ASUU UI Chairman Proposes Remedies to City-Wide Food Production
Professor Ayoola Olusegun Akinwole, a Professor of Aquaculture Engineering and Water Resources Management and the incumbent Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) UI Chapter , has proposed urban aquaculture as the viable means of providing a transformative solution to city-wide food production and resource utilization concerns.
He proposed the solution while delivering the 556th inaugural lecture of the University of Ibadan on behalf of the Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources with the title “Aquaculture Engineering: Reconciling the Balance in the Triad of Fish, Plants, and Man”.
He noted that while there is a need to increase food production to meet the ever-growing demands, the world is running out of land space for food products that can serve the increasing population.
Stating the essence of Aquaculture Engineering, he said that it is the application of basic engineering principles and procedures to the design and construction of structures and systems for aquaculture.
He therefore urged the government at all levels to promote Urban Agriculture to attain food security, job creation, and income generation for the teeming population. Also, he called on the government to implement Best Management Practices (MPs) in agriculture, aquaculture, and food production facility, thereby ensuring minimal environmental impact and effective farming operations.
Also, he called on investors in recirculating fish production systems to seek scientific and technical support for site-specific design and component fabrication to avoid over-capitalization or premature facility expansion.
