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A Regional Survey of the Aquaculture Sector in the Sahara

Year of publication 1989

Author Benedict Satia ;Office of Assistant Director-General

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Category Programme / project report

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Aquaculture continues to grow in economic importance. The main reason for this is the quantifiable contribution aquaculture is making in many countries to fill the growing gap between supply and demand for fisheries products. This gap continues to widen because of increasing human populations and the static growth rates of capture fisheries brought about by declines in stocks and the increasing cost of obtaining fish through conventional methods. Although this gap can (and in some cases is alrea dy) being met by alternatives, such as inexpensive poultry and white meats, aquaculture particularly provides consumers with a choice of fresh products. Aqaculture is also evident in earning foreign exchange for many countries through the export of high-value products. It also creates employment, particularly in economically depressed coastal and remote regions, and contributes to the household economy of rural farmers. This sixth regional survey prepared by the Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme (ADCP) covers the existing aquaculture sector in the countries of Africa south of the Sahara. The countries of North Africa are included in the Regional Survey of the Mediterranean already published.

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