Nigerian aquaculture: An investment Framework for Improved Incomes, New Jobs, Enhanced Nutritional Outcomes and Positive Economic Returns

Sustainable Aquaculture, Value chains and nutrition, M. Simus, R. Subasinghe, S. Siriwardena and C. Shelley

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Abstract: This document presents a brief overview of the Nigerian fish market, examines the systemic challenges facing the three pillars of a sustainable market as they exist today in the country, details several exogenous issues impacting investment in the aquaculture sector at present and enumerates specific “shovelready” and longer-term investment opportunities available to public and private financiers at both the cluster and small-scale producers levels, as well as the national level, to help the Nigerian aquaculture market reach its full potential.

Keywords: Aquaculture; Gender; women's empowerment; income generation; Food security; investment; economic benefits; policies; Value chains; Poverty reduction; Nigeria; Western Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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