CIHEAM Press Review

Fish farmers in Nigeria are suffering from the high costs and unreliable nature of key inputs, causing numerous players to leave the sector, despite the country’s growing demand for fish.

More than 100,000 seeds from across Africa have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s repository for specimens intended to preserve crop diversity in the event of disaster.

Gloria Justin, founder of Swahili Coast Farms, is breaking new ground as the first commercial oyster farmer in Kenya.

A recent publication suggests that policy changes and significant investments are needed to keep up with growing consumer demand for seafood products across Africa.

In this RaboResearch miniseries of podcasts, we unpack the major trends from fork to farm along the global food and agriculture supply chain.

Aquaculture Safari 2025 - part of the World Aquaculture Conference series - is set to showcase the latest advancements in both the African and the wider global fish farming industries.

Food diversification through the integration of indigenous crops can boost nutrition security and build resilience.

Experts say the crisis is even more devastating to Zambia's economy and fight against poverty than COVID-19 lockdowns.

Discover how Seeds for Resilience is transforming genebanks in Sub-Saharan Africa, helping farmers thrive and preserving vital crop diversity.

The hard work and commitment of Precious Sanjama, a young entrepreneurial Malawian, reflects a new generation of talent emerging in the country’s aquaculture sector.

Discover how Seeds for Resilience is transforming genebanks in Sub-Saharan Africa, helping farmers thrive and preserving vital crop diversity.

A new initiative that will provide training, equipment and startup capital for 10,000 prospective fish farmers across Ghana has been launched by the country’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo.

Reducing the harvest weight of tilapia is proving commercially astute and boosting food security in Africa – according to the continent’s largest producer, Victory Farms.

In a single year, the price of eggs in Kenya nearly doubled, making it harder for eaters to afford a healthy diet.

Francisco Murillo is perplexed by the hundreds of millions of dollars wasted on failing RAS projects, when a fraction of the funding could help proven businesses like Tropo Farms produce tens of thousands more tonnes of tilapia a year.

A new plan unfolding over the next 10 years aims to diversify eaters' diets by unlocking the potential of African vegetable biodiversity.

KAL AWINYA, Uganda – In rural Uganda, 34-year-old Adong Betty from Kal Awinya village shares how shea nuts sustain her family and community. Her own childhood was marked by active participation in collecting and processing shea nuts with her mother, instilling in her a deep respect for this tradition. Shea nuts are a critical part […]

After graduating from United States International University (USIU-Africa), with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Paul Murage opted to work at his family’s construction business, before establishing Pwani Fish Farm and Hatchery, in Kilifi County…

On 7 November 2024, the CIHEAM brought together experts, innovators, and policymakers at the Ecomondo exposition, one of the world’s leading international trade shows focused on the green and circular economy. 

Akin Showemimo, widely known as “Akinfish”, is the director of Asher Royal Produce Limited, a company that produces its own catfish, tilapia and heterotis, and also helps to equip and train other farmers, both in Nigeria and further afield.

The Blue Venture Builder Africa (BVB Africa) programme is proud to announce the five pioneering teams that have been selected to advance to its third and final phase.

A new initiative led by the World Vegetable Center aims to address hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and the climate crisis by rescuing and conserving the biodiversity of African vegetables.
The launch of the African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan, announced at the 2024 Africa Food Systems Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, is designed to bring more resources and attention to native crops in Africa. These foods are often packed with nutrients and are able to thrive with less space and fewer inputs compared to other species—but many have been neglected or underutilized, the Crop Trust reports.

The UAE vowed on Tuesday to "take forward” a push for clean water in the face of poverty, disease and climate change when it hosts the UN's next water summit.
A 2026 summit co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal will come as time runs out to hit 2030 anti-poverty goals, and with the UN warning that six billion people will live with water shortages by 2050.

Le CIHEAM (Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes) a récemment adhéré à l’initiative ATLAS (Agricultural Transitions Lab for African Solutions), une plateforme multi-acteurs de haut niveau dédiée au dialogue politique et à la coopération visant à libérer tout le potentiel de l'agriculture africaine. Cette collaboration intervient dans un contexte mondial où l'insécurité alimentaire est exacerbée par les phénomènes climatiques extrêmes, les crises économiques récurrentes, la multiplication des conflits ou encore les limites d’un système agricole et alimentaire mondial générateur d'inégalités.

Sustainable food production goes beyond primary production, with the impacts of food processing and manufacturing requiring attention as these activities are water and energy-intensive. In Africa, fish is an integral part of the continent’s food and nutrition security.