Fisheries and Socio-economic effects of the Agaie-Lapai Dam construction in Niger State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Study investigated the changes that occurred in the social and economic life of the surrounding communities during the construction of Agaie-Lapai dam. Descriptive opinion survey was used. The population comprised of two hundred and eighty (280) people from seven different communities surrounding the dam. Structured questionnaires comprising of twenty seven (27) items were used in the collection of data. The data were analyzed using by means of T-Test. The findings of the study were basically that the impoundment of Agaie-Lapai dam has direct influence on the socio-economic activities of the surrounding communities study revealed that there was a significant difference in annual income of the respondents. There were changes in the job pattern of members of the communities. The prevalent flood was also controlled while the level of fishing activities increased after damming.