Launched during the Covid-19 pandemic, Njuki-ini Fish Farm has grown into a family-run business focused on ornamental fish and expanding aquaculture opportunities in Kenya.
Peter Britz, professor emeritus in the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science at Rhodes University, South Africa, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the World Aquaculture Tanzania…
Kenyan couple Peter Ngugi and Lynne Mungai turned a chance Facebook order for tilapia fingerlings into a growing aquaculture business serving farmers, restaurants and households.
A new initiative is opening up the conversation on fish welfare in Indonesia, where many farmers remain wary of a concept they fear could add cost and complexity to aquaculture.
Although global aquaculture growth is forecast to slow down in 2026 after a year of exceptional increases for salmon and impressive results from many nations’ shrimp and tilapia sectors, there’s…
Through community-led aquaculture, Indonesia’s Kampung Patin (Pangasius Village) has grown into a model of resilience – creating jobs across the value chain and proving that fish farming can lift an…
Dr Moussa Sène has established a pioneering integrated farm in Senegal, producing catfish, tilapia and a selection of livestock, while also helping train up a new generation of fish farmers.
A bipartisan bill designed to help fish farmers and fisheries managers mitigate the impact of double-crested cormorants has cleared the United States House Natural Resources Committee and now heads…
FISH4ACP, a global aquatic value chain development programme implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has launched an input finance initiative to scale fish…
Professor Charles C Ngugi, founder of Mwea Aquafish Farm and one of the key players in the evolution of Kenya’s aquaculture sector, remains committed to training up a new generation of farmers, while…
Fish farmers in Nigeria are suffering from the high costs and unreliable nature of key inputs, causing numerous players to leave the sector, despite the country’s growing demand for fish.
Britain’s Ambassador to Vietnam has hailed the University of Stirling’s significant contribution to aquaculture, visiting the university’s Institute of Aquaculture just after a £3.5 million…
Tran Van Van swapped a career as a civil engineer for one in aquaculture, founding the Minh Phu International Joint Stock Company, which produces tilapia, catfish and mitten crabs.
After graduating from United States International University (USIU-Africa), with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Paul Murage opted to work at his family’s construction business,…
Professor Kevin Fitzsimmons has an optimistic outlook for the global aquaculture sector, especially in terms of alternative aquafeed ingredients, but is deeply concerned how plans to raise import…
Aquasend’s low maintenance water quality sensors are being used by an increasingly wide range of international aquaculture producers, as CEO, Kristin Elliott, explains.
Akin Showemimo, widely known as “Akinfish”, is the director of Asher Royal Produce Limited, a company that produces its own catfish, tilapia and heterotis, and also helps to equip and train other…
Gabriel Thomas Kimeu, 27, is a computer science graduate who set up a RAS tilapia, catfish and ornamental fish farm in eastern Kenya and has major ambitions to grow.
Omorinsola Giwa is the managing director of Mamijo Farms, a Nigeria-based operation which can produce over eight tonnes of catfish and over 10,000 fingerlings each month.
A look at some of the emerging technologies that hold promise for saving endangered fish species, as well as the potential to accelerate genetic improvements in aquaculture.
Girdhari Mukhiya, who has served two jail terms and faced severe financial losses, has overcome the odds to become one of the biggest fish farmers in India’s Bihar state.
A new study suggests that an enzyme sourced from bacterial fermentation and a humic substance extracted from peat moss can both help to improve the health of farmed catfish, offering hope of an…
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is slowly being transformed by groundwater extraction, overpopulation, pollution and climate change. Unsolved, this will dramatically reduce Vietnam’s aquaculture output and…
Dupe Killa-Kafidipe, founder of Platinum Fisheries, has ambitious plans to build a modular RAS facility to help her to diversify and increase production of a range of species - from catfish to…
Alasinrin Musbau Abdulkadir is the chief executive officer of BawBaw Farms, a Nigeria-based operation which can produce over two tonnes of catfish, and 17 tonnes of aquafeeds each week.
Uttar Pradesh, an Indian state with a population larger than Pakistan, is home to an increasing number of fish farmers, thanks to various initiatives by the state government to boost fish production…
Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) is looking for progressive aquaculture producers to take part in a survey that will help to improve the welfare of farmed fish.
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