Amasowomwan Daniel ORHUE

Edible land snails are commonly called “Congo meat” and are one of the most populardelicacies in Nigeria. The edible portion of the snail meat is high in protein (12-16%), iron (45-50mg/kg) and low in fat (0.05-0.08%) and its protein was reported tocontainall the essential amino acids such as leucine, phnylalanine, lysine and isoleucineneeded by the body for its metabolic activities. The study on the Assessment of Production Systems of Snails in Benin Citywascarried out in five markets and data were collected through a one on one interviewguide. Fifty (50) respondents were randomly selected and interviewed fromthevarious locations. Data obtained were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics ontheproduction and management of snails and Bar-charts on the socio-economiccharacteristics of the respondents. The results showed that 32% respondents were male while 68%were females. 34%respondents were within the age group of 26-35 years. In terms of educational status, 20% had primary certificate, 14% secondary certificate, 40%tertiary certificateand26% informal. Also 30% of the respondents were traders and farmers respectively.