Challenges of inland artisanal fish production in Nigeria: economic perspective
Fishery production is significant to Nigerian economy in view of its roles in providing cheap source of food/nutrition security, income, employment, serves as source of foreign exchange, particularly those of the riparian communities. Despite these significant roles, fisheries subsector is faced with huge challenges, such as: decreasing yield, inefficient management of fishing policy, inadequate technological and commercial knowledge among others, thereby limiting its production potentials. The possibility of fish production especially artisanal fisheries to match up with fish productivity in the economy depends on fishing operation, efficient use of laboour, sustainable and efficient management of fishing policy. Therefore the essence of this study is to review the challenges in fish production in Nigeria, Economic perspective, with emphasis on the role of fisheries in economic development, decreasing fish yield, market forces and resource inefficiency.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2013
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Nigeria, Fishery, Economic perspective, Challenges and production, freshwater environment, automation, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/39019 |
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