For female farmers in Epe, Badagry and Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria, staying in business and making profit to earn a living, as well as maximizing opportunities involved in fish farming are challenges they face daily making it almost impossible to progress.
According to her, the project was set aside to shed light on the challenges and aspirations of women involved in coastal fisheries in Nigeria. “We also have challenge with the workers who cannot know the number of fish that would survive in a day. We used to have mortalities and most workers know all the loopholes in the business.“There is another challenge with government policies that are not favourable. As much as we need to stay in business, it is very difficult and challenging.
“Flooding affects fish farming as a result climate change and most times, the opening of the dams and rainy season are all effects of climate change. When the water changes, it affects fishes negatively. Fishes would survive in a very conducive atmosphere. But, if the temperature of the water is too high, it affects their growth. If the water is too cold, it is also very dangerous and that is why most times, as farmers it is important that we check the PH of the water.
“The waves on the ocean also collapse the cages and this affect the fishes as many of them escape into the sea. This occured recently during our tilapia harvest, the speed boat was troubled by the ocean and as a result the cages collapsed. “In Badagry, we have tilapia and catfish. We nurture our tilapia fishes in the sea. Those who are into earthen pond, also face the same challenge,” she said.
“We are adding value to all our production. We are not stagnant. We are adding frozen catfish and introducing it to the cold room. We also have smoked catfish in our supermarkets, it can be delivered to homes, it can be exported if well-spiced. We have catfish in fillets. We are also producing fish oil”, she said.
“Every house should be encouraged to do fish farming to have plenty of fish in the market,” they called.
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