The Chorkor Oven; Changing the lives of fish smoking women in the Niger Delta riverine communities Christiana Omoyele’s Story
The Chorkor Oven; Changing the lives of fish smoking women in the Niger Delta riverine communities – Evelyn Octorber’s Story
The Chorkor Oven; Changing the lives of fish smoking women in the Niger Delta riverine communities – Gloria Ezekiels Story
Yemi Ogundolire, 36, had always wanted to be a major producer and supplier of catfish in the Niger Delta. In mid-2016, he ventured into fish farming as a business by establishing eight catfish ponds at Akungba in Ondo state. Though he lacked knowledge of how to run a fish pond, he believed he would succeed…
PIND participated in a planning workshop on aquaculture themed: “Increasing Income, Diversifying Diets and Empowering Women in Nigeria”. The workshop held from 15 to 16 January, 2019 in Abuja and was organized by WorldFish in…
“My name is Diyen Friday, an Aquaculture Service Provider (ASP) trained by PIND. As an ASP, I carry on trainings on best practices on fish farming, starting from pond preparation to harvest stage and inclusive the NAEC (Nigeria Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum) training that talks about the business side. I train farmers in all of this’’.
Under aquaculture, PIND’s strategy remains facilitating aquaculture service providers (ASPs) to make a business out of selling services to new and existing fish farmers on business skills and best pond management practices.
In what may be a first, the highest production cost for fish farmers is not electric power supply but fish feed, which accounts for up to 70% of the total cost of farmed fish production in Nigeria.
“I would love to buy land near my village. Then, I can create jobs for young people…” […]