WEST AFRICA WOMEN MAGAZINE Maiden Edition: Aquaculture & Fisheries. The World Aquaculture Society African Chapter, West Africa Region in a bid to promote sustainable development in the Field of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Africa as a continent had incorporated new strategies to get the involvement of industrial actors and professionals …
Read More »The West African region of world aquaculture society is organizing a webinar seminar on 11 July with the theme: Synergy of experiences and lessons for young African women in aquaculture at 14:00 GMT on Zoom Meeting
The West African region of world aquaculture society is organizing a webinar seminar on 11 July with the theme: Synergy of experiences and lessons for young African women in aquaculture at 14:00 GMT on Zoom Meeting ID: 4110886313. Password: 4SkPQx
Read More »AQUACULTUREINAFRICA CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ON 8 MARCH 2020 AND SALUTES WOMEN WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AQUACULTURE SECTOR IN AFRICA
Aquacultureinafrica celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8. International Women’s Day 2020 focuses on the theme “An equal world is an enabled world”. Every year on 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. On this day, we pause to recognize the contribution of women in our lives socially, economically, and …
Read More »OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS FACING FISH PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO
By: Mushagalusa Namegabe Janvier, International institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Democratic Republic Congo. INTRODUCTION Aquaculture production in sub-Saharan Africa is potential for sustaining growth over the next two decades; hence, there is a need of identifying livestock systems that allow a margin for progress that can increase production significantly. Furthermore, …
Read More »INTEGRATING WOMEN AND YOUTH IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE VALUE CHAINS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Pan-Africa Policy Research Network for Fisheries & Aquaculture Concept Note for a Writers-shop to be held in Libreville, Gabon, from 13-16 November 2019. Background Gender inequalities limit fisheries and aquaculture productivity and sustainability and, in so doing, undermine development agendas of African Union. Consequently, the AU has prioritized gender issues. …
Read More »Tribute To The Malian Woman By its Contribution to Fish Production in Mali.
Aquaculture plays a key role in food security in developed and developing countries. Also, the development of aquaculture promotes the availability of fish for the population. Aquaculture helps create jobs, reduce poverty and promote food security. In fact, women in Mali have increased personal agricultural activities to fill the family’s …
Read More »Teach a Woman to Farm Fish – Reverse Negative Malnutrition Trends
Stockholm, Sweden. Current global hunger statistics are alarming: After a steady decline over the previous decade, the hunger is on the rise for the third year in a row, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Food security is closely linked to poverty, the two …
Read More »Fish Farming Training by Zambia Aquaculture Cooperative Society on the 22 December 2018 at Kafue Fisheries
Due to popular demand kindly note that Zambia Aquaculture Cooperative Society will be hosting a site training/visit at Kafue fisheries on the 22 December 2018 , you pay k150 towards your transport and lunch to kafue come and learn with hands on fish farming. Contact for more details call: +260 …
Read More »First Bureau Meeting of Africa Women Fish Processors and Traders Network
Introduction The first executive bureau meeting of the Africa Women Fish Processors and Traders Network (AWFISHNET) was held in Dar es Salaam Tanzania in July, 2018 with support from the African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) within the provisions of the EU funded Fisheries Governance project. The objectives …
Read More »Forms of Gender Inequalities in Fish Farming in Kwnza Division, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya
County, Kenya. Samuel Kiumbuku1, Jane Mutinda 2, Jeanne Bernard3 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries: P.O Box 2169-30200, Kitale, Kenya. School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 43844-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. School of Business, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 437-90100, Machakos, Kenya Abstract Fish farming being a sub-sector in agriculture has …
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