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Countries in the Global South are key to transforming rural economies and food systems, offering crucial expertise in poverty reduction, says IFAD on International Day for South-South Triangular Cooperation. IFAD
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STORY: IFAD / SOUTH SOUTH COOPERATION
TRT: 07:55
SOURCE: IFAD
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ PIDGIN ENGLISH/ EGUN

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04 SEPTEMBER 2024, BADAGRY, NIGERIA

1. Various shots, fish farmer Daniel Chukwuma leaving his house heading to Orisha Farms facilities
2. Wide shot, Daniel Chukwuma and colleagues reaching fish cages
3. Wide shot, Daniel Chukwuma feeding fish
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Chukwuma, Orisha Farms Head Farmer:
“In our backyard for example, we were doing 700kg per year which was big in our minds. Right now, we are doing 20 tons we circle 40 tons annually that has increased our production capacity by more than 600 percent.”
5. Wide shot, aerial views of Orisha Farms facilities in Afowo community waterfront

07 AUGUST 2024, ROME, ITALY

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Wang Wei, Chief Partnership Officer and Special Adviser to the President, SSTC, IFAD:
“Countries in the global south can offer a rich knowledge on poverty reduction and rural development. A mutually beneficial exchange of best practices, lessons learned, conducive policies and innovations, also supported by robust financing mechanisms, is increasingly important and effective for transforming rural economies and food systems in the world. Now is the time for the development partners to work together to unlock the transformative power of SSTC to drive the change and build a brighter future for all."

04 SEPTEMBER 2024, BADAGRY, NIGERIA

7. Wide shot, aerial views of Orisha Farms facilities in Afowo community waterfront
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Chukwuma, Orisha Farms Head Farmer:
“The project has taught us an innovative way to farm fish. Before if we were going to have to farm in this capacity of fish, we would need huge swathes of land, but right now we don’t own large swathes of land.”
9. Wide shot, Orisha Farms staff working on fish cages
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Chukwuma, Orisha Farms Head Farmer: “The project has supported me in a lot of ways. First of all, training capacity, the project trained me in best management training. We know how to handle cages efficiently.”
11. Wide shot, Orisha Farms staff unloading fish
12. SOUNDBITE (Egun) Amos Dandonu, Afowo community’s Youth Secretary:
“I am happy for Orisha Farms, that Mr. Daniel established in this community. This company in our community makes us, the youth, very happy. We have work, even artisans like bricklayers and carpenters have work to do.”
13. Wide shot, Aerial views of Orisha Farms facilities in Afowo community waterfront
14. SOUNDBITE (Pidgin English) Abosede Notus, Orisha Farms employee and member of Afowo community:
“We are very happy for the job opportunity that Orisha Farms brought to our community. Orisha farms gave us, the women in the community, jobs to cut and clean the fish, and we get paid for that.”
15. Wide shot, aerial views of Orisha Farms facilities in Afowo community waterfront

06 AUGUST 2024, ROME, ITALY

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Abila, Senior Global Technical Specialist for Fisheries and Aquaculture (IFAD):
“The first constraint, and especially when we talk about the changing climate is the issue about water availability. In many areas where we grow fish in ponds or in tanks, water constraint has become a critical issue. Cage farming allow us to use existing large water systems, in rivers or in shallow parts of the ocean, to be able to produce fish, meaning that we have bountiful amount of water.”

04 SEPTEMBER 2024, BADAGRY, NIGERIA

17. Wide shot, Orisha Farms staff cutting and cleaning fish
18. Wide shot, Daniel Chukwuma supervising the cooking process
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Chukwuma, Orisha Farms Head Farmer: “We are happy the visibility the IFAD project has brought to the local community. …We hope in the next five years that the local community can be a model that can be replicated across Nigeria.”
20. Wide shot, boat on Afowo waterfront
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Chukwuma, Orisha Farms Head Farmer:
“I am going to be a fish farmer until I am 60 or 70. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life. There’s much, much work to be done. We are happy now we can produce twenty tons of fish. But this is less than Nigeria’s demand which is requiring more than 2.3 million tons of fish. There is still work to be done and we see orisha farms playing a key role in addressing that fish demand in Nigeria.”
22. Wide shot, training initiative held in Orisha Farms facilities

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Countries in the global south can offer a rich knowledge on poverty reduction and rural development. They are increasingly important and effective for transforming rural economies and food systems in the world.

That’s the message from the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on International day for South South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC).

IFAD’s SSTC programmes have been responsible for supporting hundreds of thousands of farmers across the world, helping to support and train farmers in innovations such as Cage fish farming.

In Nigeria training farmers in this relatively new industry, has provided good income and employment opportunities for some of the country’s young people, who otherwise would have no jobs.

One young farmer in Southern Nigeria has seen the ripple effect of his business supporting not just him, but his entire community.

When Daniel Chukwuma was a boy, he had a passion for growing things, but when he left university in 2017 and could not find work, he turned to the water for inspiration.

He always had an interest in aquaculture, and when a friend introduced him to fish farming, he decided to rent a small pond where he could start his business.

However, with limited land and water, his profits remained modest.

In 2018 Daniel heard about a project funded by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development. The ProSCAWA project, with training programmes from the South South Triangular Cooperation (SSCT), promotes agricultural knowledge sharing between countries from the global south.

Daniel was trained in the benefits of cage fish farming by farmers from Egypt and China and immediately saw the potential. He knew just the spot to implement the fish farming pilot: a nearby freshwater lake on the Afowo Waterfront in southern Nigeria where he now breeds tilapia and catfish to sell.

This innovative way of fish farming transformed his business. The key to the success is being able to cultivate fish in a much smaller area of water.

Daniel Chukwuma, cage fish entrepreneur said, “in our backyard for example, we were doing 700kg per year which was big in our minds. Right now, we are doing 20 tonnes, we circle 40 tonnes annually that has increased our production capacity by more than 600 percent.”

Wei Wang, Chief Partnership Officer and Special Adviser to the President, SSTC, IFAD said, “countries in the global south can offer a rich knowledge on poverty reduction and rural development. A mutually beneficial exchange of best practices, lessons learned, conducive policies and innovations, also supported by robust financing mechanisms, is increasingly important and effective for transforming rural economies and food systems in the world. Now is the time for the development partners to work together to unlock the transformative power of SSTC to drive the change and build a brighter future for all."

Daniel Chukwuma, cage fish entrepreneur said, “the project has taught us an innovative way to farm fish. Before if we were going to have to farm in this capacity of fish, we would need huge swathes of land, but right now we don’t own large swathes of land.”

“The project has supported me in a lot of ways first of all training capacity, the project trained me in best management training. We know how to handle cages efficiently,” he said.

Daniel now employs eight permanent staff to cover fish farming, production, security, and administration. In addition, he provides work to up to 40 people in the community, accessing local services to construct fish cages, and processing and packaging the fish, readying it for sale.

Amos Dandonu, Youth Secretary, Afowo Community said, “I am happy for Orisha farms, that Mr Daniel established in this community. This company in our community makes us, the youth, very happy. We have work, even artisans like bricklayers and carpenters have work to do.”

Abosede Notus, Orisha farm worker said, “we are very happy for the job opportunity that Orisha farm brought to our village/community, Orisha farm gave us, the women in the community, jobs to do and a way to feed our family. We are very happy for the job opportunity that Orisha farms brought to our community. Orisha farm gave us, the women in the community, jobs to cut and clean the fish, and we get paid for that.”

Nigerian people are known to eating lots of fish, which make up over 40 percent of their protein intake and with over 50 freshwater lakes and plenty more manmade ones there is plenty of room from expansion.

Richard Abila, Senior Global Technical Specialist for Fisheries and Agriculture, IFAD said, “the first constraint, and especially when we talk about the changing climate is the issue about water availability. In many areas where we grow fish in ponds or in tanks, water constraint become a critical issue. Cage farming allow us to use existing large water systems, in rivers or in shallow parts of the ocean, to be able to produce fish, meaning that we have bountiful amount of water.”

However, currently due to lack of land ownership, the domestic fishery and aquaculture sector cannot provide enough fish, costing over one billion USD a year in aquatic food imports. Daniel hopes to change that.

Chukwuma said, “we are happy the visibility the IFAD project has brought to the local community. …We hope in the next five years that the local community can be a model that can be replicated across Nigeria.”

“I am going to be a fish farmer until I am 60 or 70. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life. There’s much, much work to be done. We are happy now we can produce twenty tons of fish. But this is less than Nigeria’s demand which is requiring more than 2.3 million tonnes of fish. There is still work to be done and we see orisha farms playing a key role in addressing that fish demand in Nigeria,” he added.

By championing South-South and Triangular Cooperation, IFAD is doing more than just connecting partners — it’s empowering people like Daniel to transform their lives and the future of those around them.

Through these global partnerships, IFAD is creating lasting opportunities, building the foundations for food security, and shaping a brighter, more sustainable future for generations to come.

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