Adoption of Water Recirculation System Technology by Catfish Farmers in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the level of adoption of water recirculation system by catfish farmers in
Lagos State, Nigeria. The research was carried out with the aid of well structured questionnaires using random
sampling technique with a sample frame of 169 respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics,
frequency counts, percentages, and likert scale. The results show that the average age of the respondents was
51.05 ±10.79. About 67.5% of the respondents were between 41-60 years of age and were mostly male
(73.96%). About 96% of the adopters have post-secondary school attainment and most of the respondents were
not aware of water recirculation system and this leads to the low level of adoption in the study area. The
constraints encountered by fish farmers were analysed using likert scale and rank order method. The result
st shows that, power supply, inadequate support from government and inadequate input facilities were ranked 1 ,
nd rd 2 and 3 respectively. Therefore, awareness on information dissemination of the technology should be more
intensified by government or research institutions to the farmers in order to boost food production and hence
food security in the country.