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Lagos -The Fisheries Society of Nigeria , FISON, \u00a0has urged the Federal Government to increase capital investment in fisheries to ensure the realisation of the economic potential of the sector.<\/p>\n

The National President of the society, Dr Abba Abdullahi,\u00a0 said: \u201cAs a country with a great potential to lead the continent in fisheries and aquaculture, the government needs to step up capital investment in the sector.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIt is disheartening that the last capital investment from government was in 2009 while support in form of annual grant to FISON has dried up since the last five years.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, fishery occupies a significant position in the primary production sector, employing more than one million people and contributing about 50 per cent of the animal protein intake of the population.<\/p>\n

Abdullahi added that the sector\u2019s contribution to the nation\u2019s GDP was about four per cent, representing\u00a0 about one billion dollars (N150 billion) of the 20-billion dollar (about N3 trillion) total contribution from agriculture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWith demand for fish increasing, investment in commercial fish farming in Nigeria is rapidly expanding at 25 per cent to 33 per cent per year; this could increase in the nearest future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Lagos -The Fisheries Society of Nigeria , FISON, \u00a0has urged the Federal Government to increase capital investment in fisheries to ensure the realisation of the economic potential of the sector. 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