The Role of Aqua Farming in Feeding African Cities

Krishen Rana, Jide Anyila, Khalid Salie, Charles Mahika, Simon Heck and Jimmy Young

In: UA Magazine No. 14 - Urban Aquatic Production

Rapid urbanisation in Africa (of about 7-10% per year), unemployment, food insecurity in urban and peri-urban  zones, and declining fish supplies are major issues that have to be addressed by local and national governments in the region. These issues are occurring against a backdrop of changing economic forces and trade patterns in national and international food markets in the region, causing significant proportions of the urban poor to engage in farming as a livelihood and household food security option.