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An Appraisal of Cassava Processing Machinery in Oyo Metropolis, Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Volume 2, 2017
Issue 6 (December)
Pages: 68-72   |   Vol. 2, No. 6, December 2017   |   Follow on         
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Authors
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Gbadamosi Jimoh, Department of Agricultural Education, School of Vocational and Technical Education, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Nigeria.
Abstract
The study was conducted for an appraisal of cassava processing machinery as a case study of Oyo west, Oyo East, Afijio and Atiba local government areas of Oyo state, Nigeria. A total number of 100 respondents of cassava processors were used for the study and the distribution were 25 cassava processors per local government area. Questionnaires were used to collected data which consists the demographic structures, observed cassava processing machines, methods of operating the machines assessment of abandoned machines and reasons fronts abandoned, ownership of the processing centres, sources of power for operating machines and the relationship between the cassava processors and the machine manufacturers. Results revealed that majority of the cassava processors were female (75%), married (70%), of an average of 31-40 years (46%), Christians (60%) with formal educational background of below 20 years of processing experience, 1682 were the machines found majorly were grater (25.36%) dewaterer (21.70%), fryers (20.09%) and millers (17.21%) which were operated by men and manually. Most of the machines were abandoned due to lack of due to old age while the relationship between the processors and the machines manufacturers were moderate (75%) and individuals (50%) were the majority that owned the processing centres. It can be concluded that government should set up ownership centres, educating processors, gives loan and imported or improvising machines for the cassava processors to boast agriculture and employment opportunities especially among the youth.
Keywords
Cassava, Machinery, Oyo Metropolis, Nigeria
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