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Iigbade Justin O
Department of Agricultural Technology, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo, Nigeria
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Snail Marketing as a Means of Rural Livelihood in Ondo, Nigeria
Author(s): Iigbade Justin O*, Owoeye RS and Johnson SB
This study was carried out to analyse marketing of snails as a means of rural livelihood in Ondo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from one hundred and twenty (120) snail marketers through a multistage sampling technique using a pre-tested questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, gross margin analysis, Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve were employed to analyse data collected from the field survey. Results from the study showed that majority (95.00%) of the respondents were still in their economically active age with female household accounting for 62.50% of the total sample. Majority (66.67%) of the marketers had married with an average household size of 6 members. Findings also revealed that majority (71.67%) of the respondents spent at least 6 years in schools with an average of 7 year’s experience in the business. From the study, 36.67% of the marketers sold at the local mark.. View more»