@article{Adereti:347333,
      recid = {347333},
      author = {Adereti, F. O. and Ibitunde, I. O. and Ibrahim, H. A.},
      title = {Assessment of Youth Participation Along Fish Value Chain  Activities in Ede North Local Government, Osun State,  Nigeria},
      journal = {Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology},
      address = {2020-09-01},
      number = {2202-2024-4287},
      month = {Sep},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {The study assessed youth participation in fish production  value chain in Ede North Local Government, Osun State,  Nigeria. The study specifically described the socioeconomic  characteristics of youths involved in fish production value  chain in the study area, examined their perception,  determined their level of participation and identified the  constraints affecting their participation in fish  production value chain. Multistage sampling procedure was  used to select one hundred respondents from the study area.  Results showed that majority, (56.0%) of the respondents  were below 40 years of age and 73.0% were males. Majority,  (69.0%) had travelled out of outside the State. Fish  production value chain activities is a way to reduce  poverty (79.0%) ranked highest among the indicators of  perception of youth about fish production value chain  activities followed by fish production value chain  activities are capital intensive (72.0%). In addition,  wholesaling (x̅ =2.72) ranked the highest among the fish  value chain activities the youths participated in followed  by feeding of fish (x̅ = 2.68). Also, some of the youths  (22.0%) indicated that lack of credit facilities as a  constraint affecting their participation in fish production  value chain activities followed by instability of economy  (17.0%). There was a positive and significant relationship  (p≤ 0.001, r=0.265) between perception of youth and their  participation in fish production value chain activities.  The study concluded that the level of youth participation  in fish production value chain was moderate and recommended  that micro credit facilities with low interest rate and low  collateral demands suitable for youth participation in fish  production value chain be made available.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/347333},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.347333},
}