A national survey data for the technical and economic assessment of African catfish production in Nigeria before and during the COVID-19 period.

ABSTRACT: This data article presents a dataset obtained from a national survey of African catfish production in Nigeria. The African catfish is an important aquaculture species in various regions in the world and it is, after Tilapia, the most commonly cultured fish in Africa. Nigeria's share in the global production of African catfish exceeds 67 %. The dataset encompasses data collected from ten major catfish-producing states in Nigeria, with a focus on two distinct periods: before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 609 operations were captured for the pre-COVID and 509 for the COVID period. The dataset includes a wide array of variables, covering the cost and quantities of inputs and outputs, socioeconomic factors, market dynamics, feed types, challenges faced by farmers, scale of produc

SUBMITTER: Olagunju OF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10757239 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature