ENTRY-LEVEL SKILLS REQUIRED BY SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR PROFITABLE GUINEA FOWL DOMESTICATION AND PRODUCTION IN TARABA STATE

Authors: Onipede Omoleye, Ph.D., Ajibare Abike Yemisi & Kunta Danyo

ABSTRACT

The study was conducted to determine the entry-level skills required by Secondary School graduate for profitable Guinea Fowl Domestication and Production in Taraba State. Four purposes and four research questions guided the study. The study employed survey research design; the population of the study was 110 made up of Registered 70 farmers and 40 Agricultural Extension workers in Taraba state. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 40 farmers and 30 Extension workers that are currently involved in Guinea fowl farming. A 58 items structured questionnaire was developed to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three (3) experts. Chronbach alpha (∝) method was used to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire items and a Coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. The questionnaire was administered by the researchers with the help of four (4) research assistance. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. The study found out that seven (7) entry level skills in Guinea fowl domestication, twenty-seven (27) skills in Guinea fowl management, ten (10) skills in Guinea fowl processing and eight (8) skills in marketing of Guinea fowl produce were required by Secondary School graduate for profitable Guinea fowl domestication and production in Taraba state. It was recommended that the all fifty-two (52) identified skills for Guinea fowl production be packaged into training modules to train Secondary School graduate at the various skills acquisition centers in the state.

Keywords: Entry-Level skills required, profitable, Guinea fowl, Domestication and production

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