Callum Mackenzie, co-founder and managing director of the non-profit Yunus Thailand, explains the organisation’s ambitions to develop a seaweed-based social business economy to solve both social and environmental challenges.
The Shrimp Tech project, a collaboration between Dutch and Vietnamese partners, aims to help Vietnam’s struggling shrimp sector compete in the global markets by promoting sustainable farming practices.
Alasinrin Musbau Abdulkadir is the chief executive officer of BawBaw Farms, a Nigeria-based operation which can produce over two tonnes of catfish, and 17 tonnes of aquafeeds each week.
Dr Ahmed Nasr Allah and Mahmoud Rashad discuss how WorldFish’s Empowering Women Fish Retailers in Egypt (EWFIRE) project has overcome challenges to help improve the livelihoods of female fish traders.
Kailash Narayan Singh ventured into farming carp five years ago and has since become one of the largest aquaculture producers in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Muga Fish Farm has undergone remarkable growth under the leadership of founder and director, George Muga – overcoming challenges and earning prestigious awards – and is now poised for growth through continued innovation and genetic advances.
Despite scepticism from some parts of the mainstream aquaculture sector, aquaponics can make a meaningful contribution to global food security, as well as a flourishing business, according to Dr Hesham Haggag – founder of Egypt’s first aquaponics business.
The approval of plans to establish the first commercial red drum RAS facility in the US could mark the beginning of a brave new world for a species that was once a seafood staple in the States, as Megan Sorby, founder of Pine Island Redfish, explains.
Two of Kenya's most progressive women-led aquaculture companies – Rio Fish and Great Lakes Feeds – have each received KES 56,000,000 ($384,000) grants this year, in a bid to advance the economic empowerment of women in Kenya’s growing blue economy.