Transformation and Future of Aquatic Food Systems in Nigeria

The Global Panel assisted the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Transformation and Future of Aquatic Food Systems in Nigeria in the production of this brief. It makes a range of recommendations in five areas (research and infrastructure development; collaboration, partnerships, and investments; fisheries and aquaculture governance; resource conservation, environmental protection, climate change resilience; and sustainable livelihoods and inclusiveness) to address the critical challenges facing the aquatic foods and aquaculture sector in Nigeria. The brief is an outcome of the National Dialogue on Transformation and Future of Aquatic Food Systems held in Nigeria in 2021 which contributed to Nigeria's participation in the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS).