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Promotion of sustainable commercial aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa. Experiences of selected developing countries - Promotion de l'aquaculture commerciale durable en Afrique subsaharienne. Expériences de certains pays en développement

Year of publication 2001

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 293

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title FAO Fisheries Circular

Series number 0429-9329 - C971

Synopsis (short abstract) This paper presents reports of studies on commercial aquaculture which were commissioned in Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia in Africa, and Costa Rica and Honduras by the FAO Fishery Development Planning Service. It also includes a summary which discusses the main points of each original report. For commercial aquaculture to develop in the region, major interventions priorities would be required in the area of: (1) Credit: adapted credit lines should be developed for aq uaculture. To achieve this, banks need to be convinced of the profitability of commercial aquaculture; (2) Enabling economic environment: changes in government policies are needed to help develop commercial fish farming, especially through tax incentives, import facilities and better permit handling; (3) Feed supplies: the technology for fish feed production based mainly on local products needs to be codified in practical form to provide for the development of a proper fish feed industry.

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FAO Fishery Development Planning Service/Service de la planification du développement des pêches. Promotion of sustainable commercial aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa. Experiences of selected developing countries. Promotion de l'aquaculture commerciale durable en Afrique subsaharienne. Expériences de certains pays en développement. FAO Fisheries Circular/FAO Circulaire sur les pêches. No. 971. Rome, FAO. 2001. 293p.

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