aquaculture

The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has started catfish production training programme for 150 women. Mrs Oluyemi Kalesanwo, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, said at the opening ceremony at…

Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Global Alliance Africa have called for continuous engagement and partnership with relevant stakeholders to boost aquaculture in Ekiti state. The global alliance in a statement at the end…

The Nigerian Government has unveiled a 10-year plan for sustainable development of the country's catfish industry. Speaking at a two-day FISH4ACP workshop in Lagos, South-West Nigeria, the Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal…

Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, says the country loses foreign exchange to the importation of frozen fish, as Nigeria only produces 1.2 million metric tonnes through the artisanal,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the aquaculture sector is one of the focal areas the apex bank seeks to concentrate on, as it is ready to finance the fish value chain to the next level. Mr Samson Alatise, a representative from the…

FOR Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production and leverage its vast ocean resource for export, it needs to adopt relevant technologies that will lead to the reduction in the cost of fish feed. A Professor of Fish Nutrition,…

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment towards improving the aquaculture sub-sector to increase domestic production and reduce the importation of fish into the country. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji…

The Federal Government has said that it is intensifying efforts to enhance the aquaculture sub-sector, as part of plans to achieve national food security. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono made this…

Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, has commended the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) for its partnership with the Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority (LSADA) to support fish…