Abstract
This study aimed to identify the pig producers across various administrative regions and to determine the pig production system in Nigeria through an intensive survey of pig farms with the use of Global Positioning System (GPS). Categorization of farms by proportion in Nigeria showed that 81.1% of states had very low ( 150) number of pig farms. In Nigeria, there are two separate pig production systems: small and medium scales. The small scale system is essentially characterized by very low to low scale of production. Analysis of categories of production in Nigeria showed that 45.9% of states recorded very low ( 100,000 pigs) scales of production. GIS qualitative analysis showed that in the North, the production classes: very low, low, medium, high and very high scales of production by states were 40, 30, 25, 0 and 5%, respectively while in the South, the production classes were 0, 17.6, 70.6, 11.8 and 0%, respectively. A high number of Northern states were identified in the low category of pig production scales while most Southern states were in the medium category. The application of GIS revealed that the pig sector in Nigeria is dominated by small and medium scales of production while the harsh climate and its future change pose a major threat to pig farming in the Northern Nigeria. Key words: Data integration, extension services, farm survey, pig meat, qualitative analysis and rainfall distribution.
Highlights
IntroductionThe major sources of animal protein in Nigeria are beef, pork, poultry, goats, fish and game animals (Ajala, et al, 2007)
The importance of livestock sub-sector is in line with recommendation of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (2003) that on an average basis, a man’s daily protein intake should be between 65 to 72 g and 53% of this should be animal based.The major sources of animal protein in Nigeria are beef, pork, poultry, goats, fish and game animals (Ajala, et al, 2007)
This study aimed to identify the pig producers across various administrative regions and to determine the pig production system in Nigeria through an intensive survey of pig farms with the use of Global Positioning System (GPS)
Summary
The major sources of animal protein in Nigeria are beef, pork, poultry, goats, fish and game animals (Ajala, et al, 2007). Pigs have some unique advantages over other domestic animals. Dwindling profit in a pig enterprise has been reported to be a function of poor quality feeds resulting from unbalanced ration (Adesehinwa and Ogunmodede, 1995). Studies on pig and poultry industries seem to reveal that the initial enthusiasm in these enterprises, especially pig production, is being constrained due largely to dwindling profit margins (Ogunfowora, 1980)
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