Knowledge Sharing Product: The Success Story of All-Male Tilapia Cage Culture Technology

This document captures the success story on increasing fish production and productivity through the adoption of All-Male Tilapia cage culture technology by Mr. Sejiro Michael Oke-Tojinu, the Chairman of the Ashford Cooperative in Badagry and a beneficiary of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project cage culture project in Afowo community, Badagry […]

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Lagos APPEALS Newsletter 2nd Edition

It is another informative and exciting edition of Lagos APPEALS NEWSLETTER, a bi-annual magazine of the Lagos Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project, detailing the activities and events of the State Coordination Office for the period under review. The project has continued in its stride to achieve the Project Development Objective of enhancing farmers' productivity by undertaking activities to promote socio-economic growth and livelihood support of beneficiaries especially since we are all now learning to live and survive the 'new normal' life since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lagos APPEALS Newsletter Maiden Edition

The maiden edition of Lagos APPEALS Newsletter is a bi-annual magazine of the Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project. The Newsletter provides information and educative contents for stakeholders to achieve the APPEALS Project Development Objective, which is to enhance agricultural productivity of small and medium scale farmers and improve value addition along priority value chains.

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Final Report on Study of International Market Expectation on Aquaculture in Lagos State

Aquaculture production in Nigeria has its potential production estimated at 2.5 - 4.0 million metric tons per annum (Ayinla, 2012) and catfish accounts for about 90% of the aquaculture production while tilapia and others account for 10%. Until very recently small-scale practices dominated the aquaculture sector, hence the opportunity to optimize aquaculture potentials is obvious in other to bridge the gap between fish demand and supply. Nigeria aquaculture sector is driven by private investors and with renewed political will to empower the private sector in the area of aquaculture development; Production will continue to increase in the sector and therefore…

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Feasibility Studies Report on Market Information/ Opportunity for Value Chains of Poultry, Rice and Aquaculture in Lagos State

The objective of this study is to conduct technical feasibility studies on market information/opportunity for the selected value chains of poultry, rice and aquaculture in Lagos State, Nigeria. Provide veritable information on the market of poultry, rice and aquaculture in Lagos to stimulate or effectively match the demand with adequate supply. Provide empirical facts about consumer behaviour/consumption pattern and seasonal fluctuation relationship with consumption of each of the priority value chains (of poultry, rice and aquaculture). Identify challenges/obstacles and remedial actions in the marketing of these property value chains. Gauge interrelationships/linkages among major players in the market and identify other…

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Feasibility Study Report on Establishment of Brid Hatchery and Investments in Support of Poultry Value Chain

The breeder-hatchery Farm will be a renowned one for quality poultry products and services. It will provide high-quality poultry hatchable eggs and DOCs of different Avian species. The Farm will be synonymous with quality. At full operational capacity and size, services will not just be provided to the end-users (poultry farmers and other hatcheries) but will provide table meat and eggs to base of the pyramid (BOP) actors in the poultry value chain. Having carried out a very thorough research study on poultry production in Lagos State and its contiguous states poultry farming clusters, with emphasis on the NEED GAPS…

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Sample BIP (Business Investment Plan) for Fish Processing

With an estimated population of over 186 million people in Nigeria, fish which represents an important dietary element and one of the major sources of protein available to many, has not been adequately produced. According to the Nigeria Fisheries Statistics report (2016), annual fish demand in Nigeria is estimated at 3.32 MT with a production capacity of 1.12 million metric tons leaving a deficit of 2.2 million metric tons largely supplied through importation.

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Sample BIP (Business Investment Plan) for Fish Production

With an estimated population of over 186 million people in Nigeria, fish which represents an important dietary element and one of the major sources of protein available to many, has not been adequately produced. According to the Nigeria Fisheries Statistics report (2016), annual fish demand in Nigeria is estimated at 3.32 MT with a production capacity of 1.12 million metric tons leaving a deficit of 2.2 million metric tons largely supplied through importation.

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