Kwara Fish Farmers Seek Govt Intervention

Date: 2020-07-09

The Kwara State Chairman of Fish Farmers Association, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, has called on the state government to come to their aid over low patronage being experienced by his members as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Buhari made the call in Ilorin, while speaking on the state of the nation.

He said over 90 per cent of farmers find it very difficult to sell their fishes because of the restriction on movements of vehicle into some states as well as closure of places where most of these fishes are consumed.

While thanking the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his efforts to expand fish markets in the state, Buhari sought his intervention on the losses the farmers had suffered during the lockdown period.

He added: "Kwara state fish farmers association uses this medium to show appreciation to Governor for the foresight and timely intervention on the expansion of fish markets in the state.

"This programme is not only laudable but also highly commendable. We pray it shall be successful.

"However, it is pertinent to note that we have well over 700 commercial fish farmers in the state capital alone and new ones are still springing up. But a number of challenges are facing us, especially during this period of pandemic lockdown.

"Over 90 per cent of farmers find it very difficult to sell their fishes as there was restriction on movements of vehicle into some states as well as closure of places where most of these fishes are consumed.

"As a result of this, there is glut and the prices of fish has nose dive to almost an unbearable margin for farmers. Most farmers are still battling to get their fishes out of water.

"For a robust and capital intensive project like this, as stakeholders in the fish industry we feel all real commercial fish farmers must be carried along to enable us play our part either by mentoring or helping to monitor the incoming ones."

He added: 'We on our own part have started creating local markets within the state to sell off our fishes and we implore the government to also help us establish such markets in states where our fishes are taken to like Abuja and Onitsha."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Jimba Babatunde     Ogbondoroko     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Yusuf Ali     Okiki     Mohammed Haruna     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Abraysports FC     Abdullahi Atanda     Tunde Kazeem     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Quarry Royal Valley     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Folaranmi Aro     Imam Gambari     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Emir Of Kano     Odo-Owa     Ayekale     Ojuekun Sarumi     Muhammad Yahya     Adesoye     Offorjama     Sidikat Alaya     Fatimoh Lawal     MATTA Girls Foundation     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Apado     Ejidongari     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Eghe Igbinehin     Ahmed Bayero     Amos Justus Sayo     Haliru Yahaya     Wahab Agbaje     Al-Hikmah Radio     Abdullahi Biffo     Oniwasi Agbaye     Mike Omotosho     Okin High School     Ramat Oganija     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Maigida     Yakubu Gobir     Kolawole Bashirat     Halidu Danbaba     Kwara TV     Pategi     Bello John Olanrewaju     Sobi FM     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Arca Santa     TIC     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Garba Dogo     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Ado Bayero     Gobir Organization Foundation     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Okanlawon Musa     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Ajeigbe     Mansur Alfanla     Bareke     ER-KANG     Simeon Sayomi     Mahee Abdulkadir     Jamiu Oyawoye     Ahmad Fatima Bisola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Patience Jonathan     Pakata     Simeon Sule Ajibola     ENetSuD     Balikis Jawondo     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Omu Aran     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Danhawa     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     International Vocational Centre     Tunji Arosanyin     Binta Abubakar Mora     Shonga Farm Project     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Dorcas Afeniforo     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Folaranmi Aro     Oni Adebayo     Mary Arinde     Aso Ofi     UNIFEMGA     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Simon Sayomi     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     NIPOGA     Oyin-Zubair     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Razaq Atunwa     IF-K     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     MMWG     Baba Isale     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Matthew Babaoye     Moshood Mustapha     Ayekale     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Abatemi-Usman     Aliyu Muyideen     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Moses Afolayan     Elerin Of Adanla     Abdulkareem Alabi     Plat Technologies Limited     Hassan Oyeleke     Lafiagi     Tsaragi     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Unilorin     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Kola Adesina     ITEM 7     Funmilayo Zubair     Funmilayo Oniwa     CCEPE     Tunde Kazeem     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Plat Technologies     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Ibrahim Gambari     Isapa     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Olokoba     V.O. Abioye     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Olofa Of Offa     Sanitation Exercise     Biliaminu Aliu     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf