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Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture plays an increasingly important role in meeting the rising global demand for fish fuelled by economic and demographic growth. However, in many middle-income countries, aquaculture is constrained by rising labour ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on aquatic food supply chains in Egypt February – November 2020
Type: Report
We conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Egypt to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on Aquatic Food Supply Chains in Egypt February – July 2020
Type: Report
We conducted a bi-weekly phone survey with fish supply chain actors in Egypt to assess impacts of COVID-19 on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs. Respondents answered questions about their ...
Good practices for preprocessing and cooking farmed fish
Type: Manual
Fish is an important food for human consumption. Because of its high nutritional value, it can treat diseases
caused by malnutrition, and it is especially suitable for children, pregnant women and breastfeeding
mothers. ...
COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Asia and Africa’s aquatic food value chains
Type: Journal Article
The COVID-19 pandemic is a shock affecting all areas of the global food system. We tracked the impacts of COVID-19 and associated policy responses on the availability and price of aquatic foods and production inputs during ...
Price setting in markets for Egyptian farmed fish
Type: Journal Article
This article investigates the relation between fish supply volumes and sales values in El-Obour wholesale market. The study also examines market cointegration between farmed tilapia and imported wild frozen fish (tilapia, ...
Value chain analysis of Lake Nasser fisheries in Aswan, Upper Egypt
Type: Report
This report documents the outputs of the Aswan fisheries value chain study that took place in January and February 2015. This value chain analysis forms part of the Youth Employment in Aswan Governorate (YEAG) project ...
The future of fish in Africa: employment and investment opportunities
Type: Journal Article
One of the most pressing challenges facing food systems in Africa is ensuring availability of a healthy and sustainable diet to 2.4 billion people by 2050. The continent has struggled with development challenges, particularly ...
Empowering Women Fish Retailers in Egypt (EWFIRE) Project (Arabic)
Type: Brief
The project Empowering Women Fish Retailers (EWFIRE) Project. Funded by the European Commission (EuropeAid), the project supports vulnerable women retailers and processors to develop their businesses in five urban areas ...
The market for Egyptian farmed fish
Type: Report
Egypt’s aquaculture production (921,585 tonnes in 2010) is by far the largest of any African country. The aquaculture sector, dominated by semi-intensive pond production of tilapia, makes a significant contribution to ...