Assessment of constraints facing Shea butter processors among r…

The study assessed the constraints facing Shea butter processors among rural dwellers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A well-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information in the study areas. Purposive and multistage random sampling procedures were used to select 120 respondents. The study revealed that over half (57.5%) of the processors were between the ages of 46-60 years, while most (93.3%) of the respondents were female, 32.5% have been processing for over 25 years, while only 15% of the respondents had contact with extension personnel. This study revealed that majority (65.8%) of the respondents got capital from the cooperative society, while 51.7% processed between The study assessed the constraints facing Shea butter processors among rural dwellers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A well-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information in the study areas. Purposive and multistage random sampling procedures were used to select 120 respondents. The study revealed that over half (57.5%) of the processors were between the ages of 46-60 years, while most (93.3%) of the respondents were female, 32.5% have been processing for over 25 years, while only 15% of the respondents had contact with extension personnel. This study revealed that majority (65.8%) of the respondents got capital from the cooperative society, while 51.7% processed between 2,001 and 3,000 kilograms per month. Majority (81.7%) of processors did not produce effectively as a result of inadequate access to credit facilities. Pearson Product Moment Correlations revealed that there was no significant relationship between their age and the constraints faced by the Shea butter processors (r= 0.301 and p = 0.001). It was recommended that processors should be encouraged and assisted with credit facilities to improve their productivity.