Nigeria needed 3.2 million metric tons of fish per year to meet local demand, according to a statement from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The organization said that the country only produces about 1.2 million metric tons, leaving a significant deficit of 2 million metric tons that is currently being filled by imports. According to the FAO representative in Nigeria and West Africa, Koffy Kouacou, “in Nigeria, we need 3.2 million metric tons of fish, but today we can only produce 1.2 metric tons of fish, leaving us with a deficit of 2 million metric tons of fish

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