Opportunities for Increasing Peasant Farmers Income through Snail Production in Ghana
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
This study attempt to reveal the opportunities for increasing peasant farmers income through snail production in Ghana. The paper stressed that snail production is a crucial means of increasing peasant farmers income, protein supply and utilization of farm scraps in Ghana. This is because, from putting up structure, obtaining snails and feed, caring to harvesting, snail production is very cheap. The meats of snails are very nutritious, have several medicinal values and economic benefits. The paper also emphasized why peasant farmers can increase their income through snail production. Keywords: Ghana, peasant farmers, Snail production, ready market
Authors and Affiliations
Seedi Mohammed, Abdul-Aziz Ahmed and Daniel Adjei
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