Guyana seeks to build aquaculture sector

Published 2021년 10월 4일

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Guyana's Fisheries Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has identified aquaculture as a key sector with great potential due to the country's flat lands, suitable soil types, and access to large quantities of good quality freshwater. The country has been producing a variety of fish and shrimps, with a total production of 121 tonnes in 2020, a decrease from 2019. The government is planning to expand the current 350 hectares of aquaculture land and has received support from the FAO to strengthen the regulatory framework for the sector. The 2021 budget allocation includes $293 million for the sector's development, including a research programme to reduce feed costs.

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"Aquaculture in Guyana shows strong potential, since the country has relatively large acres of flat lands with suitable soil types and access to large quantities and good quality freshwater (water conservancies)… moreso there are existing drainage and irrigation infrastructure in some areas, sub-tropical temperatures for shrimp and fish production and good availability of agricultural/ fisheries by-products for the formulation and manufacturing of aqua feed," the country’s Fisheries Minister Zulfikar Mustapha is reported to have said by the Guyana Chronicle. The country currently grows bashaw, black shrimps, hassar, mullet, querriman, tambaqui and tilapia and total production was a mere 121 tonnes last year, down from 246 tonnes in 2019, according to the Chronicle. The sector currently covers about 350 hectares, but the government aims to expand this, with ongoing initiatives including the expansion of the Satyadeow Sawh Aquaculture Station and the establishment of aquaculture ...

Source: Thefishsite