Shem Oirere is a Kenyan journalist who previously worked for daily newspapers as a general news correspondent, business reporter and sub-editor before turning to full-time freelancing. For the more than 20 years, he has covered various sectors of Africa’s economy including agriculture, food processing, and maritime industries. A graduate of the University of South Africa, he has traveled within and outside Africa covering various industry events that have a bearing on the continent’s economy on behalf of different international consumer and trade publications. He currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya.
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A recently launched fish welfare project for small-scale tilapia producers in Egypt is aiming to reduce fish mortality rates by up to 10 percent, shrink production costs, and ensure products meet the standards of key export markets.
The Egypt Tilapia Welfare project, spearheaded by Glasgow, Scotland-based Ethical Seafood Research (ESR) with the support of Oxford, England-based FAI Farms, is focused on improving the production practices of
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The West African country of Benin has launched a USD 36.4 million (EUR 33.7 million) aquaculture project aimed at increasing its domestic fish output and improving the sustainability of the country’s marine and inland fish-farming practices.
Approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB), which is serving as the leading financier on the project, the initiative, referred to as “Project to Promote Aquaculture and the Competitiveness
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Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is proposing a review of fisheries agreements the West African country has signed with foreign entities to ensure the deals are more responsive to overfishing and its impact on small-scale fishers.
Faye, who was sworn in on 2 May 2024, said another goal of auditing the country’s maritime fisheries regulations is curbing IUU fishing that has proliferated along Senegal’s coastal waters.
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