OceanExpert ID : 58532
Dr Kafayat Adetoun FAKOYA
Associate Professor
Department of Fisheries
Nationality
Nigeria
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PhD
Teaching/Education
Research
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Limnology
Marine Biotechnology, Marine Products
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Research Support Services
Sargassum
Kafayat Adetoun Fakoya was a case study author and the gender advisor in the Illuminating Hidden Harvests Nigeria small-scale fisheries. Leveraging on transdisciplinary approach in a Gendered Design in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) project, she led a research team to introduce biomass briquettes and a prototype drum dryer to local fish smokers in the coastal region of Lagos State, Nigeria with resounding success.
Kafayat belongs to several professional networks and serves as the Executive Secretary of the Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries Section (GAFS). Currently, she co-leads the Too Big To Ignore network and Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) project in Nigeria, and is also affiliated with the African Women Fish Processors and Traders Network. In addition, she is well published, keen on mentoring young researchers and active building networks for collaborative research across generational, geographical, racial, cultural and disciplinary divides.
Gulf of Guinea
Governance, Institutional and Policy Analysis, Gender Analysis, Data Management, Interdisciplinary Research, Local/Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Food and Nutrition Security, Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Assessments, Fish Stock Assessment
English
