Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Department of Regional Development of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tunisia provided equipment to 80 fishers who are members of the Arous Al-Bouhayra Cooperative (SMSA) catching eels in Tunisia to help improve the existing capacity and increase the income of fishers by allowing the direct sales of products
Livestock
Emma Glassco extends support towards women empowerment in Liberia's aquaculture sector
At the virtual closing ceremony of events marking the 2022 International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa, Emma Metieh Glassco, head of Liberia’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), who served as a panelist at the ceremony remarked that her leadership had taken giant strides to empower women in Liberias fisheries and aquaculture sector
UConn partners with USDA to develop Zoetis-licensed ASF vaccine candidate
The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) which has been rapidly spreading from its origins in sub-Saharan Africa to other continents is now being challenged with a new Zoetis-licensed vaccine candidate, jointly owned by UConn and USDA
ASC releases first SDG report
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has released a report that looks at how responsible aquaculture can contribute to the United Nation’s (UN’s) 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and also develops a methodology to quantify how ASC verifiably contributes to these goals
Ross 308: The Broiler of Choice in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bulent Tanyildizi, international commercial manager, MEA discussed why the Ross 308 is the broiler of choice in this continuously growing and dynamic region