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A study of poultry farms in Enugu State Nigeria and mapping of their mechanization needs using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) by Ozoemena, A. Ani; B., B. Uzoejinwa; N., K. Alameze; E., U. Ezugwu is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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Poultry has been identified by the World Bank funded Commercial Agricultural Development Program (CADP) as a value chain in the agricultural sector of Enugu State and thus has the potential for commercial agriculture. This work has investigated poultry farms in three production cluster areas in Enugu State namely: Emene (in Enugu East) located on 6.523815°N, 7.4151535°E and 1236 ft; Ngwo (in Enugu North/Udi) located on 6.523815°N, 7.57528°E and 572 ft and Nsukka located on 6.234754°N, 7.326473°E and 3422 ft. The study identified the position of each farm using Global Positioning System (GPS) hand held device; their specific mechanization needs and challenges limiting the performances of the farms using structured questionnaire, oral interviews and on-the-spot assessments. Position and mechanization data were represented in a map using ArcGIS version 10.3. The farms visited produce eggs, broilers or layers or combinations of them, and the sizes of the farms range from unit of thousands to tens of thousands of birds; these generally are commercial poultry farms but of low or medium scale levels. The survey reveals that most of the poultry farms are having the following mechanization

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Author

Ozoemena, A. Ani; B., B. Uzoejinwa; N., K. Alameze; E., U. Ezugwu

Publisher

Academic Journals; Publons (ISSN 1991-637X)

Published

2018

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)