THE EFFECTS OF CRUDE OIL EXPLOITATION ON FOOD PRODUCTION AND THE HEALTH OF OLOIBIRI IN HABITANT BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

1Digha O.N. and 2David O.
1Department of Geography
Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education Sagbama, Bayelsa State
2Department of Educational Management Rivers State
University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.
E-mail: dighaopaminda@yahoo.com, okilodavid@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
The study examined the effects of oil exploration and exploitation
activities on food production and the health of the inhabitants of
Oloibiri environ in Bayelsa State. Two objectives and two hypotheses
were generated. The hypotheses were tested at 0.5 significant level of
probability. A sample of 390 people from three communities were
randomly selected. The data-set were selected using the effects of oil
exploration activities on human health and food production determinant
questionnaire (EDEHFO), designed and used to elicit the data for the
study. The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the data
analysis with the aid of the statistical package for social sciences
(SPSS). The results based on the first hypotheses which states that
there is a significant difference in food production resulting from oil
exploration and exploitation activities are accepted. Since F-cal (0.25)
< F-Crit (3.00) at 2 and 689 degree of freedom at 0.05 level of
significance – by and large the results indicates a negative impact on
the environment of the study area.