ECONOMICS OF SNAIL PRODUCTION AMONG FARMERS IN ONICHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONY] STATE, NIGERIA

Résumé

Economics of snail production among farmers in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria was Studied A total of one hundred respondents were randomly selected and used for the study. A well- structured questionnaire and secondary were used to solicit information from respondents, Percentage response and frequency distribution were used to capture objectives I and iv. The objectives ii and iii were addressed using regression analysis and gross margin analysis respectively. The result revealed that determinants to farmers' output were age of the farmer and educational level. Snail production is profitable in the study area. The major limitations to snail production were inadequate credit, slow growth of snail and high mortality. It is imperative to enact policies and programmes that would enhance farmers‘ access to educational programmes and credit through microfinance bank and commercial banks