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Journal of Agricultural and Crop Research

Research Article | Published March 2021 | Volume 9, Issue 3. pp. 50-59.

doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jacr_v9i3.21.114

 

Plantain value addition: Opportunities, challenges and prospects in Enugu State, Nigeria

 



 

 

Vincent Chidindu Asogwa1*

Edward Chukwuka Isiwu2

Glory Mmachukwu Nwakpadolu2

Valentine Sonny Ogbonnia Ibe2

Georgiana Ngozi Ubah2

 

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1. Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, University of Eswatini, Eswatini.

2. Department of Agricultural and Home Science Education, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.


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Citation: Asogwa VC, Isiwu EC, Nwakpadolu GM, Ibe VSO, Ubah GN (2021). Plantain value addition: Opportunities, challenges and prospects in Enugu State, Nigeria. J. Agric. Crop Res. 9(3):50-59. doi: 10.33495/jacr_v9i3.21.114.

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 Abstract 


Plantain is one of the staple foods in Enugu State whose opportunities, challenges, and prospects in value addition are not yet known to the citizenry. Therefore, this study identified opportunities, challenges, and prospects of plantain value addition in Enugu State, Nigeria. Mixed method was used for this study. The population of the study was 113 participants. Census sample and snowball sampling techniques were used for the study. Two instruments were validated by 5 experts. A Cronbach Alpha coefficient of .89 was obtained for Plantain Value Addition Questionnaire (PVAQ). Arithmetic mean and narrative approach were used to analyze the quantitative and qualitative data to answer the research questions. The findings showed that the major opportunities of plantain value addition consist of making plantain flour, chips, roasted and pottage available for economic gain (Mean = 3.69), easy to acquire the needed skills (M = 3.66), availability of high-yielding plantain varieties (M=3.65), available markets (M = 3.64), and efficient market information system (M = 3.64). Inadequate capital for establishment and sustenance of enterprise (M = 3.76), unstable input and output prices (M = 3.71), and lack of support from the government or poor government policies (M = 3.68) were the major challenges to plantain value addition. The main prospects of plantain value addition were un-seasonality of consumption (M = 3.89), available market locally and internationally (M = 3.77), and available cultivable fertile land (M = 3.68), and available labour (M = 3.68). The recommendation among others was that the Ministry of Agriculture should organize a seminar to expose youths to the opportunities, challenges, and prospects of plantain value addition in the state.

Keywords  Employment opportunities   mixed method   plantain chips   plantain processors   snowballing  

 

 

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