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Piggerywaste management and profitability of pig farming in Imo State Nigeria
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The indiscriminate dumping of piggery waste especially in areas where pig farms are located necessitated this study which assessed piggery waste management systems and profitability of pig farming in Imo state Nigeria. Piggery waste management systems in the study area were identified and described, the farm profitability were assessed based on these systems. Primary data were colleted from 60 pig farms selected using multi -stage sampling technique. Cost-route approach was used to collect information on the income statement of the farmers. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, operating net returns and benefit cost ratio. Net profits of the different categories of pig farms based on their waste management systems were compared using ANOVA statistics. The result shows that 75% of the pig farms managed their waste by open dumping, produced an average annual output of 67952. 4kg of dung with an average net profit of N863252.98 and a BCR of 1.66. Those that manage their waste by using it for crop and fish production constituted 20% of the farms studied. This group produced an average annual out put of 40447kg of dung with an average net profit of N711858.08 and a BCR of 1.67. Also, 5% of the pig farmers dumped their waste into moving streams. They produced an average annual output of 27470kg of dung with an average net profit of N592035.83 and a BCR of 1.74. Statistical analysis indicated that the net profits did not differ significantly across the systems of waste
management. Therefore pig farming is profitable in the study area and the profit is not significantly influenced by the waste management systems.
Keywords: piggery waste management, profitability, pig farming, net profit
