Nigeria: From Waste to Wealth
Fish smoking, which is the most widely used method for preserving fish in West Africa, can be ramped up by adopting improved techniques and innovative technology
Smoked fish is a delicacy in West Africa, making fish smoking the most important and widely used method for preserving fish. Fishing communities have poor access to fresh fish. What also drives the preference for this method is the scarcity of electricity, resulting in a lack of cold-chain facilities. Fish smoking is also a means of product differentiation.
Fish smoking is a gendered activity here, dominated by women operating popular traditional or local fish smoking kilns such as smoking platforms or altars, barrels/drum kilns, mud kilns, Chorkor kilns, Altona kilns, Banda kilns and firewood as the main fuel or energy source.
Title of publication: Samudra Report
Volume: 89
Issue: 89
ISSN: 0973-1121
Page range: 16-18
Publisher: ICSF
Author: Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya
Other authors: Shehu Latunji Akintola, Kafayat Oluwakemi Ajelara, Ayojesutomi Abiodun-Solanke
Organization: The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Other organizations: Lagos State University Nigeria, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology Nigeria
Year: 2023
Country/ies: Nigeria
Type: Report
Full text available at: https://www.icsf.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sam_89_art04_Nigeria_From-Waste-to-Wealth.pdf
Content language: English