Exploring the Potentials of blacksmithing for Rural Industrialization in Bauchi State
Journal Title: International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Nigeria like any other developing country is being faced by a number of developmental challenges, such as social, economic and technological. The country is blessed with numerous resource potentials one of which is the human resource, where in 1996 it was estimated to have a population of nearly 170 million people. This abundant human resource could effectively be harnessed for the technological advancement of the country through the utilization of indigenous technologies for the adaptation and imitation of technologies of advanced countries. This paper presents the status of indigenous technology and the role of blacksmithing on technological development in Bauchi State. The paper explores the available skills of the existing blacksmiths of Bauchi State for rural industrialization. Results show that production of agricultural tools is more prominent in the Northern zone of the state, while the Southern zone specializes in the production of industrial tools. It is recommended that if the enabling environment is provided this human resource potential could be adopted for rural industrialization through the establishment of specialized small scale industries for the production of high quality tools and products for use in various sectors of the economy. This will provide employment opportunities for the people of the state as well as contributing to industrial
Authors and Affiliations
D. M. D. Ningi, M. H. Muhammad, M. E. Ibrahim, L. G. Abubakar
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