DEVELOPMENT OF FISH FEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijls.2025v13.53154Keywords:
Development, Fish Feed, Production, TechnologyAbstract
Objectives: Assessment of the development of local fish feed production technology in Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, Baga, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria for the formulation and implementation of appropriate policy that would ensure sustainable fish feed production technology for the development of the fisheries sub-sector of the economy in the study area.
Methods: Data for the study was obtained from both primary and secondary sources while qualitative and quantitative method with descriptive techniques were employed in the analysis of data.
Results: The study reveals that there exists underutilization of fish feed production capacity due to zero utilization and underutilization of some input ingredients for production. Thus, the development of fish feed production technology is low as technological practice of fish feed production has low cumulative mean percentage impact.
Conclusion: Technology has positive effect on fish feed production practices in the study area. The study recommends; effort should be intensified at all level of governance through collaboration, creativity and innovation focusing on the development of fish feed production technology at a sustainable level in the study area.
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