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The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS)

Tuesday 19 September 2017

PRESS RELEASE- FG OPTIMISING AQUA-CULTURE FOR ECONOMIC WEALTH AND JOB CREATION- SENATOR LOKPOBIRI.


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Honorable Minister Of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpkobiri

The Honorable Minister Of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Sen. Heineken Lokpkobiri has attended a high level meeting of key leaders and Ministers of Fisheries and Global Seafood Sectors.
The concept of the meeting in Iceland is to further enhance the blue Bioeconomy, with the aim of optimizing economic use of our oceans and aquatic resources. The theme of the meeting was “ promoting the Blue Bioeconomy-making best use of ocean opportunities”. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Senator Lokpkobiri who led the Nigerian delegation in his submission said the present Administration of President Buhari has greatly expanded her political momentum that has resulted in the development and promotion of the implementation of the backward integration in aqua-culture that has greatly increased wealth creation, economic gains and happy individuals and families in Nigeria today.

The minister said the background and objective of the forum on Bioeconomy has over the last decade become a widely used term in global policies which are related to various issues such as food security, sustainable production, and energy needs.

The Blue Bioeconomy is the blue sector of the Bioeconomy, focusing on initiatives and applications being applied in sectors such as fisheries and fish processing, aqua-culture, coastal tourism, marine Biotechnology and other related sectors.

The concept of a “blue economy” came out of the 2012 Rio + 20 conference, this has played an important role in achieving the post-2015 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).
The world seafood congress 2017 attracted over 500 seafood professionals from around the globe. There were international expert speakers, keynote presentations and industry specific fisheries presentations, panel discussions and workshop sessions.

Lere-Adams, A.B
Acting Director (Information)
FMARD.
18-09-2017

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