Prospects and Constraints of Cattle Farming Business in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

In Sub-Saharan Africa, unemployment has been cited as one of the key drivers of poverty. Governments and policymakers in developing nations such as Nigeria are struggling to address the issue of youth unemployment. This study, therefore, seeks to understand the prospects and constraints of the cattle farming business and its impact on employment opportunities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The theory of rational choice was used to explain the theoretical framework of the study. The study examined employees at various cattle rearing farms in Kwara state. The study made use of a descriptive survey research design combining both qualitative and quantitative techniques and respondents were selected purposively. Primary data was acquired utilizing a well-structured questionnaire as well as in-depth interviews with a sample size of 150 respondents. IDI chose twenty-two members of staff who work in the cattle rearing industry for the in-depth interview. It is established from the study that there exists a positive strong relationship between the cattle farming business and employment opportunities. One of the recommendations of the study is that government efforts to support cattle farming should be stepped up by providing contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) stations, as well as loan or credit incentives from commercial banks.