September 12, 2022

Ghana organises Aquaculture Forum in support of local sector

Ghana's Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development launched the Aquaculture Forum on September 8 to bring industry players to share ideas and innovative ways of promoting the aquaculture sector.

The event is also aimed at increasing marine and inland fish production, creating job opportunities and attracting investors to the sector.

Aquaculture minister Mavis Hawa Koomson, who launched the Forum in Accra, said the outcome of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit of the World Economic Forum showed that aquaculture is currently the fastest growing food industry, accounting for over 50% of the total seafood supply globally.

She added that aquaculture is a viable option to supplement production from marine and inland waters to meet the rising demand for fish, adding that it was anticipated that production will increase from 64,000 tonnes in 2020 to 132,710 tonnes in 2026.

Koomson announced the ministry's readiness to create a conducive environment to improve the state of fisheries and aquaculture through regulatory reforms aimed at sanitising the industry to enable it to contribute more substantively to the agriculture sector.

She added that networking and collaborating with diverse supply chain actors could pave the way for building the capacity of operators to resourcefully overcome challenges relating to production, marketing and management in the sector to remain competitive and profitable.

- GhanaToday