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An assessment of the sustainability of rainwater for catfish production in Nigeria |
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F. S. Omotayo1*, T. Falegan2, B. J. Agun1 and O Adeoti1* |
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1Department
of Agricultural and Bio-environmental Engineering, The Federal
Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria |
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Abstract |
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This is an
exploratory research. It investigated the sustainability of
rainwater for catfish farming in Nigeria. The research station
was based in the Department of Agricultural and
Bio-Environmental Engineering of the Federal Polytechnic Ado
Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Research activities started in
April 2012 with the construction of building infrastructure for
rainwater harvesting, concrete ponds for catfish farming, and
the procurement of measuring equipment and other supporting
facilities. To facilitate a better understanding, a trial
experiment, after a delay, was started in October 2012 and ended
in April 2013, while the main experiment started in May 2013 and
ended in October 2013. The findings of the main experiment,
which supported that of the trial experiment, have strongly
suggested that rainwater could sustainably farm catfish in
Nigeria. A limitation of this research is that the experiment
was carried out in the south-western part of Nigeria that enjoys
a relatively high amount of rainfall. This suggests that the
findings of this research cannot be generalised across the whole
country except to similar situations. To overcome this
limitation, it is suggested that a similar experiment be set up
in other parts of the country, especially in the northern part
of Nigeria where rainfall amount is relatively low. |
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