a. What are the socio-economic characteristics of the fisher folks in the study areas?
b. What are the households’ accesses to social amenities in the study areas?
c. What are the livelihood and poverty status of artisanal fisher folks in the study areas?
d. What is the nutrition status of children under the age of five years in the study …show more content…
Due to the challenges faced by the this sector, transformed rural fishing programme will help to improve the dwindling internal generation of the third tier of government and also enhance the socioeconomic status of fisher folks in the fishing communities of the study area and eradicate poverty. This will also reduce to the barest minimum the substantial amount of foreign exchange spent on importation of fish yearly in other to monitor the country’s earnings. However, very few studies have concentrated on fisheries activities towards fisher folks livelihood. This study therefore seeks to fill this knowledge gap by identifying factors affecting the productivity of processed fish industry and how this industry can be improved for optimum productivity in the study area. This study also intends to identify ways of improving fish production level in the study area and Nigeria at large in other to bridge the supply-demand gap. It will also provide information which will guide policy makers in formulating policies that will enhance the growth and development of artisanal fishery sector in Nigeria. It will provide data on socioeconomic information about artisanal fisher folks in the study area which will be of interest to the policy makers. The findings of this study will also provide idea for transformation