Rural Dwellers’ Involvement in Livestock Farming in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State

This study investigated the involvement in livestock farming as a mean of livelihood among rural dwellers in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was employed to sample 120 rural dwellers while 120 questionnaires were administered and retrieved. The data collected were subjected to descriptive (percentage, mean, mode, std deviation) and inferential (chi-square and correlation) statistics. The result revealed that majority (63.3%) of the respondent were involved in livestock rearing and most of the respondent were highly involved in livestock farming in which goat (58.4%) and poultry (78.9%) were mostly reared. Most of the respondents (70.8%) engage in livestock farming as their primary source of income and livelihood. Inadequate capital (87.5%) and infrastructural (38.3%) were the major constraints facing the respondents in the study area. Chi-square analysis revealed that there is a significant (p<0.05) relationship between the constraint and involvement in livestock farming as a means of livelihood. The study therefore concluded that the majority of the rural dwellers were involved in livestock farming for their livelihood. Rural development activities should always be made to encourage getting involved in livestock farming and ensure availability of loan facilities, ensure adult education for the farmers in livestock farming in the study area.