Africa imports more fish than it exports — an irony for a continent ringed by oceans and laced with great lakes. Aquaculture offers a way out, and Kenya is among the countries showing what is possible when policy, finance and farmer skills line up.
Tilapia and catfish remain the dominant species, but cage farming on Lake Victoria has unlocked production volumes that pond farms struggle to match. The challenge now is sustainability: stocking density, water quality and disease management need stronger oversight.
AISPAR’s value-chain studies suggest that targeted investment in cold-chain logistics and farmer cooperatives could double smallholder margins within five years. The blue economy is not a slogan — it is a workplan.
