By Arogbonlo Israel
Following call for the establishment of Shellfish Bank in Nigeria, a university don, Prof Bello-Olusoji in this exclusive interview with
Vanguard shared his explicit views on how Nigerians, especially farmers among other strata of the society will benefit from this initiative if fully embraced by the federal government.
Excerpts:
Q Good evening. Please tell us a bit about yourself
Good evening. My name is Bello-Olusoji Oluayo Anthony, a professor of Fisheries Management with special interest on shellfish ecology and production. The following is often a vehicle in Department of Fisheries and Agriculture Technology, Akure. I joined the system in 1992 as an assistant lecturer and became a professor in 2008. I was the pioneer Head of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology from 2007 to 2010.
By Arogbonlo Israel
Following call for the establishment of Shellfish Bank in Nigeria, a university don, Prof Bello-Olusoji in this exclusive interview with
Vanguard shared his explicit views on how Nigerians, especially farmers among other strata of the society will benefit from this initiative if fully embraced by the federal government.
Excerpts:
Q Good evening. Please tell us a bit about yourself
Good evening. My name is Bello-Olusoji Oluayo Anthony, a professor of Fisheries Management with special interest on shellfish ecology and production. The following is often a vehicle in Department of Fisheries and Agriculture Technology, Akure. I joined the system in 1992 as an assistant lecturer and became a professor in 2008. I was the pound to the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology from 2007 to 2010.
By Arogbonlo Israel
Following call for the establishment of Shellfish Bank in Nigeria, a university don, Prof Bello-Olusoji in this exclusive interview with
Vanguard shared his explicit views on how Nigerians, especially farmers among other strata of the society will benefit from this initiative if fully embraced by the federal government.
Excerpts:
Q Good evening. Please tell us a bit about yourself
Good evening. My name is Bello-Olusoji Oluayo Anthony, a professor of Fisheries Management with special interest on shellfish ecology and production. The following is often a vehicle in Department of Fisheries and Agriculture Technology, Akure. I joined the system in 1992 as an assistant lecturer and became a professor in 2008. I was the pound to the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology from 2007 to 2010.
By Arogbonlo Israel
A renowned don, Professor Oluayo Bello-Olusoji has canvassed for the establishment of Shellfish Bank to deal with mapping of the indigenous molluscs in Nigeria for cultivation and harvesting.
Bello-Olusoji, who is a professor of Fisheries Management at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, disclosed this recently when he delivered the institution’s Inaugural Lecture at the University auditorium.
Speaking during the 124th series under the theme: ‘Balanced Equation, the Missing Value- Shellfish’, the university administrator said government should focus on aquaculture as a matter of priority because of its economic impact.
“The creeks and brackish water areas has previously been identified as the best places for aquaculture in Nigeria. These wetland areas can be used to produce or culture shellfish especially crustaceans and molluscs. These future locations can be good habitat (bank) for molluscs, and from these, farmers can select good moll
Don calls for establishment of Shellfish Bank in Nigeria
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By Arogbonlo Israel
A renowned don, Professor Oluayo Bello-Olusoji has canvassed for the establishment of Shellfish Bank to deal with mapping of the indigenous molluscs in Nigeria for cultivation and harvesting.
Bello-Olusoji, who is a professor of Fisheries Management at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, disclosed this recently when he delivered the institution’s Inaugural Lecture at the University auditorium.
Speaking during the 124th series under the theme: ‘Balanced Equation, the Missing Value- Shellfish’, the university administrator said government should focus on aquaculture as a matter of priority because of its economic impact.