Africa urgently needs more fish farms, says UN
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The UN reported that fish farming in Africa has surpassed traditional capture fishing as a crucial food source, exceeding 100 million tonnes in 2024. The UN emphasizes urgent expansion of aquaculture farms across the continent to meet growing demands.
Fish-farming, or "aquaculture", overtook traditional "capture" fishing as a source of food production in 2021 and has continued to grow -- surpassing 100 million tonnes for the first time in 2024, the latest year for data. The post Africa urgently needs more fish farms, says UN appeared first on Vanguard News.
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