Nijerya'da geleneksel balıkçılık yapan çiftçilerin refah düzeyleri: Etkili faktörler ve sorunlar

Aims: Despite the contribution of artisanal fishery to sector, there is a dearth information on welfare fish farmers. Therefore, this study investigated farmers in Nigeria.Methods and Results: The used primary data collected from 330 farmers, which were analysed with descriptive statistics, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index multiple regression. results indicated that had poor access credit facilities, standard medical quality nutritious food, education for their children, shelter, drinkable water environmental security. While highest share (52.42%) farmers' expenditures was allocated food expenditures, only 15.02% basic non-food items such as children's education, clothing health. Analysis relative poverty indices showed incidence, depth severity 0.633, 0.165 0.062, respectively. Their significantly influenced by gender, age, income farming, other sources, credit, household size, farming experience assets. major constraints inadequate facilities lack government support.Conclusions: fishing households low living, high incidence. This study, therefore, advocates institutional support relevant agencies improve group could be form provision modern equipment, adequate necessary information, health care centres, free schools loans at little or no interest rate.Significance Impact Study: contributes body knowledge using expenditure approach measure households’ will serve reference point policymakers farmers’ rural welfare.