The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government would soon place a total ban on the importation of fish and other aquatic consumables.

Adesina said this in Ado-Ekiti during the inauguration of the Special Growth Enhancement Support scheme for fisheries and the aquaculture value chain, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.

He, however, said that the ban would be imposed only if arrangements being put in place by the government to that effect worked as planned.

The minister, represented by the Federal Director of Fisheries, Mrs. Foluke Areola, said the country had no business importing fish, given its huge natural and renewable resources.

He said it was in view of this that the ministry was promoting increased fish production through the aquaculture value chain.

This is in pursuance of the goal of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government, he said

"The value chains are to create an enabling environment for increased and sustainable production of over one million tonnes of fish within the next four years, generate employment and pursue gradual reduction of fish imports," the minister said.

Adesina noted that the aquaculture value chain, under its four-year implementation plan, would increase the annual production of fingerlings in the country by 1.25 billion tonnes.

SOURCE: http://mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/business/business-economy/fg-will-soon-ban-fish-importation-minister/

nonsense, I thought frozen chicken was banned a couple of yrs bac? I just bought 2 kilos dis morning,

Not a bad move tho..

It will go a long way to boost the economy

Heheheheheh... oiye don de finish

weazley: nonsense, I thought frozen chicken was banned a couple of yrs bac? I just bought 2 kilos dis morning,

its no more imported but processed in Nigeria, or so I heard.

Make dem no ban the importation of shark o.

Jonathan has foresight. Trying to prepare a nice retirement after 2015 of course he is a fisherman. just like obasanjo is doing in his farm.

Tolexander: Make dem no ban the importation of shark o.

Whale and dolphin unko?

Who cares? Fish is more expensive than frozen chicken. Thank God for my neighbor who gives me fresh fish at no cost every week. He's a sailor BTW.

upon all the fishes we still import fake fish

Doesnt affect my fish pepper soup, after all our local fresh fish is far better than the canned and iced fish. Nice step.

No fish importation for the main time #ALPHA BEACH TINS.

God l thank you ooooo, l wil start fishery biz now because very soon e go b hot cake like our crude oil. Wow l luv dis man called Jonathan die!

Abi ko fe daa fun won ni? Abi den dey craz ni they want Ruin my life?? abi dey no know say na my own source of income bi dat ni?

Fish wuld now become expensive I.e Competition wuld be there within fishermen diz days....

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Idiotic government, so now the poor will not be able to afford the only source of protein affordable to them.

I support

crayfish nko?

[size=14pt]Will soon....[/size]
All the time

End time tinZ

A nation that cannot feed itself will always remain subservient to others

weazley: nonsense, I thought frozen chicken was banned a couple of yrs bac? I just bought 2 kilos dis morning,

That is from Otta farm.

Let it work for at least five years before you ban importation of fish and other aquatic consumables, Mr. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Remember, we are a nation that is rather too good, talkwise.

Always quick to declare the future!
Show the evidence first......Please.

Ban fish import.....because?(in my daughter's voice)....then a long hiss.

These are some of the things that really makes my blood boil. Just imagine the amount of fish, amatuer fishermen are producing, just imagine if they had modern fishing boats and trawlers, it is will produce more fish for us, some to exports, provide employment for the fishermen, the fisherment will get more money to spend, the more money they spend the better the ecobomy gets, the fishermen pay tax to the government, the government gets foreign exchange and internal revenue. The government is always talking about developing the economy, they don't know that one thing leads to another.

berem: Who cares? Fish is more expensive than frozen chicken. Thank God for my neighbor who gives me fresh fish at no cost every week. He's a sailor BTW.

Hmm.@ no cost? A sailor gives you fish every week without collecting "THAT THING" from you?


Berem, look into my eyes and confess that you are a habitual liar.

MAKE UNA BAN AM FIRST BEFORE UNA ANNOUNCE AM....WE ARE TIRED OF HEARING''FG WILL SOON...