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10/30/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2025 06:10

Growing Africa’s Fisheries Sector Inspires a Remarkable Tripartite Coalition

Africa's aquaculture production has grown 5.6-fold in just two decades, yet the continent produces less than 2 percent of the world's farmed fish, while Asia accounts for more than 90 percent global production. Africa, the storied land of rivers and lakes, has an opportunity to not just catch up but leapfrog its fisheries sector, so it can unlock its vast potential for improving livelihoods, job creation, nutrition and environment sustainability.

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