– Entrepreneurial Skills Required by Internally Displaced Persons in Quail Production for Sustainable Living in North-cenTral Nigeria –
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ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to identify the entrepreneurial skills required by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in quail production for sustainable living in North-Central Nigeria.
Specifically, the study identified skills in planning, rearing and marketing of quail and its products in the area of study. To achieve these specific objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.
The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 69, made up of 22 lecturers of agricultural education and 47 registered quail farmers in the area of study. Sixty-nine copies of the questionnaire were administered and retrieved from the respondents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER PAGE i
TITLE PAGE ii
APPROVAL PAGE iii
CERTIFICATION iv
DEDICATION v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
LIST OF TABLES x
LIST OF FIGURE xi
ABSTRACT xii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 6
Purpose of the Study 8
Significance of the Study 8
Research Questions 10
Hypotheses 11
Scope of the Study 11
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 12
Conceptual Framework 12
Concept of Quail Production 13
Concept of Skills 15
Concept of IDPs 17
Concept of Entrepreneur 20
Concept of sustainable living 22
Approaches toSkills in Vocational Education 23
Technical and Vocational Education principles/theoretical frameworks 28
Skills in planning for quail production 30
Skills in breeding for quail production 35
Skills in rearing quails 38
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 59
Design of the Study 59
Area of the Study 59
Population for the Study 60
Sample and Sampling Techniques 60
Instrument for Data Collection 60
Validation of the Instrument 61
Reliability of the Instrument 61
Method of Data Collection 61
Method of Data Analysis 62
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 63
Results 63
Findings of the study 69
Discussion of findings 72
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 75
Re-Statement of the Problem of the Study 75
Summary of procedure used for the Study 75
Major findings of the study 77
Conclusion 78
Recommendations 78
Educational Implications 79
Limitations of the Study 80
Suggestion for Further Research 81
REFERENCES 82
INTRODUCTION
Farmers in Nigeria are attracted to quail due to its economic viability such as rapid growth, early onset of lay, low feed consumption, resistance to many poultry diseases and for its meat, eggs and other values. Quail according to Redmond (2009) is a small migratory game bird with mottled brown feathers and a short tail.
According to Onyewuchi, Offor and Okoli (2013) quail are a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Quails are small birds that are brown in colour with smallish structure from either of these families Phasianidae or Odontophoridae reared for their meat, egg or medicinal purposes.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia(DAFF)(2013) asserted that quail is a small game bird that is raised because of its eggs and meat. Quail is a small bird with mottled brown feathers and short tail raised for its eggs.
There are two main species of quail birds suitable for breeding, which include; “Japanese” quail(Coturnix japonica) and the “America” quail (Coturnix coturnix). Davies and Mets (2013) asserted that Japanese quail is known as Pharaoh variety.
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StudentsandScholarship Team.
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