Africa’s growing demand for aquatic foods creates a supply gap that sustainable aquaculture expansion could help close

Africa’s growing demand for aquatic foods creates a supply gap that sustainable aquaculture expansion could help close

Africa’s growing demand for aquatic foods creates a supply gap that sustainable aquaculture expansion could help close INFOGRAPHIC/AEN. By PATRICK MAYOYO The 2026 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, launched on Tuesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) during the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, finds that global production of…

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Africa: East Africa’s Largest Fish Feed Factory in Buikwe Touted As Game-Changer for Uganda’s Aquaculture

Africa: East Africa’s Largest Fish Feed Factory in Buikwe Touted As Game-Changer for Uganda’s Aquaculture

President Museveni has commissioned the De Heus Fish Feed Factory in Njeru, Buikwe District, marking a major milestone for Uganda’s aquaculture sector and broader agricultural transformation. The $25 million investment by De Heus Uganda — a subsidiary of Royal De Heus of the Netherlands — is the largest fish feed factory in East Africa, with…

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