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Aquaculture for all.

Published Aug 5, 2024

While so many of the larger aquaculture producers around the world are growing fish and shrimp with lucrative export markets in mind, its refreshing to see that Victory Farms and sister company Kivu Choice are achieving large-scale production for local African markets. What’s more, their recent decision to reduce the harvest size of their tilapia is helping to cut production costs, increase farming efficiencies, and slash the market price of their fish, bringing them within reach of mainstream African consumers. If aquaculture is really going to make good on its food security claims, then it’s a model that needs to be more widely adopted. In Africa and beyond.— Rob Fletcher, Senior editor

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