Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector
Ghana’s rapidly growing aquaculture production has made the country the second-largest tilapia producer in Africa. Several factors account for this growth—including the introduction of the improved Akosombo strain, government interventions, new local feed production companies, and increasing local d...
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| description | Ghana’s rapidly growing aquaculture production has made the country the second-largest tilapia producer in Africa. Several factors account for this growth—including the introduction of the improved Akosombo strain, government interventions, new local feed production companies, and increasing local demand—but the main driver is the establishment of large-scale commercial cage production on Lake Volta. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1375232025-03-13T19:11:31Z Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector International Food Policy Research Institute policies aquaculture systems introduced species tilapia fisheries Ghana’s rapidly growing aquaculture production has made the country the second-largest tilapia producer in Africa. Several factors account for this growth—including the introduction of the improved Akosombo strain, government interventions, new local feed production companies, and increasing local demand—but the main driver is the establishment of large-scale commercial cage production on Lake Volta. 2023-04-03 2024-01-10T17:13:25Z 2024-01-10T17:13:25Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/137523 en https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-022-00467-1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737476 Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute. 2023. Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector. IFPRI Blog. https://gssp.ifpri.info/2023/04/03/policy-workshop-on-introducing-and-managing-exotic-fish-strains-in-ghanas-aquaculture-sector/. https://gssp.ifpri.info/2023/04/03/policy-workshop-on-introducing-and-managing-exotic-fish-strains-in-ghanas-aquaculture-sector/ |
| spellingShingle | policies aquaculture systems introduced species tilapia fisheries International Food Policy Research Institute Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector |
| title | Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector |
| title_full | Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector |
| title_fullStr | Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector |
| title_short | Workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in Ghana’s aquaculture sector |
| title_sort | workshop develops draft policy and guidelines for exotic fish strains in ghana s aquaculture sector |
| topic | policies aquaculture systems introduced species tilapia fisheries |
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