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    Acceptability of selected indigenous snacks by tourists in tourist centres in South Western, Nigeria
    (Home Economics Professional Association of Nigeria (HEPAN), 2018-03) Apata, O. C.; Abimbola, A. F.; Oyewole, M. F.
    Indigenous snacks are powerful tool in promising great memories for tourists. Tourists hardly patronise them due to packaging. Attractive packaging could boost patronage of IS by tourists. Acceptability of indigenous snacks by tourists in Southwestern . Nigeria was conducted. The study was carried in southwestern states Nigeria, with peculiarity of selected IS. (Kokoro, Dodo Ikire, Akara Ogbomoso and Aadun) to the source of origin. Two tourists' centers frequently visited were purposively selected in each sampled state. Twenty tourists in each of the tourist centers were randomly selected given a sample size of 180 respondents. Tourists' age were 24.3±5.01 years. About half tourists were male (51.3%) and female (54.4%), had tertiary education (71.9%) and were single (51.3%) Most of the tourists (74.9%) earned less than?100,000.00±1,232.13per month. Majority (93.1%) of tourists had high knowledge of1$ and more than half (63.1%) had favourable attitudes to IS. Among tourists, Aadun had highest flavour (61.3%), taste (45.6%) and overall acceptability (68.8%>), while Akara Ogbomoso had the least flavour (41.3%), taste(22.5%>) and overall acceptability (49.4%). Tourists' attitude to IS was significantly higher in Oyo (107.18A9.0l), than Ogun (104.33±15.15), Osun (106.10±l5.20) and Ekiti (96.25±4.20). In order of magnitude of level of acceptability of IS, Ekiti (106.50±5.57) was highest compared to Osun (102.50±12.30), Oyo (92.85±15.67) and Ogun (85.80±l5.37). Age and educational level significantly influenced acceptability of IS by tourists, Knowledge (a = 0,184) attitude (a=0.06) and perception (a = -0.304) contributed significantly to acceptability of IS by tourists. Tourists’ acceptability level of repackaged indigenous snacks was high in Southwestern Nigeria. Determinants of tourists' acceptability of repackaged indigenous snacks were knowledge, attitude and perception.
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    Assessment of consumers acceptability and its socio-economic effect on their patronage at U&I fast food in the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
    (2016-10) Apata, O. C.; Ayodele, I. A.; Abimbola, A. F.
    This study assessed the food acceptability at the U&I Fast Food in the University of Ibadan and the socio-economic effect of fast food at the selected centre (U&l fast food) University of Ibadan, The result showed that consumers who are under 20 years of age constitutes the major age group with 43.1% and those in age bracket 31-40 constitutes the major age group with 40% for staff at the fast food, 65% of the consumers wire females while 35% were males. Also, a higher percentage earn between 51000 - 90000 Naira and 100000 - 500000 Naira for staff and consumers respectively. The level of education of most of the consumers was tertiary education and those of ' the staff were secondary education at 86% and 45% respectively. They represented45% of staff and 98% of students. The higher percentage of students could be associated.to the closeness to, Hall of Residence. The study showed that consumers were highly aware of food at the fast food, joint at 87%. This study showed that consumers patronize the fast food joint because of one of - these factors: clean environment, taste, cheapness, appealing, quality, flavour and also because of their texture, hygienic practices and preparation.