Attempts have been made to examine the contribution of snail farming to poverty reduction in
Nigeria. Snail farming is a money spinning enterprise both locally and internationally because
from establishment through feeding to harvesting, snailery is relatively cheap. It is veritable
means of complementing the carbohydrate meals of the totality of Nigeria as well as a means of
generating income and to achieving self-sufficiency as it provides self-employment to the
people. Besides, snail is highly nutritious, has a lot of medicinal and cultural/social values. The
need to enhance the mass production of snails cannot be overestimated because snails can be
reared both on small scale and large-scale production systems. Snail rearing can be seen as a
veritable means of generating income and to achieve self-sufficiency in hard times as presently
experienced in Nigeria today. There is now a renewed interest in snail farming because of its
inherent importance to food security and sustainable livelihood in rural households.

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