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The environmental cost of cage fish farming in East Africa

At sunrise on Lake Victoria, floating cages, giant square enclosures suspended just below the water’s surface, now dot the shoreline from Jinja in Uganda to Kisumu in Kenya, replacing the traditional ...
AllAfrica.com

East Africa: Fish Farming Is Booming in Lake Victoria, but Pollution and Disease Are Wiping Out Millions. How to Reduce Losses

Aquaculture - the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms - is the world's fastest-growing food production system. The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth ...
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Women venture in fish cage farming to curb sexual exploitation

Fish cage established by a women group in Lake Victoria at Nyagina beach in Mbita Sub-county on September 24, 2024. [James Omoro, Standard] A group of women operating in Lake Victoria can now breathe ...
The Nation Newspaper

Promoting use of cages in fish farming

Tilapia is an important source of protein, income and livelihood provider for millions of people. The Lagos Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) is empowering groups ...
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NGO to train farmers from EA countries on cage farming

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO) deputy executive secretary Anthony Munyaho ...
The Conversation

Fish farming is booming in Lake Victoria, but pollution and disease are wiping out millions. How to reduce losses

Eric Teplitz was funded by an NIH T32 postdoctoral training grant and a Cornell Atkinson Center Graduate Student Research Grant. This study received funding from the USAID Feed the Future Fish ...