The new production unit will serve customers in Egypt, the Middle East, Southern Europe and Africa.
Due mainly to the high cost of feed in West Africa, species diversification is gaining prominence, with fish farmers associations encouraging farmers to grow other species with lower feed costs.
The main goal is to bring the industrial processing of local grains to the next level and contribute to affordable nutrition.
South African insect company Maltento tested its high protein digest product in rainbow trout obtaining enhanced performance.
Aquaculture is crucial to food security and the economy in West African countries and feed is one of the key factors. In Ghana, stakeholders are discussing local ingredients as alternatives for cost-effective feeds.
The platform is helping to reduce inefficiencies and risk in global trade, with the majority of the exports from Brazil, the US and Argentina conducted via the Covantis platform in 2023.
The new EUR 25 million facility was built on 170,000 square meters of land and has the capacity to manufacture 125,000 metric tons of extruded fish and poultry feeds per year.
The country is currently facing a corn shortage that will lead to further increases in feed prices and discussions are being held to find ways of dealing with the problem.
João Marcelo Gomes brings nearly 30 years of experience in the sector to Kemin's agriculture business in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
Africa is keen on increasing aquaculture production, but it needs affordable fish feed and feed ingredients. Here is a review of the current situation and challenges.
Recent developments in Ghana indicate that the production of commercial fish feed based on alternative ingredients will begin shortly.
The project is expected to produce around 300,000 tons annually of aquafeeds for shrimp and fish farmed in cages.
Aquarech streamlines the production behind fish farming with a mobile app platform that allows manufacturers, farmers, and buyers to trade, buy, and sell quality fish feed.
This state-of-the-art facility will be the first dedicated aquafeed plant in Uganda and marks an important milestone for the company.
The company started the construction of this modern feed mill in 2021 that will manufacture feeds for fish, poultry and cattle for farmers in Ivory Coast and surrounding export destinations.
The first project, the Gishanda farm in Rwanda, is focused on the construction of a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) tilapia nucleus demo farm, supported by Skretting.
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa office of the U.S. Grains Council recently hosted an aquaculture program in Morocco to increase DDGS use in the country.
Bayrise Fish Farm supplies modern farm equipment, tilapia fingerlings and training, among others, and will add Aller Aqua to its services.
Maxim Agri Holding, Victory Farms Ltd, and Gatsby Africa partnered for a joint venture that will build a high-tech aquafeed mill facility in Naivasha, Kenya.
The project will enable 5,000 smallholder aquatic food producers in Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia to test and use these feeds and novel ingredients to increase their income and reduce waste.
