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The Niger State Government says it has approved the policy to boost aquaculture activities and investment in the state.
The Commissioner for Livestock and Fisheries, Alhaji Haruna Dukku, revealed this shortly after the presentation of the aquaculture policy document to the State Executive Council at the Government House, Minna.
Dukku stated that USAID was invited to look into the aquaculture potentials of the state and have added value to the policy to make it more viable.
According to him, the policy will ease fish business and anything underwater.
Also speaking, the state Agro Business Manager for USAID Feed the Future Nigeria Agro Business Investment Activity, Mr. Nosa Osunde, who led the team to the government house to present the policy document, said the policy was developed on for a couple of months.
He explained that inputs were made from the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, the private sector, and the Fishery Association, as well as other relevant stakeholders in the state.
Osunde noted that the policy is basically to provide enabling environment for aquaculture in the state and to boost aquaculture activities and investment.
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