Constraints to Pap Processing, and Safety Practices in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria
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| JAFE Volume 10, Number 4, 1-5, 2023 | |
| Constraints to Pap Processing, and Safety Practices in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria | |
| Nwachukwu, N.C., Odjebor, U. and Abushe, O.P. | |
| The constraints to pap processing, and safety practices in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria were examined. Five (5) respondents were randomly selected from each of ten (10) villages in the local government making a total of fifty (50) respondents that constituted the sample for this study. Data were collected through the use of a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistic, and presented as simple percentages and means. The socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents revealed that majority of the pap processors were females (90%) and had a mean age of 20 years. As much as 80% of the respondents had formal education. The result also showed that majority of the respondents carried out hygiene practices that are needed in pap processing. Inadequate training/education, laziness and lack of equipment (mean = 3.60, 3.04, 2.94 respectively) were the three most serious constraints faced by the pap processors. Also the majority of respondents agreed that the major benefits derived from pap were that is good for people with high blood pressure (mean=4.02), good for nursing mothers (mean=3.66), babies (mean=3.64), is a raw and natural (mean=3.54) among others. It was recommended that farmers should be trained on how to better process pap and should be encouraged to keep on practicing good hygiene in the study area. | |
| Keywords: | constraints, pap, processing, safety, practice |
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