Nigeria

Image Alternative Text: To better understand baseline conditions of households and fishers, nutrition educators with the Samaki Salama project visited households to gather information to help bridge educational gaps in nutrition. Photo Credit: Francis Mbogholi

The Fish Innovation Lab: Improving Livelihoods through Food Security Research

Aquaculture and fisheries play an important role in food security. Check out how the Innovation Lab for Fish is working to improve food security in Africa and Asia.

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2021: A Year in Review at the Fish Innovation Lab

In 2021, the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish continued progress toward its goal of reducing poverty and improving nutrition, food security, and livelihoods by supporting the sustainable development of aquaculture and fisheries systems.

Image Alternative Text: Here are smoked fish on display by farmers who have integrated smoking as an adaptation to survive poor pricing of their fish by the middlemen that buy fresh catfish from farmers.

Insect-to-Fish (ITF) Farming Systems in Nigeria: Protecting Food Security with Black Soldier Flies

The Fish Innovation Lab project on integrating insect-to-fish (ITF) farming systems is helping to bring high-quality, locally sourced fish feed made from farmed insect larvae to Nigerian communities. This novel fish feed production system is…

Image Alternative Text: Blessing Bosin, from Delta State, improved her fish processing setup with a modified smoking kiln and stainless-steel table.

Nutrition and Food Safety Training Make a Difference for Nigerian Fish Processors

Thanks to the Nourishing Nations team and their 2021 trainings, Nigerian fish processors learned nutrition and food safety to improve their fish processing operations. In the case of Blessing Bosin, the training helped her improve the quality of her…

Image Alternative Text: Here is a nearly all female cluster trained by Preye Ofunama (Lean Subject Matter Expert in Delta State), Oyediran Olusegun Oyebola (Consultant), and Abel Onaivwe (Delta State Coordinator and Lean Subject Matter Expert) in attendance.

Lean Subject Matter Experts Train Nigerian Fish Farmers to Improve Aquaculture Productivity

The Applying Lean Management in Aquaculture Production project team is contributing to enhanced food security and increased economic returns through a train-the-trainers approach. Read their latest success story to learn more about the “Lean…

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Fish Innovation Lab Overview Video

In this video, learn about the Fish Innovation Lab's work to alleviate poverty and improve nutrition in vulnerable populations through reliable and inclusive provision of fish.

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Improving Efficiency in the Nigerian Aquaculture Sector by Employing Lean Production Systems

In this video, learn how this activity is working to improve the efficiency of aquaculture production systems in Nigeria, contributing to better food security and livelihoods in the country.

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MSU Feed the Future projects gain global attention at Borlaug International Dialogue

A virtual side event at this year’s Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue has brought global attention to Fish Innovation Lab projects led by Mississippi State researchers.

Image Alternative Text: The above image is from the inception training held in Ibadan in February 2021.

Integrating Digital Learning Tools for Long Distance Team Training During the COVID-19 Crisis

In the Improving Biosecurity project team's success story, they tell how creating a mobile-phone-accessible course helped train enumerators and postgraduate students under lockdown conditions due to COVID-19.

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Using Fish to Mitigate Malnutrition: Research to Test Innovative, Sustainable Approaches

Watch the recording of the Fish Innovation Lab's virtual side event during the 2021 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue.