Tag: aquaculture
Youth urged to venture into aquaculture
Mr Moses Anim, the Deputy Minister-Designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, said government intends to speed up the ‘Aquaculture for Food and Jobs’ initiative to...
Fishmongers need loan to expand business
Fishmongers at the Tema Canoe beach has appealed to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture to provide them with some loan facility to expand...
Kenya building mariculture center to spur research in aquaculture
Kenya said on Friday that it is building a modern mariculture center to promote research in aquaculture.
Micheni Ntiba, principal secretary for...
Mozambique on high alert for red spot disease among fish
Mozambique fishery authorities said they are on high alert for the possible appearing of the Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), also known as the red...
Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture retains Krowor seat
Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture has retained her seat as the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for the Krowor...
Covid-19 impact negatively on fish farming
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for catfish has drastically reduced and put investors in catfish farming into financial distress.
This came up...
Zambia trains 800 youths in aquaculture in empowerment drive
The Zambian government said on Wednesday that it has trained about 800 youths across the country in aquaculture skills as part of an empowerment...
Ghana places ban on the importation of Tilapia over Aquaculture virus
Government of Ghana announced a ban here on Wednesday on ornamental fish import to prevent the possibility of a new aquaculture virus from entering...
GARDJA backs creation of National Development Bank
The Ghana Agriculture and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has said it supports Government’s intention to set up a National Development Bank to purposely...
Stakeholders in fishing industry unhappy
Stakeholders in the fishing industry in Ghana are unhappy about the country’s dwindling fish stock.
At a durbar in Keta to mark the World Fisheries...
Corporate Entities Donate Towards Farmers Day
A number of corporate entities have made various donations to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, totaling GH¢160,000.00 in support of the 2017...
Kenya to spend US$5 million to promote aquaculture
Kenya said on Monday that it will spend 5 million U.S. dollars with an aim to fast track new strategies to protect and promote...
GNCFC Petitions Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Mrs Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has advised fishermen in various communities to boldly point out people who are...
KNUST Puts In Mechanism To Boost Aquaculture And Vegetable Production
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is leading the nation’s effort to increase vegetable and fish production through the introduction of...
Illegal Fishing To Be Dealt With Ruthlessly – Minister Designate
The laws of Ghana do not allow for light fishing and the security agencies must deal ruthlessly with anyone caught engaging in it, Madam...
Ghana Fall Short In Fish Production
Madam Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye, the Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, has disclosed that the country has huge fish production deficit with over 600,000...
Min. of Fisheries & Aquaculture Falls Under The Command of Elizabeth Quaye
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named Elizabeth Afoley Quaye as the Minister nominated for Fisheries and Aquaculture .
Madam Quaye who is the Member...
POSDEV Wants Support for Aquaculture Sector
POSDEV is an organization which seeks to strengthen the capacity of Farmer Based Organization (FBO’s) to advocate, through its project “Promoting aquaculture development and...
Ghana sets target for 100,000 tons of fish
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has said the country is on course to achieve her ambitious target of producing 100,000 tons of...
Minister of Fisheries commends Korean government
Madam Sherry Ayitey, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has commended the Korean government for her role in the Ghanaian economy.
She said the Korea International...
Fish deficit can be saved with Aquaculture
A research scientist has said Ghana?s fish deficit of 960,000 metric tonnes could be met if government puts adequate measures in place to improve...
Coppens trains 70 fish farmers in modern aquaculture
Seventy selected fish farmers along the Volta Lake have undergone a one-day training session aimed at equipping them with modern techniques in aquaculture, to...