Nigeria

Image Alternative Text: Isah Hussaini presented an activity report for his group during the Lean training in Ogun State.

Hussaini Used Lean Skills to Improve Record Keeping and Aquaculture Productivity

Isah Hussaini, from Nigeria, was struggling with keeping records and managing costs on his fish farm before attending a Lean management training by a Fish Innovation Lab activity. "Before the training, I never kept records because I was always…

Image Alternative Text: Oluwasanmi Aina, Larry Hanson, Olanike Adeyemo, and Selim Alarape are seen at Cypress Cove Boardwalk in Mississippi.

A Cross-Cultural Collaboration Furthers Research on Catfish Disease Diagnostics for Nigeria

Oluwasanmi Aina and Selim Alarape, from the Aquaculture Biosecurity team, engaged in training at Mississippi State University to equip them with the tools necessary to establish fish virology knowledge in Nigeria.

Image Alternative Text: Fish stocking in a rice-fish farm in Nigeria.

Aquaculture and Rural Communities: Farm Diversification Through Rice-Fish Farming

The ultimate goal of farm diversification is to increase productivity and access to rice and fish, improve nutrition-sensitive diets, promote resource use efficiency, and generate employment and better livelihood options in the target communities.…

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: International Training Helps Aquaculture Researchers Enhance Early Detection Skills

Oluwaseun Ogundijo recognized the importance of early disease detection for improved aquaculture health and food production in Nigeria, but he lacked access to some of the most advanced diagnostic approaches. A workshop conducted by WorldFish under…

Image Alternative Text: Group photograph of some participants at the workshop

Improving Biosecurity Team Engages Stakeholders in Nigeria to Reduce Disease in Aquaculture

The Improving Biosecurity team held a stakeholder engagement workshop in Ibadan, Nigeria, covering best management practices in aquaculture. Additionally, the event served to transfer the Improving Biosecurity team’s knowledge and tools to the local…

Image Alternative Text: Lowland rice paddy plot in Kebbi State, Nigeria

Tackling Hunger Through Integrated Farming

A story in The Nation highlights the Fish Innovation Lab's Farm Diversification activity, which is introducing the benefits of integrated rice-fish farming to communities in Nigeria.

Image Alternative Text: A photo of Sunil Siriwardena

Meet the West Africa Regional Coordinator: Sunil Siriwardena

Meet Sunil Siriwardena, the Fish Innovation Lab's West Africa regional coordinator. "Malnutrition remains a major public health and development concern in most parts of the developing world. Continued efforts to increase access to fish as a…

Image Alternative Text: Nnanna Hyacinth Chuckwu inspects a rice-fish farm.

Rice-Fish Farming Increases Yield, Improves Household Nutrition and Income for Nigerian Families

Nnanna Hyacinth Chuckwu, a rice farmer in Ebonyi State, Nigeria, learned how to incorporate fish into his rice farm. The Fish Innovation Lab's Farm Diversification team provided entry-level training for smallholder Nigerian rice farmers like Chuckwu…

Image Alternative Text: Rice-fish farming in action! Women and youth pull in a net of fish.

Integrated Rice-Fish Farming: Localization Through Farm Diversification

The practice of farming rice and fish simultaneously aims to improve the productivity, resilience, and biological diversity of the rice field while making optimal use of water and land resources. The Farm Diversification activity implementation was…

Image Alternative Text: Arnold Irabor is taking samples from catfish in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.

e-AquaHealth Web Platform: An Aquaculture Intervention

In a study on aquaculture biosecurity, a Fish Innovation Lab research team identified numerous gaps in fish health management in Nigeria, such as poor communication between fish farmers and veterinarians. To help address this, the team created e-…