Tunde - can you give us figures on Nigerian catfish
production? Like
how much is produced? How much is exported? How much catfish fillets
are imported into Nigeria?
From what Banjo says about profit and ease of growth for catfish you
would expect Nigeria to be a) self sufficient b) exporting its surplus
to other African countries.....for me that would be more a
determination of "success" than just an ability to have a production
larger than neighbours....
I guess all flow through systems are easier to manage than water
return systems (an aquaculture technology that is still in its infancy
globally).
Where and how exactly is the Nigerian government going to invest in
facilitating the development of the aquaculture value chain - are you
saying there will be investment in business to be managed by the
private sector or facilitating private sector investment or both?
Can you let me know what is the current status of shrimp aquaculture
in Nigeria - is there any hope of developments as there is now a
captive BT population offshore and the fished product seems to be
doing well exported to Europe?
Patrick
On 13/09/2011 15:35, Tunde Atanda wrote:
Dear Will,
Thanks so much for always highlighting the tremendous progress
Nigeria is making in Catfish farming. From the response and
interactions during the COMHAFAT workshop in Libreville in June it's
quite obvious that other African countries can also benefit immensely
from Nigeria experience as the flow-through system is not too complex
unlike the Water Recycling System(WRS).Apart from Kenya,Uganda is
also making good progress in Catfish farming. I can assure you that
Nigeria will even do more as the new Government is now more
determined and commited to invest on facilitating the development of
the Aquaculture Value Chain along purely business line to be driven
by the private sector.
Thanks.
Tunde Atanda
National Facilitator,Aquaculture
National Programme for Food Security
127,Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent,Wuse II
Abuja.
NIGERIA.
Tel(mobile):+2348035871102
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*Subject:* [Sarnissa] Catfish farming in Nigeria - why has it
succeeded ? Can it be replicated elsewhere in Africa?
*Catfish farming in Nigeria - why has it succeeded ? Can it be
replicated elsewhere in Africa?*
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*To hopefully add to the forum debate would recommend paper by
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*Publications*
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*The Rise of Peri-Urban aquaculture in Nigeria ***
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*http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/earthscan/ijas/2011/00000009/00000001/art00030
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*Also please find attached very nice (although a bit old) Markets
Value Chain Presentation/Report for Clarias in Nigeria - note
section in the end on potential for tilapia? In Nigeria . *
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*Videos*
*Many Videos on Clarias in Nigeria on sarnissa website videos page
please check them out *
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*- see one example below of many showing entrepreneurial background
behind some of the producers -- noting also how it often women who
make the best hatchery operators** ***
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*http://www.5min.com/Video/Catfish-Farming-in-Nigeria-444634718 *
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*Peri-urban Clarias production in Kenya?*
*Finally although "the jury is still out" in our discussion as to
whether catfish production industry in Nigeria can be replicated
elsewhere in SS Africa -- the technology, design and management used
to develop peri-urban type Clarias farms in Nigeria -- this is now
being used in Kenya where just outside Nairobi a new Clarias
fingerling production site has just opened based on the Nigerian
model. We await to see how it develops.........*
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*From:* sarnissa-african-aquaculture-bounces(a)lists.stir.ac.uk
[mailto:sarnissa-african-aquaculture-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk] *On
Behalf Of *banjo omotoyosi
*Sent:* 12 September 2011 19:51
*To:* Ololade; sarnissa-african-aquaculture Mailing List
*Subject:* Re: [Sarnissa] Fw: Freeze the Footprint of Food - Nature piece
Hi Patrick,
I really don't know the history of catfish farming in other African
countries with reference to why it has not been successful in terms
of its establishment. But, there are few things I know about Nigeria
Catfish farming and its success.
Public Awareness
Nigerians are sensitive to businesses that generate profit at a very
short time. Catfish reaching a marketable size withing six months
gave this opportunity, not to talk of the short duration of 4-6 weeks
of producing the seeds of this specie and the flexibilities involved
in its production in terms of facilities. Imagine some producers
producing catfish fingerlings in the toilet. So, "EVERYBODY" got
engaged in catfish production to make "JUST PROFIT"
Influx of Experts and Non-expert into the Business of Catfish Production
Catfish being hardy surrendered itself to manipulation by the
non-experts in its production. You just need to go for a three weeks
training and you do it just like you are keeping a pet. Those who
didn't have the opportunity to produce turned out to be sales agents
distributing the product to "every" part of Nigeria.
Population
Although, not statistically supported, only fraction of Nigeria eat
the Catfish produced by the producers - fish pepper soup joint
constituting largest percentage - yet there is still a wide supply
gap. The quantity of catfish produced within Nigeria cannot at the
moment support the stoppage of importation as population far exceeds
that the local catfish producers supply. So, anyone entering the line
of business at any point will make profit.
Tilapia or other species not being able to replace Catfish
Tilapia is very tasty, but no Nigerians want to die of fish bone.
Tilapia has bone in the flesh which requires special attention for
consumption. When processed, its no more fresh and personally, I will
buy imported fish sold at the market than buy expensive processed
locally produced Tilapia. Same goes for processed Catfish. This
condition and customers perception about fresh and non-fresh or
processed fish prevent the market benefit of product diversification.
Footnote:
There are potential challenges ahead.
*From:* Ololade <crystololade(a)yahoo.com>
*To:* "patrickjwood(a)yahoo.com" <patrickjwood(a)yahoo.com>om>;
"sarnissa-african-aquaculture(a)lists.stir.ac.uk"
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*Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 3:10 PM
*Subject:* Re: [Sarnissa] Fw: Freeze the Footprint of Food - Nature piece
Hi Guy,
I was about to ask the same question that Patrick asked about the
obvious reasons why catfish farming took off in Nigeria and why a
similar business model wouldnt work elsewhere in Africa.............?
Can you be more specific?
Regards.
Ololade
*From:* Patrick Wood <patrickjwood(a)yahoo.com>
*To:* Guy Delincé <g.delince(a)skynet.be>
*Cc:* sarnissa-african-aquaculture(a)lists.stir.ac.uk
*Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 8:56 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Sarnissa] Fw: Freeze the Footprint of Food - Nature piece
Hi Guy,
There is not enough space and time on a discussion group board to
expand on the different business models and different marketing
strategies available......nor am I an expert (I am sure there are
others who have written books about this stuff?)......not sure what
you mean by suitable though - do you mean economically sustainable?
If so guess it depends on the business model adopted.
Importantly whatever production model one undertakes (as this after
all really a site about African aquaculture producion) success or
failure - gauged by economic sustainability and growth - is very
dependent on the "marketability" of the final offering.
On your second paragraph - surely smoking and/or drying is just
another route to market and another offering.....especially so where
there is no ice or refrigeration logistics to take something fresh to
a marketplace. Alternative would be no sale at all. So, in that
"business model", profit margin may not be as large (but that is mute
anyway if no option) but at least it is not a write-off......
I think one will find that if domestic decision makers, with all the
best intentions in the world to help develop countries, tried to
instigated market protection there would be stiff resistance by the
communities that tend to run the commercial import/export trade in
many countries in Africa - be they nationalised Indian, Lebanese,
Chinese or Europeans. Interests and political will do not always agree.
Can you explain what is so obvious about the reason that catfish fish
farming took off in Nigeria.....and why a similar development (or
business?) model wouldn't work elsewhere in Africa?
Salut,
Patrick
On 12/09/2011 09:03, Guy Delincé wrote:
Hi Patrick,
For the sake of the discussion, it would be nice if you could expand
on the business models and their market strategies that you envisage
or find suitable.
As for smoking or drying farmed fish, this does not consider that the
fish traditionally smoked or dried in capture fisheries, is been
processed because it cannot be sold fresh; it is processed just
before it is about to rot (in the best cases) (even to hide the
taste). This fish fetches a lower price than the fresh one. Adding
production costs through processing will thus reduce your margins.
Convincing domestic decision-maker to protect their markets will be
very difficult, unless they have a particular stake in that sector.
Of course, there is a major distinction between agriculture-led
countries and countries where industrialisation is developing. The
reason that catfish fish farming took off in Nigeria is obvious, a
similar development model wouldn't work in a country like Guinea,
Burundi or CAR (if the country still exists ...)
Cheers,
Guy Delincé.
Le 09/09/2011 20:50, Patrick Wood a écrit :
Hi Guy,
I think that you have mistakenly used a logistics export model for
high value game fish (weekly prices, air freight, auctions) that is
not applicable to a low cost commodity traded product like tilapia.
The reason Chinese tilapia are cheap is simply because they are
exporting to Africa 20%+ water pick up in the fillet using
polyphosphates, not to mention playing with the glaze so even the net
weights are often lower than stated. Also Chinese producers get
export subsidies. So, in a lot of ways it is not about aquaculture at
all.
Producers in Africa can go the Chinese way in the local marketplace
or differentiate their products (fresh and without chemicals),
smoked, dried, etc.
We started South American tilapia exports with frozen to the US but
this soon developed to a fresh fillet system as Chinese frozen
tilapia made it impossible to compete.
Of course a methodology much used in other countries to promote local
industry (Brazil used it for many years) is to ban imports or tax
them in such a way as to allow local competition or encumbent
industries to survive. Even the US does it now with the Southern
shrimp alliance....taxes are then directed towards helping internal
industry - but this takes a lot of political will and probably a lot
of mud slinging about denying Africans food security etc......
...........according to Jason Clay this will indirectly happen anyway
as producers from SE Asia will re-route products to feed the
burgeoning developed countries population and ever increasing demand
for seafood.
I guess that the old adage for seafood also stands even in Africa -
everyone talks about quality but buys on price.
Patrick
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