Socio-economic and cultural functions of goats in Niger Delta of Nigeria: implication for education of farmers.

C. Ikeoji
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Data on the socio-economic profiles of goat keepers were collected by structured interviews from 67 respondents who were involved in keeping goats. Oral interviews were used to collect information from Christian pastors, priests, and idol worshippers on their accepted use of goats for worship. Further information on limitations of goat keeping and cultural functions of goats were collected by oral and structured interviews from the respondents. Results showed that goat keeping was not popular in the study area because the people did not cherish goat meat; they see goats as destructive, dirty, and often associated with witchcraft. Forty-six percent of the respondents practised free range, and 18 per cent confined their goats. Goats were, however, found to be widely used during burial ceremonies, marriages, sacrifices, and atonement for certain wrongdoings. Most goat keepers were in the age range of 30 to 49 (73%); while 58 per cent of them were literate, and 42% did not have formal education. Farmers in the study area need education on the diverse use of goat meat and other products to create awareness on the place of goats in meeting the nutritional needs of people in the area.
尼日利亚尼日尔三角洲山羊的社会经济和文化功能:对农民教育的启示。
通过对67名参与山羊饲养的受访者进行结构化访谈,收集了关于山羊饲养者的社会经济概况的数据。口头访谈用于收集基督教牧师、神父和偶像崇拜者关于他们接受使用山羊做礼拜的信息。通过对受访者的口头和结构化访谈,收集了关于山羊饲养局限性和山羊文化功能的进一步信息。结果表明:由于人们不珍惜山羊肉,研究区内不流行养山羊;他们认为山羊是破坏性的,肮脏的,经常与巫术联系在一起。46%的受访者实行自由放养,18%的受访者将山羊关在笼子里。然而,人们发现山羊被广泛用于葬礼、婚礼、祭祀和某些不法行为的赎罪仪式。大多数山羊饲养者年龄在30 ~ 49岁之间(73%);其中58%的人识字,42%的人没有接受过正规教育。研究地区的农民需要接受有关山羊肉和其他产品多样化用途的教育,以提高人们对山羊在满足该地区人民营养需求方面的地位的认识。
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