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Who Should Fix the Price of Catfish in Nigeria - Part 2?

Today, let us speak plainly.
Fish farming in Nigeria has become a system where everyone profits except the farmer.

The middlemen decide what to pay.
They show up at harvest, bargain like it’s a charity market, and walk away smiling while the farmer counts losses.

I am of the opinion that the middlemen must be eliminated completely.
When farmers sell directly to consumers, both sides win.
Farmers earn a fair price.
Consumers buy at a fair price.
And the old saying “Olowo ni n jẹ eja” (only the rich eat fish) becomes history.

We are a nation of over 220 million people.
If just 10% of us ate fresh catfish weekly, there would be nothing left unsold and prices would rise naturally, not by manipulation.

But what do we see instead?
Fish from farms are made to look “exotic,” reserved for the wealthy few in Lagos and Abuja.
The market has been hijacked not by scarcity, but by systems that benefit the middle chain and starve the producers.

I have read so many opinions from farmers
some say “add value,”
others say “produce the sizes the market demands,”
and a few suggest “form cooperatives and set the price together.”

All great ideas… but as long as the fox remains in the pen with the fowl,
the outcome will always be the same.
We will continue to work, while others dictate what our sweat is worth.

It is time to reset the story.
Fish is not luxury it is food.
And those who feed the nation deserve dignity, not pity.

#FishplaceVoice #FarmersMatter #AquacultureReform #FishFarmingNigeria #FairPriceForFarmers

Oga catfish is luxury oo

Ordinary fish kote, alaran, sawa, etc are daily consumed fish, even all this have become expensive , moreover catfish which is mostly consumed recreationally

That ia what the system what us to believe

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Oga catfish is luxury oo

Ordinary fish kote, alaran, sawa, etc are daily consumed fish, even all this have become expensive , moreover catfish which is mostly consumed recreationally