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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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