Constraints to poverty alleviation among fishermen and women in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was conducted in Lagos and Ogun States. Attention was focussed on the constraints to poverty alleviation among the fishermen and women. A total of two hundred and fifteen (215) fishermen and women were surveyed from Lagos and Ogun States Agricultural Development Programmes (125 and 90 respectively). The fishermen and women were categorized into cooperators and non- cooperators to capture difference in the constraints level. The findings show that Constraints to poverty alleviation strategies are not only technical but also sociological, economic and political. Spearman rho correlation co-efficient showed a significant relationship between poverty alleviation strategies and lack of technical expertise, (r = 0.44, p 0.05), political instability (r = 0.09, p > 0.05) and unstable climate and tides (r = 0.06, p > 0.05). The paper concluded with recommendations on how to overcome the constraints and improve the poverty alleviation in the study area. (Af J Livestock Extension: 2002 1: 5-10