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Viewing cable 06LAGOS1426, AQUACULTURE & TIMBER: DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06LAGOS1426 2006-12-15 13:21 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Lagos
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 151321Z DEC 06
FM AMCONSUL LAGOS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8283
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 8123
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0076
RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 0038
RUEHCD/AMCONSUL CIUDAD JUAREZ 0010
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 0052
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 001426 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT PASS TO EX-IM KVRANICH AND BUBAMADU 
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS AND SRENENDER 
USDOC FOR 3317/ITA/OA/KBURRESS 
PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART 
PASS TDA FOR NCABOT 
PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ENRG PGOV ECON EFIS EINV AA NI
SUBJECT: AQUACULTURE & TIMBER: DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN 
CROSS RIVER STATE 
 
LAGOS 00001426  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1.  Summary: Aquaculture, agriculture, and timber offer 
sustainable economic development opportunities in Cross River 
State.  There are currently 100 fish farms in the state and 
the Institute of Oceanography and Marine Sciences (IOMS) at 
the University of Calabar is promoting aquaculture as a way 
to provide income and improve protein consumption.  The 
Federal and State governments are supporting community 
forestry in 70 communities.  Obudu Cattle Ranch will expand 
meat and dairy production for the state's internal market. 
End Summary. 
 
Opportunities in Aquaculture, Sustainable Fisheries 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
 
2.  On November 15, Pol-Econ Chief and Poloff visited Cross 
River State and met the University of Calabar's Faculty of 
Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forestry to discuss economic 
development.  Former Fulbright scholar and researcher at the 
Institute of Oceanography and Marine Sciences (IOMS) at the 
University of Calabar (U-C) Albert Ekanem said aquaculture 
can boost the state's economy and increase the protein 
consumption.  He envisions the institute and the state 
becoming aquaculture centers of excellence. 
 
3.  Ekanem's research revealed an African plant remedy for a 
virulent aquaculture disease.  This, he believes, will help 
Nigerian farmers' see fish farming as a way to earn a living. 
 Ekanem said the institute is trying to build community 
capacity by exploring fish feed production, running a 
hatchery, and teaching farmers how to construct fish ponds. 
Ekanem said he would like to develop an institute to train 
and consult commercial fish farmers and to spread aquaculture 
throughout the Niger Delta. 
 
4.  Approximately 100 fish farms currently operate in Cross 
River State, Ekanem counted.  The IOMS currently conducts 
workshops and seminars to teach communities how to farm 
African catfish and tilapia.  The four most widely-consumed 
species in Cross River are Bonga, Croaker, Catfish and 
Tilapia.  In the wild, these species are over-fished, Ekanem 
warned; over 20,000 tons of the affordable Bonga are taken 
every year.  IOMS plans to place nursery-hatched Bonga eggs 
in coastal waters, allowing them to drift to estuaries and 
mangroves and replenish stocks of wild fish.  Ekanem said the 
institute has also proposed the establishment of a mangrove 
reserve which, if properly managed, could provide a breeding 
ground for fish to supply canning and other industries. 
 
Opportunities in Sustainable Forestry 
------------------------------------- 
 
5.  The Federal and State governments are supporting 
community forestry in approximately 70 Cross River 
communities, according to Dean Uche Amalu of U-C's Faculty of 
Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forestry.  A bottom-up approach to 
sustainability which requires that communities plant three 
trees for every one harvested, gives communities a sense of 
ownership and responsibility, Amalu said.  Sustainable 
biologically-diverse timber plantations are being evaluated 
as a possible source for commercial timber and non-timber 
products in Cross River.  For example, teak can be used for 
furniture, plywood, and particle board while the use of Oku 
Boduku (a local tree) for pulp and paper newsprint products 
is also being explored.  Non-timber crops such as avocado, 
African pear, and bush mango can also be integrated into 
timber plantations, Amalu advised, and generate income when 
sold for domestic and foreign consumption. 
 
Obudu Cattle Ranch Improving Meat & Dairy Production 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
 
6.  The Obudu cattle ranch, a well known mountain resort, is 
beginning to develop commercial livestock capabilities, Dean 
Amalu said.  South Africa's Protea hotel chain which manages 
the ranch is designing a slaughter house as well as 
facilities for production of dairy products, Amalu reported. 
Amalu underscored that he is personally involved in expanding 
 
LAGOS 00001426  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
the market for Obudu dairy and meat products.  Cross River is 
Nigeria's most politically stable state with an equitable 
distribution of roads and electricity, he lauded.  As a 
result, it will be easy to distribute beef and dairy products 
produced at the ranch throughout the state, the Dean asserted. 
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