“In Nigeria, we are not producing enough fish to feed our population, that is why we are relying heavily on importation. “The deficit between demand and supply was 2.5 million metric tonnes annually; this is about 320 containers. “You can imagine the quantum of revenue we lost to low production in this sector alone,” he said. “When I visited Belgium, the Minister of Agriculture there told me the country’s annual revenue earning in agriculture sector was 35 billion Euros. We are also taking pragmatic steps to increase productivity in the sector,” the minister said.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2019 12:33 UTC