Nigeria
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…