There will undoubtedly be lots of opportunities for education, networking, and collaboration through AFRAQ2023.
The World Aquaculture Conference in Darwin was a success, and now attention is being paid to the Second Annual International Conference and Exposition of the African Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (AFRAQ2023), which is scheduled to take place in Lusaka, Zambia from November 13–16.
According to the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), the event’s organisers and one of Africa’s top producers of aquaculture, Zambia, “thousands of delegates from around the world are expected to congregate in Zambia, to celebrate achievements on all aspects of aquaculture development in Africa, but also to find solutions to some of the challenges hampering the growth of the sector, and to explore new opportunities.”
There will undoubtedly be lots of opportunities for education, networking, and collaboration through AFRAQ2023.
The host country recently unveiled its Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy 2022–2026, in which it is anticipated that the aquaculture sub-sector will make even greater contributions to the security of food and nutrition, the creation of jobs, and foreign revenue from the export of fish.
The nation is implementing a number of strategic public-private sector project activities to strengthen and enhance its aquaculture value chains and has intensified efforts to create an environment that is conducive to private sector investments.
At regional aquaculture conferences in East Africa (Kenya) and West Africa (Nigeria), as well as at WAS outreach events in Africa, an increasing number of institutions and organizations have recently expressed their interest in attending AFRAQ2023.
“Most nations can now either obtain a visa-on-arrival or apply for an e-visa before travelling, making Zambia’s visa and entry formalities relatively less complicated. The majority of the Asia-Pacific nations with which Zambia maintains close bilateral ties have helped the aquaculture sub-sector build its capacity and develop its industries,” according to WAS.
An aquaculture tour is being planned to Siavonga, Lake Kariba, the location of several medium-to-large aquaculture businesses, including Yalelo, one of the biggest aquaculture companies in Africa. Additionally, Aller Aqua, the gold sponsor, has one of its largest aquafeeds plants in Africa here.