Evaluation of some factors of fish farming and management systems in Kuje Area Council of Federal Capital territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined some factors of fish farming and management systems in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (F.C.T), Abuja, Nigeria. Kuje Area Council is among the five area councils created in November, 1987. The Area Council is bounded on the west by Gwagwalada Area Council, to the north and east by Municipal Council and to the South by Abaji Area council. The area covers a land area of 1,800 square kilometres, (22.5% of the Federal Capital Territory). The current population of the area council is 97367 peoples (N.P.C, 2006 population
census estimate). Thirty (30) structured questionnaires were served to collect data from the respondents for this research, but only
twenty were returned, i.e. recovered. Statistical analysis was accomplished by means of descriptive statistics in form of means and percentages. The study revealed that most of the fish farmers were males, while the women folk were mostly involved in other businesses. It also showed that majority of the practicing fish farmers have sound educational background, as most of them have attended tertiary institutions and practice fish farming at large scale using the intensive system, personal funds, concrete ponds, personal lands, Polyculture and monoculture. Most of the fish farmers were within the age range of 21-40years and procure their seeds (fingerlings) from other established private farms.