IMPACT OF URBAN POULTRY FARMS ACTIVITIES ON KUJE SUBURBIA ENVIRONMENT, ABUJA, NIGERIA
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ABSTRACT
The 21st Century has been characterised with an unprecedented rate of urbanisation. Presently, about 50% of global population are resident in cities, and this is projected to rise to 70% in year 2050. This rapid rate of urbanisation is associated with unemployment and urban food security challenges. To address the food security challenges in cities, urban residents have embraced the practice of urban agriculture – a practice which involves the production of animals and crops in urban and peri-urban areas. The study examined the impacts of urban poultry farm activities on Kuje Suburbia environment, Abuja. The aim is to assess the major pollutants emitted from the poultry farms, and their environmental impacts on surface water, soil and air quality with a view to proffering planning and management solution towards sustainable and healthy environment in Abuja. The study adopts a triangulation approach involving the practice of using multiple sources of data to analysing data to enhance the credibility of a research study. The study employed geospatial, experimental and quantitative approaches to address the research questions for this study. The study employed two stage sampling technique, random sampling technique of poultry farms based on scale of operation and purposive sampling nearest to the residents within 500 meters away. Six (6) selected poultry farms operating in Kuje were sample and test for possible pollutant of the test analysis on the samples - surface water, borehole water and well water. A laboratory sample test and measurement was carried out to determine the physiochemical parameters of water (surface, borehole and well water), soil and air quality on poultry farms activities in Kuje Suburbia. The analysis results revealed the presence of some concentration of heavy metals above the WHO/NESREA recommended standard. Findings reveals high concentration of heavy metals in water, soil and air quality by activities of the poultry farm in Chibiri community. Furthermore, the Lead present in the soil sampled at the four locations were above the permissible limits. A high concentration of Lead in the body may result in severe and permanent brain damage, convulsion and death. The air quality analysis in the study area revealed the presence of some pollutants which is caused by the poultry activities, this implies that the poultry activities in the study area have adverse effect on residents and this could result into serious health challenges. Data were collected with the use of structured questionnaire. A total of 360 respondents were administered questionnaire for the study. The perceived knowledge of the residents on impacts of poultry farms activities revealed a mean rank score of 4.60. Also, it was revealed that, 61.1% of the respondents complained about the locations of the poultry farms pollutes their environment with bad odour and 28.3% complaint that the poultry farms attracts rats/flies into the environment. In conclusion, the study has shown that the poultry farms activities have adverse impacts on their environment in Kuje sub-urbia. The study recommends among others the need for appropriate distance between poultry farms and residences to be determined and enforced by regulatory authority. This will help to mitigate the effects of environmental pollution /health hazards on the residents.
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