Main PageMOUAU Targets N800m Returns In Catfish Production
The Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of
Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof. Hillary Edeoga,
says the school is targeting N800 million annually
from catfish production. Edeoga said on Sunday in
Umuahia, that a substantial part of the revenue
generated internally by the institution, was from fish
farming.
He said that the Fishery/Aquaculture and Poultry
departments had been rehabilitated to ensure their
viability and productivity.
Edeoga said that on assumption of duty as vice-
chancellor, the university poultry buildings had no
birds, adding that "there are thousands of birds
now.''
"On assumption of duty as the vice-chancellor, l met
a Fishery/Aquaculture department without a single
tadpole, but today one of the sources of our
internally generated revenue, is our fish pond.
"We have a project called operation produce one
million catfish in a year. If you produce one million
catfishes in a year, each weighing minimum of 1kg,
we have gotten N800m because one catfish of 1kg
cost N800.
"We rehabilitated the hatchery project. Today, the
West African Agricultural Productivity Programme of
the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has recognised
this institution in terms of fingerling research and
production. We now supply to fish farmers in the
South –East,'' he said.
The vice-chancellor said that in recognition of the
university's efforts in fish farming, the Federal
Ministry of Agriculture donated two vehicles to the
institution.
He said that from internally-generated revenue, he
had tarred all the roads in the school, adding that
more projects would be implemented.
He said that MOUAU was in collaboration with more
than five foreign universities on research
development.
"In September 2014, we renewed our collaboration
with the Kentucky State University over a broad range
of programmes in Fisheries and Aquaculture, forest
food resources, extension-farmer outreach
programme and general exchange programmes,
involving staff and students, in various disciplines,''
Edeoga said.
Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Prof. Hillary Edeoga,
says the school is targeting N800 million annually
from catfish production. Edeoga said on Sunday in
Umuahia, that a substantial part of the revenue
generated internally by the institution, was from fish
farming.
He said that the Fishery/Aquaculture and Poultry
departments had been rehabilitated to ensure their
viability and productivity.
Edeoga said that on assumption of duty as vice-
chancellor, the university poultry buildings had no
birds, adding that "there are thousands of birds
now.''
"On assumption of duty as the vice-chancellor, l met
a Fishery/Aquaculture department without a single
tadpole, but today one of the sources of our
internally generated revenue, is our fish pond.
"We have a project called operation produce one
million catfish in a year. If you produce one million
catfishes in a year, each weighing minimum of 1kg,
we have gotten N800m because one catfish of 1kg
cost N800.
"We rehabilitated the hatchery project. Today, the
West African Agricultural Productivity Programme of
the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has recognised
this institution in terms of fingerling research and
production. We now supply to fish farmers in the
South –East,'' he said.
The vice-chancellor said that in recognition of the
university's efforts in fish farming, the Federal
Ministry of Agriculture donated two vehicles to the
institution.
He said that from internally-generated revenue, he
had tarred all the roads in the school, adding that
more projects would be implemented.
He said that MOUAU was in collaboration with more
than five foreign universities on research
development.
"In September 2014, we renewed our collaboration
with the Kentucky State University over a broad range
of programmes in Fisheries and Aquaculture, forest
food resources, extension-farmer outreach
programme and general exchange programmes,
involving staff and students, in various disciplines,''
Edeoga said.
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