OUR FELLOWS
Blessing Chidinma Okogbue has been an aspiring cook since she was a young girl. So it is not surprising that she has applied her training in Animal and Environmental Biology to focus on fish—a main staple food and source of income in her native Nigeria.
My current research activities cover the use of tilapia and prawn as bio indicator organisms in aquatic pollution studies such as pesticides, fertilizers, and crude oil,” says Okogbue. These pollutants threaten aquatic stocks and biodiversity.
Field of Research
Imparting African rural women and young agriculturists with fish-production skills and creating awareness on the dangers of aquatic pollution to ensure environmental protection, and improving product shelf life via modern postharvest techniques for food security and sustainable fisheries management.