Doctor Fish Agric Consult (DFAC) is a budding and dynamic social enterprise that provides farm management and advisory services to investors in the agricultural industry within Nigeria. The company has three operating divisions; DFAC Management, DFAC Consulting, and DFAC Corporate Solutions.

Doctor Fish Agric Consult (DFAC) was created in 2018 to expand the scope of the business of her Founder (Israel Yusuf) after a business development training organized by PIND foundation to strengthen the capacity of her service providers. Although a relevant newcomer to the corporate agricultural space, our vision and commitment to best practice agricultural management systems that optimize investor returns from agricultural investments has distinguished us.

FSC has rapidly built a reputation for innovation in the industry and has led the charge in developing and implementing new agricultural planning and management e.g. in the areas of aquaculture, sustainable agriculture as well as integrated farming system. FSC have provided agricultural information and management services since its creation. The company had also undertaken a significant amount of consultancy work throughout Nigeria. The majority of this work was for government agencies and corporate investment clients.

Our Approach

Our philosophy has been the market system approach to development. We believe in offering value which propels clients to pay for services rendered as they achieve their desired result. We work from specific problems to solutions by identifying challenges peculiar to each target group and designing our intervention to address such challenges. 

Our vision and commitment to best practice agricultural management systems that optimize investor returns from agricultural investments has distinguished us.

Our effort has yielded impressive outcome and impact among farmers and investors within the aquaculture and poultry value chain ranging from establishment of new businesses, adoption of best management practices and technology, to utilization of ICT tools in Farm management.

We have been consistent in delivering results hence have won the trust of actors in the aquaculture value chain. These has made mobilization of target beneficiaries and implementation of interventions a continuous success. Our desire is to scale up our activities and reach other state which will increase the wealth of the Niger Delta and foster peace within the region.

Israel Yusuf the Team lead of DFAC is a livestock and aquaculture expert with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He has rapidly built a reputation for innovation in the industry and has led the charge in developing and implementing new agricultural planning and management tools in aquaculture, sustainable agriculture as well as integrated farming system. He pioneered the designing of templates for farm record keeping which serves as a tool for planning and decision making as well as template for sustainable aquaculture practice which has changed the narratives of farmers who are excited at the results they now achieve.

He, in partnership with Grand Cereals Limited carried out several pond demonstration project across the Niger Delta which has increased the patronage of her brand as well as improved the productivity and profitability of participating farmers. Israel Yusuf has also made a giant effort to reaching Nigerians with sustainable agricultural development information through seminars, workshops among other related practical trainings. He is a registered service provider with several organizations which includes PIND, Edo and Delta state Fadama III Program (World Bank Assisted), National Youth Service Corps (SAED), Grand Cereals Limited etc. He produced a radio program tagged “VITAL FISHERY ACADEMY” which was sponsored by Grand Cereals Limited and aired on crown FM 89.9, Warri, Delta state from December 24^th, 2015 to January,4^th 2018. He currently features regularly on a poultry and fish radio program sponsored by Grand Cereals Limited which airs on Planet FM 101.5, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.