Introduction to Fish Farming in Nigeria
Understand the Nigerian aquaculture landscape, market opportunities, and what it takes to start a profitable fish farm.
Dr. Adebayo
Structured video lessons across 5 expert-led categories — from beginner fish farming basics to advanced aquaculture, poultry management, disease control, and agribusiness strategy.
Understand the Nigerian aquaculture landscape, market opportunities, and what it takes to start a profitable fish farm.

Dr. Adebayo Okafor
Aquaculture Specialist
40 lessons
Understand the Nigerian aquaculture landscape, market opportunities, and what it takes to start a profitable fish farm.
Dr. AdebayoSet up a WhatsApp Business catalogue, broadcast list strategy, price lists, customer follow-up sequences and closing scripts for farm sales.
Build a daily feeding schedule, calculate feed conversion ratio and choose between commercial and homemade feed for your budget.
Dr. AdebayoFrom harvest timing and seine net techniques to post-harvest handling, grading, packaging and connecting with buyers.
Dr. AdebayoCreate the perfect brooding environment — temperature zones, brooder setup, water management, and first-week feeding protocols.
Compare earthen ponds, concrete tanks, tarpaulin ponds and recirculating systems — costs, pros, cons and what suits your land.
Dr. AdebayoContent strategy, posting schedule, hashtag research, Reels for farm content and running low-budget ad campaigns on Meta.
Week-by-week vaccination programme for broilers and layers — Newcastle, Gumboro, Infectious Bronchitis, Marek's and more.
Test and manage pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia and temperature. Learn daily, weekly and monthly water management routines.
Dr. AdebayoSite selection, housing design, ventilation, litter management and equipment list for a 500-bird to 5,000-bird broiler operation.
Cost-plus vs value-based pricing, bulk discounts, seasonal pricing strategies and how to avoid the "race to the bottom" price wars.
How to identify healthy fingerlings, vet your hatchery supplier, transport fish safely and reduce early mortality.
Dr. AdebayoNavigate Nigerian agric loan schemes (CBN ACGSF, BOI), USAID grants, cooperative formation and how to write a fundable business proposal.
Starter, grower and finisher feed programmes — protein levels, feed conversion ratios and switching schedules for maximum weight gain.
Visual identification guide for Aeromonas, Columnaris, EUS, gill flukes and 6 other common fish diseases with photo references.
Calculate optimal stocking density for catfish and tilapia based on your pond size, aeration capacity and target weight.
Dr. AdebayoCreate a memorable farm brand — name, logo, colour palette, brand voice and visual identity that connects with buyers and investors.
Set up a simple record-keeping system to track costs, income, fish growth and profitability from your very first cycle.
Dr. AdebayoLighting management, calcium supplementation, flock rotation and production cycle planning to achieve 95%+ laying rates.
How to approach HoReCa buyers, negotiate supply contracts, meet food safety requirements and build recurring B2B revenue.
Cost-per-bird calculations, revenue projections, break-even analysis and quarterly profit planning for small-scale poultry operations.
Design high-protein homemade feed using soybean meal, blood meal, palm kernel cake and local grains — cost analysis included.
Dr. AdebayoDesign a robust biosecurity plan — entry/exit protocols, footbaths, visitor policies, equipment disinfection and flock isolation procedures.
Understand ND strains, vaccination failures, clinical signs, emergency culling decisions and restocking protocols for layer farms.
Design and manage a commercial aquaponics system — nutrient cycling, plant-to-fish ratios, media bed vs NFT vs DWC systems.
Dr. AdebayoUnderstand how ammonia spikes, low oxygen and pH swings create disease conditions — and how to fix them before fish get sick.
Set up a professional farm website, add an online product catalogue, accept payments and drive traffic using SEO and Google My Business.
Master the engineering and biology of RAS — biofilters, drum filters, UV sterilisers, and water reuse systems for intensive production.
Dr. AdebayoMonitor weekly live weight, target 1.5–2.5 kg broilers for different markets, and calculate the optimal slaughter day for profit maximisation.
Push your catfish pond to 300%+ normal stocking using aeration management, split-pond systems and intensive feeding regimens.
Dr. AdebayoExplore seafood and poultry export opportunities to the UK, EU, and diaspora markets — certifications, cold chain logistics and pricing.
Build a farm biosecurity plan from scratch — entry/exit controls, disinfectant choice, quarantine zones and staff hygiene protocols.
Infrastructure upgrades, labour management, bulk purchasing strategies, and operational SOPs for scaling a poultry business profitably.
Produce monosex tilapia populations for faster growth rates — hormone feeding protocols, timing, dosage and success metrics.
Dr. AdebayoSafe antibiotic protocols for fish farms — approved drugs, dosage calculation, withdrawal periods and drug resistance prevention.
Induce spawning in catfish and tilapia using synthetic hormones (Ovaprim, HCG). Understand spawn timing, egg collection and larval rearing.
Dr. AdebayoMaster ammonia-nitrite-nitrate cycles, understand biofilter seeding, and troubleshoot toxic water conditions before they kill your stock.
Dr. AdebayoDiagnose monogenean gill flukes under a microscope, calculate formalin and salt bath dosages, and implement post-treatment monitoring.
Navigate EU and UK seafood import standards, food safety certifications (HACCP, GlobalGAP) and packaging requirements for export.
Dr. AdebayoAfter a disease outbreak wipes out stock — clean-up protocol, pond resting period, disinfection, and restocking timeline to minimise losses.
Every lesson is taught by a verified Nigerian farming expert with 10+ years of real field experience — not just theory.

Dr. Adebayo Okafor
Senior Aquaculture Specialist
PhD Aquaculture, University of Ibadan. 15 years managing commercial fish farms. Specialist in catfish, tilapia and intensive pond systems across West Africa.
Mrs. Ngozi Adeleke
Poultry Production Expert
BSc Animal Science, ABU Zaria. FAO-certified poultry manager with 12 years training 200+ farms. Expert in feed management, biosecurity and mortality reduction.
Mr. Emmanuel Osei
Agribusiness Growth Consultant
MBA Agribusiness, LBSN. Has helped 80+ farm enterprises secure funding, enter new markets and build sustainable revenue streams across Nigeria and Ghana.
Dr. Fatima Al-Hassan
Fish Disease & Health Specialist
DVM + MSc Aquatic Animal Health, ABU. Diagnosed and resolved 500+ disease outbreaks on fish farms in Nigeria and Ghana. Developed biosecurity systems that cut farm losses by 45%.
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