Uganda

Pauline Nakyewa runs her family’s farm in rural Uganda while working as an aquaculture professional to help rural fish farmers and poor communities.

James de la Fargue has been CEO of Lake Harvest – one of Africa’s largest tilapia producers – since 2016. Despite downscaling production, the changes he has implemented have enabled the company to attract new investors a…

Applications are now open for a two-month consultancy role which will involve comparing the environmental footprint of farmed fish with livestock such as chicken, beef and pork.

Lake Harvest Group, one of the largest integrated aquaculture companies in sub-Saharan Africa, has appointed Atle Eide as independent chairman of the board.

Msingi, an independent industry development organisation that supports the growth of aquaculture in East Africa, is looking to recruit a tilapia breeding consultant.

Ten female entrepreneurs have joined Hatch's inaugural Women in Aquaculture Innovation Studio, which was launched in partnership with Conservation International this month.

Catfish, like tilapia, have the potential to drive the growth of sub-Saharan Africa’s aquaculture industry, while an emerging breed of producers might offer investment opportunities too.

Farmers in several parts of Uganda have been recognised for their outstanding performance in the country’s first ever aquaponics farming awards ceremony.

Aquaculture producers in east Africa are set to benefit from using more insect meal in their fish feeds, according to the results of new research.

Aquaponics is helping to keep farmers in drought-ravaged parts of Uganda alive, according to Dr Aisha Nalwoga, a fisheries officer with the Water Governance Institute.

UGANDA - Exports in the fishing export sector are set to get a boost if the country is allowed to trade it's aquaculture products on the European market.

UGANDA - Edward Rukunja, the assistant commissioner for fisheries in the agriculture ministry, stated that Uganda needs to increase its aquaculture production as fish stocks dwindle, whilst opening the 8th Aquaculture Sy…

UGANDA - Uganda and ten other African countries have started drafting a comprehensive policy that seeks to promote aquaculture, with the private sector as the major player.

UGANDA - There is currently a high demand for fish in Uganda which is not being met from wild fisheries due to overfishing in the country's lakes. Paul Wasswa who runs a charity and farm project in Uganda explains how he…

UGANDA - Ugandan Vice-President, Edward Ssekandi, has advised the people to invest in fish farming in order to reduce dependence on fish from the lakes.

UGANDA - Commercial fish farmers and local fishermen will soon be able to boost their incomes as the country's tilapia will soon be hitting the German markets.

UGANDA - FAO Director-General Jos Graziano da Silva met with Ugandan Vice-President Edward Sekandi to discuss ways to ensure food security for all Ugandans and reduce poverty by supporting rural smallholders in the count…

UGANDA - Fish dealers have called upon the Government to intervene in fish feeds production. The dealers complain that the feeds on the market are sub-standard and lead to stunted growth, affecting the profitability of f…

UGANDA - The Sixth Annual Fish Farmers Symposium and Trade Fair is taking place in Kampala, Uganda on the 23 - 25 January 2013. This years theme is "play your part in sustainable commercial aquaculture and fisheries mana…