THE LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES, LANDSCAPING OF A TYPICAL FISH FARMS IN GWAGWALADA, ABUJA NIGERIA

The study examined the different livelihood diversification strategies, landscaping of a typical Fish farms which is located in Gwagwalada (Compensation Layout Old Kutunku Abuja Nigeria). In order to realize the objectives of the study, primary data were obtained from farm workers, buyers, the owners of the fish farm, with the aid of structured questionnaire, many farm visit were made, pictures were taken and oral interviewed. We do observe the consumption rate of feeding of the fish that is  in the morning and the late in the evenings,  the persons that take care spread the fish feeds to the ponds and, the dead  fish floats on the water  and it is consume by the living fish. We also seen that banana are being planted too produce shield  for the fish  farm and we have the fishing net, when the fish  fingers  are being newly  introduce too protect it from the dangerous animals and  birds being feed. There is also a farm steads, where the  farmers  live and there are planted of grasses too check the soil erosion and make the pond too be strong and we also notice some of the feeding aspect of the goats and caging of the goats, but some of them were being sold up to stop the eating of the planted crops  which could have destroy the farms. Thus, a significant relationship between households’ food insecurity and livelihood diversification strategies is established

Keywords:  Livelihood, diversification, Strategies, Landscaping, Fish farms, Nigeria