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How Nigeria Can Maximise Fish Production For Export —FUTA Don

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine January 24, 2022 49 0

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, Oluwayemisi Adeparusi, gave this recommendation while Continue Reading

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FISH FARMERS IN GHANA COMMEND MINISTRY FOR SUPPORT

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 12, 2021 273 0

Fish Farmers in Accra and Tema, have commended the Fisheries and Aquaculture minister, Mavis Hawa Koomsom for her immense support to the sector, which they describe as timely. The commendation follows the donation of some thousands of catfish fingerlings as well as hundred bags of fish feeds to fish farmers in the region. President of […]Continue Reading

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COVID-19: STAKEHOLDERS COUNT LOSSES IN AQUACULTURE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine May 15, 2020 496 0

Stakeholders in the aquaculture sector have raised alarm of a looming food crisis, unless sound and decisive measures are taken to sustain food supply chains and to protect the poor and vulnerable communities. They noted with dismay that COVID-19 has affected the entire value chain in the industry from pre-production, production, processing, storage, transportation, and Continue Reading

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WHY KEBBI FISHERMEN LEAVE, RETURN FOR FESTIVAL

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 26, 2020 439 0

Out of the 30,000 fishermen who participated in the recent Argungu Fishing Festival in Kebbi State, 12,000 are from Argungu and environs. The Argungu Fishing Festival, which takes place once in a year, is the biggest of such event in the entire emirate. Apart from the venue of this annual festival, there are six other […]Continue Reading

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BORNO SETS UP COMMITTEE TO REVIVE FISHING AT LAKE CHAD BASIN

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 19, 2020 262 0

The Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has constituted a committee on the processing and sale of fish in the Lake Chad Basin following a clearance from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai. About five years ago, the military banned fishing, processing and sale of fish based on the intelligence reports that Boko Haram […]Continue Reading

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FG INAUGURATES ASSOCIATION TO BOOST FISH PRODUCTION

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine November 22, 2019 1461 0

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has inaugurated the National Fish Association of Nigeria (NFAN) to boost production and achieve self-sufficiency. The inauguration is part of the effort of government to strengthen commodity associations to bridge the wide gap between import and domestic production. Inaugurating the association Continue Reading

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SKRETTING BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 100 STAKEHOLDERS FOR FIRST AQUAFORUM IN NIGERIA

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine October 31, 2019 677 0

Skretting has brought together leaders in the Nigerian industry to set the course for a more productive development at the recently concluded Skretting AquaForum. The event was held in Lagos, Nigeria on 8-9 October and was arguably the first event of its kind in the country. The forum was opened by Skretting CEO Therese Log […]Continue Reading

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LAGOS CHARGES FARMERS TO DEVELOP VALUE CHAIN IN FISH PRODUCTION

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine August 30, 2019 876 0

The Lagos State government has charged members of the Lagos State Catfish and Allied Farmers Association (LASCAFAN) to explore new frontiers for the overall development of subsector, as there are enormous untapped investment potentialities. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahun Lawal, who gave the charge in Lagos at the weekend at the inauguration of new […]Continue Reading

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WE HAVE EMPOWERED MORE WOMEN, YOUTHS IN FISH PRODUCTION, SAYS COLLEGE

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine June 6, 2019 588 2

The Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos, has trained about 150 youths and women in fish production and value addition. Provost of the college, Dr Abiodun Sule, who spoke at the closing ceremony of the week-long capacity building in Lagos, in which about 150 participants from Edo, Ogun, Delta, Lagos and Oyo states […]Continue Reading

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COASTAL PROTECTION IMPERATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERY ECONOMY

Nigerian Farming Online Magazine March 15, 2019 527 0

A professor of fisheries and aquatic resources management, Anthony Nlewadim, has said that the protection of coastal communities and water bodies from effects of climate change and other anthropogenic sources of degradation are imperative to maintaining a stable and sustainable economy through fisheries. Aquaculture Nlewadim of the Michael Okpara University of Continue Reading