Reducing the harvest weight of tilapia is proving commercially astute and boosting food security in Africa – according to the continent’s largest producer, Victory Farms.
East African tilapia producer Victory Farms has successfully completed a $35 million Series B round, which will fund the expansion of its operations in Kenya and Rwanda, as well as potential entry…
Victory Farms might have achieved a great deal in their first seven years, but – as company CEO, Joseph Rehmann, explains in the second part of the article – fresh challenges and opportunities await.
Reaching 10,000 tonnes of tilapia production within eight years of being founded is no mean feat – especially in a poverty-stricken country with an extremely limited aquaculture ecosystem – but it’s…
A newly launched consortium of Blue Planet, Lake Harvest Group, Larive International, Lattice Aquaculture and Skretting/Tunga Nutrition has launched a €2 million project provide practical and…
Applications are now open for a two-month consultancy role which will involve comparing the environmental footprint of farmed fish with livestock such as chicken, beef and pork.
Msingi, an independent industry development organisation that supports the growth of aquaculture in East Africa, is looking to recruit a tilapia breeding consultant.
A new fund with the goal of supporting private sector-driven innovations which can improve productivity throughout the aquaculture value-chain has been launched by Msingi – an independent industry…
RWANDA - The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) is planning to more than double production at Kigembe Fish Farming Centre, located in Gisagara District of Southern Province.
RWANDA - Under a 10-year lease deal from the government, AQUAHORT Export Ltd/AEL, is to create a fish feed factory with the capacity to produce five tonnes of fish feed per day.
RWANDA - The Rwanda Agriculture Board (Rab) is setting up quality infrastructure for the cold chain system in Kigali's Special Economic Zone as part of efforts to curb fish post-harvest losses.
RWANDA - The Kigembe Fish Hatchery, inaugurated early this year, has up to present produced more than 1.2 million fish fingerlings, with a promise of an increase in production in the near future,…
RWANDA - The Ministry of Agriculture has sent four officials to Viet Nam, one of the world's largest fishing industry, to identify the best practices that the country can use to boost the local…
RWANDA - More Rwandans can now enjoy fish on their table as prices of this delicacy have dropped by Frw200. A kilogramme of fresh fish that used to be at Frw1,400 has decreased to 1,200.
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