Fish Supply and Food Security for Africa
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Aquaculture development in Africa has lagged far behind that seen in Asia. It currently produces less than 5% of Africa's fish. Over the past decade, however, growing demand, the availability of suitable technologies and growing capacity has produced aquaculture success stories in several countries. In Egypt, for example, aquaculture production has grown 10 fold since the 1990s. In Uganda production grew at an average of around 142% annually between 2004 and 2006. In Mozambique, Malawi and Nigeria over the same period, annual growth rates were 62%, 43% and 39%, respectively. INTRODUCTION
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