Volume : 9, Issue : 7, JUL 2023

EFFECTS OF EDIBLE INSECTS’ CONSUMPTION ON COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

ADEYEMO, P. A., ADEYEMI, F. G., AKINTARO O. S., BANKOLE, J. A.

Abstract

This study examined effects of edible insects’ consumption on consumption on community revitalization in North Central Nigeria. The study was carried out in North Central Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed in selecting respondents for the study using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. In the first instance, two State (Kogi and Kwara States) were purposively selected from North Central Nigeria. The second stage was purposive selection of two (2) ADP zones from each of the selected State. The third stage was purposive selection of two (2) ADP blocks from each of the ADP zone. The fourth stage was purposive selection of two (2) ADP cells from each of the ADP block. This made up of eight (8) ADP cells from each State and a total of sixteen (16) ADP cells in the study (i.e the two State). Finally, twenty (20) respondents each were randomly selected from each of the sixteen (16) selected ADP cells, making a total number of three hundred and twenty (320) respondents for the study.

Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to measure the socio economic characteristics of the farming household heads, such as gender, age, marital status e.t.c. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression (inferential statistics) was also used.

About 34% of the respondents identified that they consumed beetle larva. Also, 94.38% of the respondents identified that they consumed palm weevil and winged termites. Moreover, 100% of the respondents identified that they consumed field crickets and African locust. Furthermore, respondents’ consumption of edible insects were; Oryctes Monoceros (50.00%), Brachytrupes membranaceus (38.75%), Edible Grasshopper (22.19%) and Macrotermes bellicosus (5.63%). These were indications that the respondents had appreciable consumption of edible insects. The remittance, income and investment were positive and statistically significant at 1% level of significance. Therefore, increase in edible insect's consumption has the propensity to increase remittance, income and investment of the inhabitant of the community. However, membership of cooperative society was negative and statistically significant at 1% level of significance.

It is concluded that, the respondents had appreciable consumption of edible insects. Increase in edible insect's consumption has the propensity to increase remittance, income and investment of the inhabitant of the community. Therefore, the economic and nutritional importance of edible insects should be disseminated to the respondents.

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