SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CATFISH MARKETING AMONG WOMEN IN OGBARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE.

Abstract

This study was conceptualized to analyze the socio-economic determinants of catfish marketing among women in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. A multistage sampling technique was employed in the selection of location and respondents. The data were collected from 100 catfish women marketers, the primary instrument used for data collection was structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, gross margin and a 5-point likert scale.

The farmers had an average total cost of N 410,750 and made average total revenue of N 568,300. The gross margin realized from the marketing activities were N 314,500. The constraints faced by catfish women marketers include; poor transportation, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate extension service, unsteady market prices and lack of finance.

The study recommended that financial institutions and cooperative societies should make loans more available to women catfish marketers, catfish marketers should be encouraged to form and manage functional cooperatives as a way to pool their resources for individual development within the catfish marketing industry.