Bridging knowledge gaps in fish health management through education, research, and biosecurity

cg.contribution.worldfishauthorAli, S.E.en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ghanaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Norwegian Veterinary Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.funderNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperationen_US
cg.contributor.projectIncreased Sustainability in the Aquaculture Sector in SSA, through improved Aquatic Animal Health Management (AHA)en_US
cg.creator.idShimaa El Sayed Mohamed Ali: 0000-0002-0227-8124en_US
cg.description.themeAquacultureen_US
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexeden_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
cg.subject.agrovoceducationen_US
cg.subject.agrovocresearchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbiosecurityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfishen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below wateren_US
dc.creatorZornu, J.en_US
dc.creatorTavornpanich, S.en_US
dc.creatorAli, S.E.en_US
dc.creatorAddo, S.en_US
dc.creatorNyaga, P.en_US
dc.creatorJansen, M.D.en_US
dc.creatorNorheim, K.en_US
dc.creatorBrun, E.en_US
dc.creatorCudjoe, K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T05:39:47Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T05:39:47Z
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.description.abstractEducation, research, and biosecurity have global recognition as strong pillars of sustainable aquaculture development. In many developing countries, insufficient knowledge and awareness among stakeholders regarding the relevance of education, research, and biosecurity have influenced aquaculture sustainability negatively. To uncover the gaps in education, research, and biosecurity practices in aquatic animal health management, we conducted a questionnaire-based study in various East and West African countries. By adopting the methodology of self-reporting data, we invited a significant number of individuals to participate in the study. In the end, 88 respondents contributed, with the majority from Ghana (47) and Kenya (20), and 21 respondents from five other East and West African nations. The results revealed substantial educational gaps, including the need for practical training in aquatic animal health management, nutrition, and genetics. Respondents also emphasized the importance of creating additional national aquaculture research institutions and augmented funding to enable them to address industry needs. Governments of the represented nations should actively intervene by providing the essential logistics and capacity to support aquaculture research and development. Informed government involvement is paramount for bridging the disconnection among all stakeholders, as revealed in the results. Furthermore, the lack of biosecurity measures and the understanding of the importance of biosecurity measures in the industry addressed through awareness creation. Creating awareness on biosecurity underpinned with national aquaculture biosecurity policies can prevent disease incidences in the industry. The outcomes of this study can serve as a vital working document to enhance aquatic animal health management in East and West Africa, thereby fostering sustainable and resilient aquaculture.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationJacob Zornu, Saraya Tavornpanich, Shimaa Ali, Sam Addo, Philip Nyaga, Mona Jansen, Kari Norheim, Edgar Brun, Kofit Cudjoe. (13/11/2023). Bridging knowledge gaps in fish health management through education, research, and biosecurity. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1256860en_US
dc.identifier.issn2571-581Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/6322
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems;7,(2023)en_US
dc.subjectfish health managementen_US
dc.subjectafrican aquacultureen_US
dc.titleBridging knowledge gaps in fish health management through education, research, and biosecurityen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US

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