An international event made up of trade exhibitions, industry forums, student sessions and activities and satellite workshops will be held to learn more about aquaculture development in Africa.
Date: Saturday, 26 March 2022
Time: 20:00-22:00 (UTC+8) / 14:00-16:00 (EET)
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The AFRAQ2021 hosted and organized by the Government of Egypt, WorldFish and partners brought together local and international aquaculture researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and other stakeholders to discuss the latest research on sustainable aquaculture to boost food, nutrition and income security under the theme 'Sustainable Aquaculture - Feeding Africa.'
WorldFish led a session on 'WorldFish Research and Development in Africa; Success stories & lessons learned,' to showcase our research work in sustainable aquaculture research, technology and innovation to improve social, economic and environmental challenges in Africa.
Chair of the WorldFish Session
Essam Yassin Mohammed, Interim Director General, WorldFish
Ahmed Nasr-Allah, Country Director, WorldFish-Egypt
WorldFish: Success stories from Egypt
Ahmed Nasr-Allah, Country Director, WorldFish-Egypt
NORAD-funded Project: Increased sustainability in the aquaculture sector in SSA through improved aquatic animal health management (AHA)
Mohan Chadag, Principal Scientist, Sustainable Aquaculture, WorldFish
Shimaa Ali, Fish Health Specialist, Sustainable Aquaculture, WorldFish-Egypt
Edgar Brun, Head of Section, Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Philip Nyaga, Chair, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Nairobi
Sam Addo, Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana
Nigeria: WorldFish partner in aquaculture development
Colin Shelley, Project Leader, WorldFish-Nigeria
The Case of Zambia: Building resiliency of smallholder aquaculture farmers through linkages to input and output markets and strengthened extension support services
Netsayi Mudege, Senior Scientist, WorldFish-Zambia
IFAD-funded Project: Advanced climate-smart culture technologies (ACLiSAT)
Ahmed Nasr-Allah, Country Director, WorldFish-Egypt
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