Abstract:
This study presented empirical findings on the poverty status
and its determinants and income inequality among the fish farming households
in five selected LGAs of Oyo state, Nigeria. The study utilized primary data
collected in 2009 through multistage random sampling techniques. Data were collected
using well structured questionnaire administered on a total sample of 70 fish
farmers, out of which only 65 were useful for the analysis. The Foster, Greer
and Thorbecke (FGT) class of poverty measures, Logistic Regression Model and
Gini-coefficient were used to analyse the data. The results showed that 43%
of the respondents were below the relative poverty line of