Activities
Dr. Ayojesutomi Abiodun-Solanke is a fisheries expert at FCFMT Lagos specializing in post-harvest technology, food safety, and optimizing fish smoking kilns to reduce contaminants. She actively empowers women in coastal communities by co-creating eco-friendly processing tools and providing training on hygiene and sustainable business practices. As a leader in networks like NiWARD and Awfishnet, she advocates for policy reforms to support small-scale fisheries and gender equity. She also serves as a coordinator for Mundus maris, driving ocean literacy campaigns to educate youth on marine conservation.
Skills
Dr. Abiodun-Solanke possesses technical expertise in post-harvest fisheries, specializing in food safety, kiln optimization, and PAH reduction for quality assurance. Her research utilizes participatory, gendered design to co-create technologies that empower women processors in coastal communities. She demonstrates high-level leadership in advocacy and network management for organizations like NiWARD and Awfishnet. Furthermore, she excels in capacity building, training local stakeholders on sustainable practices, hygiene, and ocean literacy.
