ABSTRACT
The study focused on Household Preference for Value Added
Meat Types and it wants to examine the need for effective and efficient ways by
which the household can consume healthily types of meat and the problems
associated with the meat types so as to ensure good and healthy living
standards. The issue that motivated the research in this topic is cases of bad
habit of meat intake in terms of nutrients factors of meat types. The main
objective of this research work is to determine the preference of household
consumption for value-added meat types using Umuahia North Local Government
Area of Abia State as the study area. In other to achieve the objective of the
study, both secondary and primary data were collected using review of related
literature and questionnaire respectively, the questionnaire were analyzed, and
two hypotheses formulated were tested with Chi-square statistical technique.
The result showed that the two null hypotheses were accepted. The findings of
the results shown that there was no significant relationship between the value
of the meat and preference of the buyers as well as the health nutrients of the
meat which means that even when the value is been added there is no additional
nutrient to the meat. Also, conclusions were reached that healthier diets could
increase the purchase and consumption for value-added beef and chevon. From
nontraditional meat source with decreased fat, lower cholesterol and less
sodium. The recommendations were also made which include that government should
introduced price intervention programme in order to stabilize the fluctuation
in meat prices, there should also be policy measures that will ensure increase
in purchasing power of people's income which will invariably contribute
positively to the improvement of nutritional status of the people.
IKECHUKWU, C (2021). Household Preference For Value Added Meat Types (A Study Of Beef And Chevon In Umuahia North L.G.A Of Abia State, Nigeria). Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/household-preference-for-value-added-meat-types-a-study-of-beef-and-chevon-in-umuahia-north-lga-of-abia-state-nigeria-7-2
CHIDIMMA, IKECHUKWU. "Household Preference For Value Added Meat Types (A Study Of Beef And Chevon In Umuahia North L.G.A Of Abia State, Nigeria)" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 12 Oct. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/household-preference-for-value-added-meat-types-a-study-of-beef-and-chevon-in-umuahia-north-lga-of-abia-state-nigeria-7-2. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
CHIDIMMA, IKECHUKWU. "Household Preference For Value Added Meat Types (A Study Of Beef And Chevon In Umuahia North L.G.A Of Abia State, Nigeria)". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 12 Oct. 2021. Web. 24 Dec. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/household-preference-for-value-added-meat-types-a-study-of-beef-and-chevon-in-umuahia-north-lga-of-abia-state-nigeria-7-2 >.
CHIDIMMA, IKECHUKWU. "Household Preference For Value Added Meat Types (A Study Of Beef And Chevon In Umuahia North L.G.A Of Abia State, Nigeria)" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 24 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/household-preference-for-value-added-meat-types-a-study-of-beef-and-chevon-in-umuahia-north-lga-of-abia-state-nigeria-7-2