THE CHALLENGES AND REMEDIES OF SMALL SCALE BRIOLER PRODUCTION

Danwe A.B Aishatu Foku, A. A. Liman, Finlak E & Mamiso J. B.
Department of Animal Production
College of Agriculture Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
Email:augustinedanwe@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This survey studied the challenges and remedies of small-scale broiler production in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. Respondents were drawn from six wards that make up Bali A, Bali B, Suntai, Maihula, Kaigama and Kusum wards. The respondents were small-scale broiler producers. Two hundred and forty (240) producers were selected through a system of random sampling. Data collected were on constraints and possible remedies associated with small-scale broiler production in the
study area. Structured questionnaires where the instrument used for data collection. Analytical tool used were percentages. Therefore, percentages were used to describe the constraints and remedies associated with small-scale broiler production. The result revealed that majority of the respondents on major constraints faced by the producers were not significantly affected in the proportion of 17.5%, 17.1%, 16.7%, 16.2% and 15.8% mostly in disease/pest, mortality, poor quality ingredients, credit/loan, cost of feed and technical know-how. While the major possible solutions to the constraints of small-scale broiler producers, which followed same trend in percentages and ironically invariables. Likewise, the minor constraints of small-scale broiler producers designated proportionally as 17.5%, 17.1% and 16.2% were also not significantly related to one another and to the minor possible solutions
of constraints of small-scale broiler producers which government must tackle so as to enhance the commercialization of small-scale broiler industry in Nigeria.
Keyword: Broiler Chickens, Massive Production, Fast growth,
Reversing Inadequate Protein.