Ivory Coast: the government wants to boost the fishing industry
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- 02 Sep 2022
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Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi was on Monday at the Loka fish farming station, near Bouaké in central Côte d'Ivoire, to officially launch the PSTACI, a major program…
Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi was on Monday at the Loka fish farming station, near Bouaké in central Côte d'Ivoire, to officially launch PSTACI, a major program for the transformation of Ivorian aquaculture.
The project aims to produce 550,000 tonnes of fish per year and thus lead the country towards self-sufficiency.
The program was initiated last February, but the Ivorian Prime Minister chose August 1 to make it official.
A renewable five-year project that is important for the Ivorian state, in a context of inflation and food insecurity.
In Côte d'Ivoire, the majority of maquis and restaurants offer grilled or braised fish.
According to Prime Minister Patrick Achi, fish now represents more than 50% of the animal protein intake of Ivorians.
But national fish production only covers 14% of the population's needs.
Despite its 550 km of coast full of fish, 3,400 km of rivers and its hectares of lakes and lagoons, Côte d'Ivoire imports the majority of carp, tilapia, captains and jawfish, particularly from Asia.
According to Patrick Achi, the cost of fish imports is estimated at more than 300 billion CFA francs each year.
And the country is even the first importer of frozen tilapias in the world. Read More...
