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The study examined bitter kola Garcinia kola seed extraction skills required by fish farmers in for extracting ethanolic extracts for fertility enhancement in female tilapia fish Oreochromis niloticus for sustainable food security in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Three research questions guided the study while three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed survey research design. The instrument used for the study was a 27- item structured questionnaire titled ‘Ethanol Extraction Skills Questionnaire ((EESQ)’. The instrument was validated by three experts in the Department of fisheries and animal nutrition, University of Abuja. Cronbach alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument and reliability coefficient of 0.98 was established. The questionnaire was administrated to 226 respondents. The SPSS (Statistical package for social science) was used to analyze the data. Tools for data analysis were mean and standard deviation (to answer the research questions) while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses formulated. Findings from the research revealed that all the 27 skill items were required by fish farmers for extraction of ethanolic extract for use as  fertility enhancer in  female tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus). It was recommended amongst others that the identified skills in this study be used by extension agents and skills training centers for training fish farmers in FCT..