An Investigation of Post-harvest Fish Curing Technologies in the Artisanal Fisheries of North-western Nigeria

Abstract

Tlrr, artrsanalfrs/rcncs ofthe N o ~ f l l - z ~ ~ ~ '2s01t1eem of N1ger111n re c~lll~'L7cte~1b~ye sr~i ~ b s i s t e r ~ c e f i ~ lpzmzc~e~ssgil,z g\
/~nJservatroraz,n d tirnrltetrng prnctrc-es. Li~rrztatrotzsz i~rposcdo rz tlrese /7ractrces led to tllc ziztrodrrctron ofzmpro7~eif
sr~/olcl~Itngl ns rrtlli otlrcr ~r~t~n.rtntr1o12n ps rc-proccssr~iga nd processing ?tages to redzrce post-llnr-ucst losses of fisll
prolllrcts to t l ~ bcr rrest rrr~rziitrzlnr Tlrzs strrrlij zi~asc o~i~fl~ctoe relx nnrlrie tlie trodztlonnl post-lznrvcstfrslz Ira/zdlr~zg
{7vt?chces~ 1ffis1~1Y OCCSSOYSa rzd tlrc stat115o f ailoptioiz of rrrlproved fish cilrzng tecI11~010gieLs ~ Z S S ~ I IbIyZ ti~leZ ~ ~ ~ ~
Agrr~rrltlrrnld ertclop~irerrpt rc~lccts( AL)l3s)1 11 tlre zone. 5tnrrtr~rc~tq-rlr eshonrralre uws nrkr~rrzzstcretft o respoiz~fc9nts
111 firru states irsir~gn nrilltr-sfage r~llldollls nnzplltzg tcclrrllqrrc and data collected toere arztzlyzcd by sz~rrples tatzstzcal
tools Fro?rr tlris study, ~t zuas ~lrscoueveiit lrnt srrrolcrirg rind srln-dryrng wem tlre tradztlorznl pveservatzon rriefl~ods,
zulr~l~~poptrtlvanrd rtlo?zal processrtlg cqrrzp~~re~l~ztzsc l~rdeiitic g-plf artd rrruii-ovens, coal-pot Iczltrs, steel rfrrtitz oz~en,
tztlli dr!jlrlg rucks. Tllesu oven? llazte sliortcorrruzgs-10% pvocess~tzg trrtre, low bntcll cnpcity, ssliovt Lqe span, Iziglz
firel co~zslinrptio?ra nd poor prodlrct qzralrty. Four(4) l i l J ~ ~ 0 s~rreiodlr zrzg ltzlrzs were zntroduced by tlic ADPs tofish
procesrors itz tlzc zorzc. Tlicsc arc Cllokou srrlokers, B~rvlclrrable lcrlrz, Rltorza mid Wafalzabc kzlrzs A Illgli percentage
(68 2 %) offislz processors 212 tlic zone zrwe rron-ndoytcvs ofmzy oftlle ovens eztlzer iirre to lack o f s r ~ ~ c z e mazr!t arerzess
otz tlrerv cnrstrrzcc, IllgJz ~ C L ~ ~ I Z S~~o~s tI ,oO r J(I~@ ~czrlt fec1111z~1fi1alf ltres of the werrs, uazsrrzg tlrr qwestzorr of
l l r t e r ~ t ~ rr~~lnti,rz tellanca~lz d sr~sfai~rrtbrl~It l~j.i mYs C C O ~ I I ~ ~ I C IfLll~~EaLrt e~s earcli tirid extenszorl (1gencze~~ i i ~ s t
~nrprovef/zernrz oavoic>ssc rtinpniglzs 012 f/rcs(~J~zJ ellar rid lrrcllclie flze clerrleiz ts ofnfforllnhle cost nlzd s?llr,t?lc ieclr,lzcal
firrtr~res to tlle desigtl c?f rrrrprovc(Z ovcrzs for fisll prcjcesscn.s 111 onlcr to lrllprnve~in doptlorz lcvr~lsa rnorzg fisll
J I Y ( J ~ ~ ~ 1S11O tlYre~ z orrc.