Abuja fish farmers lament challenges, seek intervention

Fish farmers in Kado market in Abuja have lamented over the challenges facing them in  the business. The farmers, who spoke to our reporter, blamed high cost of feed, lack of good water and conducive environment as the major obstacles that have driven many out of the business. A fish farmer, Mr. Sunday Lorene, said […]

Fish farmers in Kado market in Abuja have lamented over the challenges facing them in  the business.
The farmers, who spoke to our reporter, blamed high cost of feed, lack of good water and conducive environment as the major obstacles that have driven many out of the business.
A fish farmer, Mr. Sunday Lorene, said feeding the fish remained the biggest challenge, saying the fish feed is very costly.
He said a 15kg bag of fish feed that they used to  buy at N4,000 now  sells for N11,000, lamenting that the difference