Despite major challenges—including a lack of adequately trained staff, low-quality fish seed and expensive feed—aquaculture in Africa has enormous potential. Here’s how it is benefiting from new technologies and best management practices.
High involvement, low benefit: Overcoming gender barriers in aquaculture in Indonesia
Women make a significant contribution to aquaculture in Indonesia, yet they face more barriers in and receive fewer benefits from the sector than men. These are the findings of new case studies carried out by WorldFish and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH). Closing this gender gap will enable the aquaculture sector to enhance women’s social and economic empowerment, and drive economic development in the country.
‘Milestone achievement’: First Egyptian fish farmers awarded quality certifications
The first 50 Egyptian fish farmers have been certified as ‘quality producers’, after meeting a national set of best practice methods for farmed tilapia developed by WorldFish.