Some farmers in Lagos State have urged the Federal Government to subsidize fish feed to encourage local fish production.
According to the farmers they could not compete favourably with their foreign counterparts due to high cost of feed which they claimed gulped about seventy-five per cent of production cost.
According to them, high cost of quality feeds have made them to use low quality ones.
The National President, Tilapia Developers Association of Nigeria Mr Remi Ahmed, said that local feed producers were not using the right ingredients which he noted is negatively affecting the taste and growth of fish, especially catfish.
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