Training Needs of fish farmers in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the training needs of fish farmers in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Objectives of the study were to determine the personal and socio-economic characteristics of fish farmers as well as to determine factors, influencing their training needs. Interview schedule was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data were analysed using frequent counts, mean, and percentages. Chi-square was further used to test stated hypotheses. The study reveals that fish farmers who practiced fish farming were majorly male dominated. Fifty percent (50%) of the respondents have been engaged in fish business between 11-15 years. Also 78.3 percent of the respondents sourced their information through friends. The test of hypotheses established significant relationships between some variables and their training need, marital status (X² – 143.200; p < 0.05), education (X² = 31.650, p < 0.05), and sources of information (X² = 55.30, p < 0.05). from these results, it is recommended that fish farmers should be encouraged to form and belong to an association so as to assist each other and share ideas and solve problems arising from their training needs.