Skills Required by Snail Farmers for Increase Protein Production in Enugu State

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• December 16, 2024
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Ugwuede Anthonia A. PhD

Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu

Abstract The general purpose of the study was to determine the skills required by snail farmers for increase protein production in Enugu State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study was carried out in Enugu State using a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 310 respondents, comprising 180 registered snail farmers and 130 agricultural extension workers in the six agricultural zones in Enugu State. There was no sampling because the population was manageable. The instrument used for data collection was a 30 item structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was structured using a four point rating scale for data collection and was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the liability coefficient and the overall coefficient was 0.81 indicating that the instrument was reliable for use in data collection. Out of 310 copies of the questionnaire distributed, 308 copies were properly filled and used for the study representing 98.6% return rate. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at .5 level of significance at 308 degree of freedom. The result revealed that all the items under site selection, stocking and feed management skills are required by snail farmers for increase protein production in Enugu State. The study therefore, concludes that the identified skills in site selection, stocking and feed management should be used to equip farmers in snail rearing for increase protein production. Based on the findings, the following recommendations among others were made: workshops/ seminars on snail rearing skills should be organized for snail farmers for increase protein production in Enugu State and agricultural extension workers should utilize the identified snail rearing skills in the extension services to snail farmers in Enugu State. Keywords Protein Production; Enugu State; Snail Farmers; Feed Management Citation Ugwuede, A. A. (2024). Skills Required by Snail Farmers for Increase Protein Production in Enugu State. Global Journal of Education and Humanities, 6(2), 12-21 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14498920