Women are recognized as agents of changes and development .Their involvement in
aquaculture is one issue that needs to be addressed when dealing with rural communities and
poverty alleviation among the rural women .The major way to ensure that women utilize their
full potentials in profitable aquaculture is to provide capacity building support which would
eventually lead to poverty alleviation among them .The role of women in adopting new
aquaculture technology has been restricted and often ignored because of the socio-cultural
taboos against them. This paper enlightens women on the different stages of production in
aquaculture that they could be involved in, as fishers for home consumption, they contribute
significantly to the nutritional needs of their families. The idea is to empower the women with
modern technologies in aquaculture to generate enough revenue to sustain their families and
save the society from menace of fish scarcity. When women are involved in aquaculture
production, it will go a long way in achieving the millennium development goals of eradicating
extreme poverty, hunger and empowering women in Nigeria.