ABSTRACT
The survey was carried out to assess poultry value chain (PVC) of Commercial Agricultural Development Project in Enugu State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described actors in PVC, ascertained the existence of linkages among actors in PVC, determined actors level of satisfaction with PVC, ascertained perceived benefits, constraints and perceived strategies for improving the PVC. The study was carried out in Enugu State, Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of all the actors (service providers, producers, processors and marketers) in poultry value chain that benefited as a group (CIGs) in ENCADP. Two service providers, 64 producers, two processors and three marketers were used for the study. Chairmen of the CIGs were interviewed. Questionnaire was used in data collection. Percentage, mean score and standard deviation were used for data analysis. Findings of the study revealed that all (100%) service providers provide information on how to use drugs and vaccines, training and advisory services; producers that reared broilers in 2010 was 51% which peaked (55.8%) in 2011 and declined, while 49% of them reared layers in 2010, which declined to 44.2% in 2011 before it peaked (50%) in 2014. The major marketing channels used by the actors include: individual consumers, wholesalers and hotels/restaurants. The study further shows that the service providers, producers, processors and marketers established linkage using face to face channel mobile phone and internet regularly. Strong horizontal linkages (M =6) exist between producers, while very strong horizontal linkages (M =8) exist between processors. Agricultural information shared by the PVC actors were availability of input services, government grant, procurement of credit from banks, meetings/existence of cooperative society and others. Furthermore, service provider, producers, processors and marketers were satisfied with linkage with other actors in the poultry value chain, commitment of project staff to actors, while the benefits of the PVC were enhancing the quality and quantity of products and services delivered, employment creation, increases return to investment and ensures actors access to improved breed of live birds and day old chicks. Actors perceived major constraints to PVC were inadequate power supply, poor understanding of the concept of value chain and poor transportation network, while the major strategies for improving the PVC were trainings on different ICT tools for making linkage, provision of required infrastructure, availability of source of credit and capacity building of actors in value chain. The study recommends the adoption of the value chain approach in private and government intervention projects due to its capacity to enhance agricultural and global competiveness. Achieving competitiveness requires cooperation by actors along the chain as well as within the links in the chain. Effective linkages in agricultural value chain require that actors should belong to social organizations that would enhance information flow and build trust among actors of the same or different link.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page                                                                                                                               i
Certification                                                                                                                           ii
Dedication                                                                                                                             iii
Acknowledgement                                                                                                                 iv
Table of Contents                                                                                                                  v
List of Tables                                                                                                                         vii
List of Figures                                                                                                                        viii
Abstract                                                                                                                                 ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study                                                                                                 1
1.2. Problem statement                                                                                                          5
1.3 Purpose of study                                                                                                              7
1.4 Significance of the study                                                                                                  8
CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Commercial Agricultural Development Project (CADP)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 9
2.2 Concept of value chain and VC analysis                                                                         16
2.3 Concept of agricultural value chain                                                                                 23
2.4 Poultry value chain                                                                                                          33
2.5 Challenges and limitations of value chain approach                                                       39
2.6 Strategies for value chain development                                                                           43
2.7 Concept of linkages in value chain                                                                                  49
2.8 Concept of perception                                                                                                      54
2.9 Theoretical consideration                                                                                                58
2.10 Conceptual framework                                                                                                  64
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Study area                                                                                                                        67
3.2 Population and sampling procedure                                                                                68
3.3. Instrument for data collection                                                                                          69
3.4 Measurement of variables                                                                                               70
3.5 Data analysis                                                                                                                    75
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Socio-economic characteristics of respondents                                                               76
4.2 Institutional characteristics of respondents                                                                     81
4.3 Features of actors in the poultry value chain                                                                   84
4.3.1 Employment profile of the actors                                                                                 87
4.3.2 Marketing/distribution channels of actors in poultry value chain                                95
4.3.3Wealth group of actors                                                                                                  97
4.4 Existence of communication linkages among actors                                                       98
4.4.1 Frequency of use of communication channels for linkages                                          104
4.4.2 Existence and strength of horizontal and vertical linkages                                          109
4.4.3 Agricultural information shared and sources                                                                115
4.5 Perception of the poultry value chain by actors                                                              121
4.6 Benefits of the poultry value chain among actors                                                           135
4.7 Constraints to poultry value chain                                                                                 129
4.8 Strategies for improving poultry value chain                                                                133
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of findings                                                                                                       137
5.2. Conclusion                                                                                                                      143
5.3. Recommendations                                                                                                          144
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
According to Noko (2016) agriculture has been an important sector in the Nigerian economy in the past decades, and is still a major sector, despite the oil boom. The author reiterates that agriculture provides employment opportunities for the teeming population, eradicates poverty and contributes to the growth of the economy.
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ASSESSMENT OF THE POULTRY VALUE CHAIN OF COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
