Abstract
This study investigated the determinants of adoption of improved processing technology among the catfish producer-processors in South Western Nigeria. Ninety (90) catfish producers were selected randomly and total enumeration of 75 catfish producer-processors using the improved catfish processing technology were used. Data were collected using a well-structured and pretested questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, marketing margin and logit regression. The results showed sex distribution of the catfish producers and producer-processors were dominated by male, 75.6% and 76.0% respectively with the male producer-processors more prone to using the improved technology than their female counterparts. Majority of the producers-processors (93.3%) were using the charcoal powered improved catfish processing technology. The mean ages of the producers and producers-processors were 44.6±13.4 and 35.8±11.3 years, respectively. An analysis of the factors influencing the adoption of the improved catfish processing technology showed that access to credit, membership in association and awareness significantly predicted the probability of the producers adopting the improved processing technology in South Western, Nigeria. Credit facilities should be made available to the catfish producers in order to expand their catfish farm and also for them to be able to acquire the improved catfish processing technology.
Highlights
The production of catfish in Nigeria is on the increase from 138,300 in 2010 to 370,000 metric tonnes in 2016 (CAFAN, 2017)
It was observed that the catfish producer-processors were male dominated in South Western, Nigeria
The use of charcoal powered improved catfish processing technology was common in South Western, Nigeria
Summary
The production of catfish in Nigeria is on the increase from 138,300 in 2010 to 370,000 metric tonnes in 2016 (CAFAN, 2017). An improved catfish processing technology were developed and designed by The Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) as approved by NAFDAC for the catfish producers with different components such as those utilizing electricity, gas and charcoal (Abiodun et al ,2015). This new improved technology is adduced to have the following advantages such as the acceptance of processed catfish by the European Union (EU) for exportation, improved quality of the processed catfish for local consumption and the final processed catfish commanding a better price leading to an increase in the marketing margin of the producers due to forward integration (FGN, 2011). Despite the several advantages associated with the use of the new improved catfish processing technology, it was observed that majority of the catfish producers still do not adopt this improved technology (Abiodun et al, 2015)
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