To promote the local aquatic products intended to improve Nigeria banned fish imports

2013-10-17 13:12:12

Recently, the Nigerian Minister of Agriculture recently attended Adelaide Krishna promoting agriculture and growth plans (GESS) under the "Fisheries and aquaculture value chain" project launching ceremony, said that for the realization of the current government's agricultural reform agenda proposed objectives and promote Nigerian native fish and aquatic products increased, the ministry introduced the "fisheries and aquaculture value chain" project, plans to fishermen and aquaculture provide subsidies, etc., in the next four years to achieve annual output of 1.25 billion tons fry, fish annual output of 400,000 tons feed, yield 250,000 tons of edible fish, fish products target annual production of 100,000 tons. In line with this goal achieved, the Nigerian Federal Government is preparing to introduce the decree prohibiting imports of fish and other aquatic products.

     According to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, 2012, China, the United States, Iceland, Ireland and Chile of fish and fishery products for Nigeria's top five sources of imports. According to China's statistics, in 2012, China's exports of fish and fishery products to Nigeria value $ 74.66 million, accounting for China's exports of fish and fishery products to the global total of 0.7%.