Nigeria
Survey Examines Fish Health to Improve Aquaculture Biosecurity in Nigeria
The Improving Biosecurity in Catfish and Tilapia Production team conducted a fish epidemiology and health economics survey to help improve biosecurity in Nigerian catfish and tilapia aquaculture.
Recent Trainings in Nigeria Taught the Importance of Food Safety in Fish Processing
The Nourishing Nations’ August trainings provided Nigerians with new approaches to fish processing, taught them how to prevent food contamination, and promoted the benefits of adding fish to their diets.
Our People Story: Grace Adegoye from the Nourishing Nations team
Grace Adegoye, a Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University, tells about what led her to work alongside the Fish Innovation Lab's Nourishing Nations team.
Nourishing Nations’ Delta State Tour Leads to New Connections for Project Development
The Nourishing Nations team went on a tour of Delta State, Nigeria, in April 2021. While there, the team gathered information on the area to further develop the project’s research protocols. Additionally, they made some important contacts to support…
Ground-Truth Visits Inform Efforts to Promote Aquaculture as a Farm Diversification Strategy in Nigeria
The recent ground-truth visits to Ebonyi and Kebbi states of Nigeria helped to develop a knowledge base on agroecological wetlands suitable for integrated fish and rice farming.
Quick Start Results, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps
In its first and second year, the Fish Innovation Lab funded five “Quick Start” activities. These were short (12-15 month) activities designed to kick-start the Fish Innovation Lab’s research-for-development activities on the ground.This document…
Improving the Efficiency of Aquaculture Farms in Nigeria
Otomiewo was one of 40 fish-farming cluster heads who attended a series of meetings organized by WorldFish and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (Fish Innovation Lab) in September 2020 in Delta and Ogun states. The meetings introduced fish…
2020 Research Results from the Fish Innovation Lab
“Some of our proudest accomplishments this year are the impressive results from our Quick Start projects, results that are informing further research and development with partner institutions, government officials, and other groups in the zones of…
Aquaculture and Public Health in Nigeria
“Through this project, I worked with people from diverse fields—economists, fish experts, nutritionists, and environmental health professionals from Nigeria and around the world. I enjoyed interacting with the people whose lives are impacted by a…
Building Resilience of Fishery and Aquaculture Systems
Mississippi State University and its partners, through the Feed the Future initiative, are developing new technologies and practices to improve the resilience of aquaculture and fishery systems to meet income and nutrition needs of vulnerable groups…