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| Title: | Indigenous fish processing and preservation practices amongst women in Southwestern Nigeria |
| Authors: | Kolawole, Oluwatoyin D
Williams, Stella B
Awujola, A F |
| Keywords: | Indigenous knowledge
Fish processing
Fish preservation
Nigeria |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A23B/04, A22C25/00 |
| Abstract: | The
paper investigates indigenous fish preservation practices (IFPs) amongst women
of Epe Division in Lagos State of Southwestern Nigeria. Total 120 women engaged
in fish processing and preservation were interviewed from five riverine
communities in the study area through a multi-stage sampling procedure. About
52.5% of the respondents were solely engaged in fish processing and
preservation; 47.5% combined fish processing and preservation business with
other income-generating activities. Majority (82.5%) of the respondents were
members of the cooperative associations. Salting, sun drying, smoke-drying and
frying were the most popular processing and preservation techniques utilized by
the women. About 55% of them, however, utilized between 3 and 4 of such
methods. Lack of storage facilities, inadequate capital, smoke pollution, low
sales of products and transportation problems were identified as major
constraints. |
| Page(s): | 668-672 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010]
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