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Research and training center supports growth of aquaculture in Africa

Kate Bevitt - 28 April 2017

A lab technician conducts water quality tests at the WorldFish research center in Egypt. Photo by Kate Bevitt, 2016.

By 2025, African governments hope that 40 percent of the total fish consumed in Africa will be met by aquaculture. Ongoing research and training provided by the WorldFish-run Africa Aquaculture Research and Training Center in Egypt will be critical to achieving this goal.

Cairo’s chefs take to farmed tilapia

Mona El Azzazy - 28 March 2017

Egyptian chefs cook up farmed tilapia at the La Cuisine event in Cairo. Photo by Mohamed Hassan, 2016.

With the successful expansion of tilapia aquaculture in Egypt, improved farming and fish handling practices, and the high price of alternative protein sources, chefs in Cairo are starting to take more notice of locally-farmed tilapia.

Aquaculture and the environment: Getting the balance right

Patrik JG Henriksson - 5 January 2017

Grouper farming in Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Mike Lusmore, 2012.

Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic animals and plants, is the fastest-growing food-production sector in the world. Today, this source provides half of all fish for human consumption (FAO 2016).

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