Mapfumo, Blessing (2022) Regional review on status and trends in aquaculture development in sub-Saharan Africa – 2020. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular No. 1232/4 . Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome, Italy. ISBN 978-92-5-135380-6
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This review provides an overview of the status, trends, challenges and projections for aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and evaluates the major trends during previous five years. While the sector still faces various internal and external challenges, the inherent natural potential of the region and rapidly increasing demand for fish has resulted in increased prioritization of aquaculture in almost all SSA countries and the African Union and subsidiary bodies have given special attention to the sector development. In order to realize its full potential, the SSA region needs to address a combination of overarching factors limiting aquaculture development so far, such as ineffective development approaches, weak governance frameworks, underdeveloped value chains and low availability as well as the high cost of key production inputs. Strengthened value chains for tilapia and catfish, promotion of new species, improved biosecurity, continued development of certification and associated harmonized best practices, improved information systems and innovations to address climate-change related impacts are some of the matters to be addressed. Financial institutions and private sector (national and international) have equally started investing, even though in the global picture such interventions may seem negligible, which makes the continent to call for more and higher levels technical and financial assistance from international partners. Upscale the status of production and productivity via healthy investments would help the sector to generate a variety of benefits including food security, livelihoods, employment, domestic and intra-regional markets, foreign currency income and other socio-economic benefits.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Aquaculture, Sub-Saharan Africa, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Fishery Production, Socioeconomic Environment, Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development, Livelihoods, Value Chains |
| Subjects: | Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2025 12:13 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2025 12:13 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20573 |
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