Fishery
Economy Maritime National

Stakeholders want fisheries captured under Blue Economy ministry

By Opeyemi Muhammad Stakeholders in the fisheries and maritime businesses have called for the review of relevant laws to place fisheries under the Ministry of Blue Economy. They made the call during the first Annual Conference of the Alumni Association of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) on Saturday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith […]

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Food Security Foreign News

Mozambique’s fisheries production hits 218,000 tons in H1

Mozambique’s fisheries production reached 218,000 tons in the first half of 2023, an official announced in Maputo, on Monday. Artisanal fishing accounted for around 95 per cent, followed by industrial and semi-industrial fishing at four per cent. Aquaculture accounted for one per cent, Lidia Cardoso, Minister of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries. Cardoso announced the […]

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Agriculture Food Security

FCT empowers 2,000 fish farmers with inputs

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Saturday in Abuja, distributed assorted fishery inputs to 2,000 individuals and fishery cooperative groups from the six Area Councils of the Territory. The Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, distributed the inputs that included fish tanks, feeds, smoking kilns, fishing nets, hooks and liners, cold storage facilities, fish drugs […]

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