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Feature title: Africa - New support for commercial Aquaculture

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Africa

New support for commercial aquaculture

Investment in the private sector

is recognised by many – including

the FAO, OECD, World Bank - as

a necessity for the success of 

aquaculture in Africa.

Whilst aquaculture has boomed on

other continents, Africa has contin-

ued to struggle because of political

and technical challenges. Specifically,

for aquaculture those challenges have

been the availability of feed, seed and

capital.

However, there have been individuals

and companies who have fought to make

aquaculture a viable business against the

odds.

In many countries a few individual

commercial farms form the backbone of 

fledgling national sectors, whilst in oth-

ers reaching ‘critical mass’ has enabled

the expansion of both commercial and

smaller-scale aquaculture. Prime examples

of national success include small-scale com-

mercial catfish production in Nigeria and

tilapia production in Egypt.Other countries, like Uganda and Ghana

are clearly moving in the right direction,

whilst still requiring significant future invest-

ment in the commercial sector in order to

achieve long-term success.

Network of supportBeyond the hard work of these local

champions there are several networks that

aim to support African aquaculture devel-

opment, from inter-governmental exam-

ples like ANAF (Aquaculture Network for

Africa to research networks like SARNISSA

(Sustainable Aquaculture Research

Networks in Sub Saharan Africa. See: www.

sarnissa.org).

Regional bodies like AASA (Aquaculture

Association of Southern Africa. See: www.

aasa-aqua.co.za) support large and small-

scale producers and forge linkages region-ally with researchers and service providers.

In order to improve the chances of 

success, a group of large-scale commercial

producers have come together to form an

association known as CAPA (Commercial

Aquaculture Producers of Africa. See: www.

capafish.org). CAPA and its members are

setting the standard for sustainable aquac-

ulture in the freshwaters of Africa.

CAPA is providing leadership in the

development of commercial freshwater

aquaculture in Africa; setting standards for

world class fish farming incorporating the

best technologies, wholesome feed formula-

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tions and the highest corporate and social

responsibilities ensuring sustainable farms

for generations to come.

CAPA plans to increase opportunities

by branding the highest quality prod-

ucts and facilitating access to the best

markets. As the platform for rolling out

aquaculture development across Africa,

CAPA will assist in bringing employment,

food security and foreign currency earn-

ing potential. CAPA provides a voice

and information for the sector to guide

the decision making of regional bod-

ies, helping to balance the needs of all

stakeholders.

Meeting the challenges foraquaculture feeds in Africa

Commercial aquaculture producers face

their most significant, on-going and long

term technical difficulties in the area of 

feed quality.

Feeding costs represent a larger

proportion of production costs in

Africa than in any

other commer-

cial aquaculture

region.

Obtaining good

quality raw materi-

als is a challenge

when local supplies

are limited andimported products

are of varying quali-

ties. Aquaculture in

Africa does con-

tinue to grow and

constantly strives

to sustainably

produce quality

products able to

compete effectively

in local, regional

and global markets,

but it is against

this complicated

background.

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against imports and to ensure the world

has access to a sustainably produced, quality

product from the native home of tilapia.

Specific technical assistance to improve

quality and efficiency and reduce waste

and lost revenue will further support

CAPA members in their aims of sus tainable

production.

As well as support to current mem-

bers, this engagement will support fledgling

commercial aquaculture feed companies

or on-farm feed production facilities that

are supplying small-scale producers. Links

with local academic institutions who could

carry out proximate analysis would also

strengthen the local expertise to be left in

place beyond the current action.Members are also keen to establish a

training centre in the future that could

cover issues of this nature for future fish

farmers.

More inforMation:

Commercial Aquaculture Producers of Africa

Secretariat

Institute of Aquaculture

University of Stirling 

Stirling, FK9 4LA

UK 

Tel: +44 1786 466577

Fax: +44 1786 451462

Website: www.capafish.org 

Enterprise (See: www.cde.int), who are

supporting the involvement of feed

experts to further increase quality and

efficiency.

Most members have limited in-house

feed production capacity and rely on out-

side sources with limited

opportunities for effective

quality control of ingredi-

ents and finished product.

By accessing this cur-

rent expertise, CAPA

is enabling members to

analyse their current feed

production procedures;

identify areas for efficien-

cy savings; improve qualitycontrol of raw materials

and finished product

through better linkages

with local analysis centres

and building capacity in

selected members of staff.

These improvements

should provide farms

with improved feeds that

should further improve

output, moving towards the production

environment seen in other parts of the

world. This will enable African aquaculture

products to be more competitive locally

Technical expertise in this area is con-

tinuously being developed in order to

maximise the use of expensive inputs and

some of the political barriers are coming

down, for example with the opening up of 

free trade in eastern Africa.

Relying on outside sourcesAt present CAPA is being supported

in its drive to improve feed capacity

by the Centre for the Development of 

"countries, like Uganda and Ghana are clearly moving in

the right direction, whilst still requiring significant future

investment in the commercial  sector in order to achieve

long-term success"

"Feeding costs represent 

a larger proportion of 

 production costs in Africa

than in any other commercial 

aquaculture region"

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aquaculture development across frica,

CP will assis t in bringing employment,food security and foreign currency earn-

ing potential.CP provides a voice

and information for the sector to guide

the decision making of regional bod-

ies,helping to balance the needs of all

stakeholders.

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Commercial aquacultureproducers face

theirmostsignifica nt,on-going and long

termtechnical difficulties in thearea of 

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Feeding costs represent a larger

proportion of production costs in

frica than in any

other commer-

cial aquaculture

region.

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als is a challengewhenlocal supplies

are limited and

imported products

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frica does con-

tinueto grow and

constantly strivesto sustainably

produce quality

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competeeffectively

in local,regionaland global markets,

but it is against

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background.

Qualitylinked withefficiency.

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