Fishing for food security, Africa puts tilapia on the menu
SETH ONYANGO, BIRD MORE tilapia are finding their way onto African plates - and palates - as rapid population growth in Africa fuels demand for locally-produced fish and opening up a multi-billion dollar market for ‘aquapreneurs.’ Aqua-Spark’s new Aqua Insights Report show the continent will consume up to 29 million MT annually by 2050, up from the current 10 million MT. It represents a 190 per cent jump in demand against 86.57 per cent projected population growth in Africa which is expected to hit 2.5 billion in the period under review. On the menu is farmed tilapia, a freshwater fish,…