendix……………………………………………………………………………….75