According
to an article recently published on Business Week, the East African Community,
Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko has urged member states to allocate
more resources towards the development of aquaculture in the region as the only
solution to counteract the declining local fish stocks.
Mr Mfumukeko noted that despite efforts by riparian countries around lake
Victoria to sustainably manage fish resources especially, capture fisheries
remained a big challenge with stocks of Nile Perch and Tilapia declining
drastically.
“Aquaculture in East Africa has not developed its potential and the region accounts for only seven to eight percent of regional fish consumption. Overall demand for fish in the region is projected to rise substantially in the near future due to high population growth, increasing incomes and urbanisation. Developing aquaculture to meet the increasing demand for fish in East Africa is therefore crucial,” said Mr Mfumukeko.
The Ambassador made the remarks at consultative meeting with the head of European Union at the EAC Headquarters where they were launching a five year fish farming project titled European Union –East African Community True fish programme which targets EAC.
To read the full original article visit the Business Week website, HERE.
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| Fish Image credit: Victoria Reay on Flickr (CC BY 2.0) |
“Aquaculture in East Africa has not developed its potential and the region accounts for only seven to eight percent of regional fish consumption. Overall demand for fish in the region is projected to rise substantially in the near future due to high population growth, increasing incomes and urbanisation. Developing aquaculture to meet the increasing demand for fish in East Africa is therefore crucial,” said Mr Mfumukeko.
The Ambassador made the remarks at consultative meeting with the head of European Union at the EAC Headquarters where they were launching a five year fish farming project titled European Union –East African Community True fish programme which targets EAC.
To read the full original article visit the Business Week website, HERE.
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