The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Ghana's Chamber of Aquaculture (COA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve the sustainability of the country’s aquaculture sector.
In a press release, ASC said the new MoU will utilize its Aquaculture Improver Program (AIP) to help small-scale farmers in Ghana improve their farming operations. ASC first announced the program in 2018 and officially launched the program at the Global Shrimp Forum in September 2023.
The AIP is modeled similarly to fishery improvement projects, and the ASC has been working to gain more participants in its program. It initially had a focus on small-scale shrimp farmers in Southeast Asia and Latin America, and the company recently welcomed Ecuador-based AGRIMINGOLD into the program to help improve the company’s shrimp aquaculture.
The new MoU with Ghana’s Chamber of Aquaculture will focus on the country’s rapidly expanding fish-farming sector. Ghanaian companies have been seeking investors for a range of different aquaculture projects, including catfish farming. The country’s National Democratic Congress party – under which the country’s new fisheries minister Emelia Arthur was recently appointed – has also pledged to ...
