Aquaculture Africa 2024

November 19 - 22, 2024

Hammamet, Tunisia

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Aquaculture Africa 2024

Aquaculture continues to increase its importance to Africa’s economies in a number of ways - in providing sustainable and nutritious food to the continent’s fast-growing populations, to jobs and improved livelihoods.

The WAS initiated the annual Aquaculture Africa Conferences (AFRAQs) which have been a great success, starting in Egypt (2022) and in Zambia (2023). These annual meetings brought together a wide variety of aquaculturists from the commercial, academic, government sectors and NGO sectors to celebrate the sector’s achievements, but also to find solutions to some of the challenges the sector faces. Tunisia will host the 3rd Aquaculture Africa Conference (AFRAQ24) on 19-22 November 2024, at its majestic city of Hammamet – a popular holiday destination on the Mediterranean coastline.

Tunisia is currently amongst Africa’s top aquaculture producing countries and also one of the world’s fastest average annual growth rate. The country is the second biggest aquaculture producer country in North Africa region, after Egypt and is looking forward to expand the sector owing to the competitive advantages on its blue economy domain.

In addition to appraising Tunisia’s fast-growing aquaculture sector, bringing AFRAQ24 to the country is expected to inspire the African French and Arabic communities. It is expected to be a gateway platform to connect Africa to European aquaculture actors.

AFRAQ24 Programme Themes

AFRAQ24 technical program will aim to cover developmental issues including latest research and developmental aspects on aquaculture in Africa. The thematic plenary and technical parallel sessions will comprise submitted oral and poster presentations in English, French, Portuguese and Arabic. AFRAQ24 will feature an international trade exhibition, industry forums, student sessions and activities, satellite workshops (and training sessions) and various meetings/forums on aquaculture development in Tunisia and Africa. The international conference will be centred around the theme “Blue Farming: New Horizons for Economic Growth”, and will feature lessons learnt from Tunisia and other countries on the role sustainable aquaculture continues to play in building sustainable food systems for economic growth.

19 - 22

November 2024 Hammamet, Tunisia

Blue Farming: New Horizons for Economic Growth

Plenary Speakers

Speaker

Dr Constantinos Mylonas

Director at the Institute of Marine Biology

Dr Constantinos Mylonas

Director at the Institute of Marine Biology

A renowned global aquaculture researcher from the Mediterranean region, Dr. Mylonas, who is the Director at the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture - Hellenic Center for Marine Research in Greece, will deliver an opening key note address at AFRAQ24. The speech will focus more on emerging issues, innovations and technological advancements on fish reproduction in the Mediterranean – with special emphasis on major species of interest.

Official Sponsors

Nutrifish
Aller Aqua
GIZ
US Grains
WISHH
Worldfish
Blue Aqua
Blue Genetics
Syaqua
Zeigler
AUDA-NEPAD
INTSM
iRESA
Aquaculture Africa Media
Aquaculture Asis Pacific
Aquafeed.com
Harchery International
Hatchery Feed
Infofish
INFOSAMAK
International Aqua Feed