Cai, J; Quagrainie, K; Hishamunda, N
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Yet most of the contribution came from Egypt, whereas in the mid-2010s countries in sub-Saharan Africa accounted for less than 20 percent of tilapia aquaculture production in Africa and less than 4 percent of the world production. In light of the potential fish demand driven by population and economic growth in Africa where tilapia is a native species favoured by most consumers, there is little doubt that there is great potential for the development of tilapia farming in Africa and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Tilapia value chains are analysed in the context of the entire aquaculture or fish value chains from various perspectives (e.g. technical, economic, social and institutional). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author gratefully acknowledges the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, the General Authority for Fisheries Resources Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation) and WorldFish (Abbasa, Abu Hammad, Sharkia governorate) for assistance and providing information. Special thanks go to Dr Ismail Radwan (President of the Fish Farmers' Association at Kafr El-Shaikh) for providing his own private data and also for facilitating the author's visits to many fish farms and fish feed mills in Kafr El-Shaikh governorate. The assistance of the many fish farmers, fish feed millers, and fish wholesalers and retailers whom the author visited and interviewed is also highly appreciated. 1. A qualitative evaluation of alternative development strategies for Ugandan fisheries: a contribution to the strategic criteria for rural investments in productivity. Food safety regulation and the Uganda fish export industry. Uganda: integrated assessment of Uganda's...