A review of the performance of fish seed systems in Africa

cg.contribution.worldfishauthorShikuku, K.M.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorOchenje, I.en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAlliance for a Green Revolution in Africaen_US
cg.contributor.crpFishen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Marketsen_US
cg.contributor.projectW1/W2 - PIM Phase 2en_US
cg.coverage.countryCameroonen_US
cg.coverage.countryEgypten_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen_US
cg.coverage.countryNigeriaen_US
cg.coverage.countryUgandaen_US
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idKelvin Mashisia Shikuku: 0000-0003-2290-074Xen_US
cg.description.themeMarket and Value Chainsen_US
cg.description.themeAquacultureen_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
cg.subject.agrovocafricaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocseed systemsen_US
dc.creatorShikuku, K.M.en_US
dc.creatorOchenje, I.en_US
dc.creatorMuthini, D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T16:23:56Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T16:23:56Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.description.abstractGlobally, fish is one of the most important sources of animal protein and a key source of livelihood. In Africa, fish production has significantly increased in recent years, but the proportion of fish production relative to other regions is extremely low. In most African countries, the aquaculture sector is poorly developed. With a lack of access to quality seed commonly cited as a key constraint to fish production, interventions in fish seed systems could ensure fish seed security for the majority of the farmers in Africa. This study seeks to synthesize the available evidence on fish seed systems using a systematic literature review. The review combines a multistakeholder framework and seed system components approach to characterize and analyze the performance of the fish seed systems in Africa. The study highlights the major constraints facing fish seed systems in Africa. Most governments operate public hatcheries and aquaculture stations, but they are highly inefficient. Lack of standards and weak enforcement where standards do exist have led to farmers accessing poor-quality seeds when seeking alternative sources of seed. Demand for improved seed is high, but the existing formal seed system cannot supply quality seed to farmers at the right time. Farmers, therefore, rely on the informal sector, getting seed from the wild or smallholder seed multipliers.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationShikuku KM, Ochenje I and Muthini D. 2021. A review of the performance of fish seed systems in Africa. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Program Report: 2021-22.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/4902
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWorldFish (WF)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.subjectfish seeden_US
dc.subjectvalue chainen_US
dc.subjectFishen_US
dc.titleA review of the performance of fish seed systems in Africaen_US
dc.typeInternal Reporten_US

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