Main Article Content
Abstract
As Nigeria’s artisanal gold mining (AGM) sector continues to expand, the environmental and socio-economic costs of this practice are becoming increasingly evident. This study examines the impact of AGM activities on aquaculture and livelihoods among fisherfolks with a focus on policy options for a more sustainable future. Multistage sampling was used to select 120 fisherfolks as respondents for data collection. Questionnaire was used for data collection. The findings revealed significant environmental degradation, including land degradation, water pollution and loss of biodiversity which in turn affected the livelihoods of fisherfolks. Thus, the productivity of fishery activities is limited and livelihood is affected, thereby leading to a low standard of life among fishers. Additionally, there was a significant relationship between mining activities and the productivity of the aquaculture industry in Nigeria (r = 0.624, p = 0.001). This study recommends community-led initiatives for environmental conservation and socio-economic development.
Article Details
Copyright (c) 2025 Dr Oyekanmi Funmilayo Bosede, Peter Sanjo ADEWALE, Ogunniyi Gbadebo, Dr Emefe Oghenevwairhe, Oyekanmi Oluwatomisin Adediji
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
An author who publishes in the Journal of Agri Socio Economics and Business agrees to the following terms:
Author retains the copyright and grants the journal the right of first publication of the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal
Submission of a manuscript implies that the submitted work has not been published before (except as part of a thesis or report, or abstract); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors. If and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the author(s) still hold the copyright and retain publishing rights without restrictions. For the new invention, authors are suggested to manage its patent before published. The license type is CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Journal Agri Socio-Economics and Business is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.