As a part of its efforts to contribute to alleviation of food insecurity, hunger and poverty, the FAO Fisheries Department is promoting sustainable commercial aquaculture. The goal is to assist developing countries, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa, to develop and implement policies that encourage the emergence of private entrepreneurship in aquaculture. It is within this framework that this document was prepared.
Background information was obtained from reports on studies of commercial farming commissioned in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Madagascar, Costa Rica and Honduras, which were conducted by the Department and led by the Fishery Policy and Development Planning Service (FIPP). Available literature on commercial aquaculture from elsewhere was also used.
