| dc.description.abstract | This research covered randomly selected catfish farms, catfish hatcheries, processing plants, feed
importers, local feed makers, catfish marketers and markets in Nigeria. A review of existing literature was
carried out, structured questionnaires covering hatchery operators, catfish farms, marketers and processors
were designed and administered to some farms using field assistants. Meetings were held with the Catfish
Farmers associations, feed importers and sellers. Oral interviews were conducted with the staff of Fisheries
Department in some States and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and cooperative. Production and sale
data were analysed to determine cost of production and profitability of catfish farming business, | en |
