A survey on the economic importance of Bush meat marketing in Nigeria

Abstract

This study was a survey of bush meat marketing in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The
sample consisted of fifty (50) purposely selected bush meat marketers from the study area. Data were
collected from respondents through the use of well-structured questionnaire to elicit information on
demographic and socio economic variables. The data were analyzed using frequency distribution,
percentages, concentration, ratios and operational efficiency. The result revealed that 72% of the
respondents sell their bush meat to the final consumers and there was an indication of low concentration in
the market given the Concentration Ratio (CR) with CR2, CR4 and CR8 of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5% respectively.
Ninety seven percent had sub optimal operational efficiency which indicates that there is room for
efficiency growth. Based on these findings, it was recommended that government should encourage
hunters, by reducing areas that are restricted to improve and increase the volume of games catch and also
proffer better means of conservation based on informed knowledge of the participants in the trade.